LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 1973, Page 329

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SOCIAL MINISTRY 327

congregations in the area or District, shall, upon
endorsement by the District Board of Social Min-
istry, be considered eligible for assistance.

b. Outside the United States

1. The board shall serve as a channel for the
love and compassion of the church and its mem-
bers by helping the homeless, persecuted, sick, and
needy throughout the world as a witness to our
faith in Jesus Christ.

2. The board shall give wholehearted assistance
to the suffering and needy of the world through
its proportionate participation in the program and
projects of Lutheran World Relief, Inc.

3. Liaison with other groups such as Church
World Service, as well as governmental agencies
which are involved with the underdeveloped na-
tions of the world, shall be maintained.

4. When appropriate and without duplicating
the program of Lutheran World Relief, and after
consultation with the Board for Missions, the board
may serve as an additional resource to developing
national churches related to our Synod and to our
missionaries serving in areas where basic human
needs are urgent, enabling them to prove their
ministry of the Word with the service of Christian
compassion.

5. While special concern must be given for those
of the “household of faith,” the board shall en-
gage in projects throughout the world that shall
seek to “do good unto all men” on the basis of need,
regardless of nationality, color, creed, or political
persuasion so that a largely non-Christian world
may see reflected in these actions of the Lutheran
church the grace and love of God in Christ Jesus.

6. Loans and grants for relief, rehabilitation,
and development programs shall be made in ac-
cordance with criteria developed by the board.

c, Funding of Programs

1. While the administrative costs of the board are
part of the Synod’s ongoing financial responsibility
through the budget. funds for the relief program
at home and abroad may be gathered through an
annual appeal to the congregations of the Synod,
with the approval of the Board of Directors. The
collection of funds shall be made in cooperation
with the Board of Stewardship of the Synod. The
District Boards of Social Ministry shall assist in
the solicitation and distribution of funds and ma-
terials.

2. In special emergencies additional appeals may
be made in keeping with the Synod's policies.

3. Funds raised by a District for major emer-
gencies and not expended for the emergency shall

be deposited with the Treasurer of the Synod in
the World Relief account.

13.07 Executive Secretary

An Executive Secretary shall be appointed by
the board subject to the approval of the President
of the Synod. He shall be responsible to the board
and shall perform the duties assigned to him by it.
The board shall delegate the application of its
policies and the execution of its resolutions to the
Executive Secretary as the executive officer.

13.09 Professional Staff

An adequate number of staff members shall be
appointed by the board in the regular manner as
prescribed by the Synod, to give leadership in ful-
filling the above-mentioned functions and duties.
The members of the professional staff shall be
responsible to the Executive Secretary for the per-
formance of their duties.

Boarp oF SociaL MINISTRY AND Word RELIEF
Leslie F. Weber, Executive Secretary

9-29

To Express Appreciation to Aid Association
for Lutherans in Its Support of the Clinical
Pastoral Education Scholarship Program

Wuereas, The Aid Association for Lutherans has been
a great blessing to our church in its generous support of
our Clinical Pastoral Education Program for the training of
our institutional chaplains; and

Wuereas, The Aid Association for Lutherans has helped
to stimulate a higher quality of institutional chaplaincy ser-
vice over the past 8 years (1965—1972), by supplying $56,000
to 50 qualified applicants through the Chaplaincy Services
Committee of the Board of Social Ministry and World Re-
lief and this has proven to be an important aspect of the
total Gospel Ministry; therefore be it

Resolved, That Synod express its gratitude to the Aid
Association for Lutherans for its continuing assistance in
enabling our church to provide clinically -trained chaplains
for our program of ministry to troubled people.

Boarp oF SociaL MINISTRY AND Worwp RELIEF
Leslie F. Weber, Executive Secretary

9-30

To Provide Scholarships for Clinical
Pastoral Education and to Express
Appreciation to Wheat Ridge for Its Support

Wuereas, Wheat Ridge Foundation has been a tremen-
dous blessing to our church in helping to develop unique
Gospel ministries in areas of special need that are relevant
to the times and needs; and

Wuereas, It is the policy of Wheat Ridge Foundation to
demonstrate the value of a program so that the church might
then continue it; and

Wuereas, Wheat Ridge Foundation has generously helped
stimulate a higher quality of institutional chaplaincy ser-
vices over the past 9 years by supplying $91,218 to 62 quali-
fied applicants through the Chaplaincy Service Committee
of the Board of Social Ministry and World Relief, and this
has proven to be an important part of the Gospel ministry
to God’s world and to His people; therefore be it

Resolved. That Synod express its gratitude to Wheat
Ridge Foundation and to God for Wheat Ridge Foundation
in having moved the church to produce a more under-
standing and relevant Gospel ministry through the institu-
tional chaplain; and be it further

Resolved, That beginning in the next biennium, Synod
subsidize the Clinical Pastoral Education Scholarship Pro-
gram for pastors, deaconesses, and seminarians interested
and qualified for institutional ministry, in the amount of
87.500 per year so that Wheat Ridge can apply its resources
to other areas of special need for creative and unique
ministry: Boarp of SoctaL MINIstTRY aND WORLD RELIEF
Leslie F. Weber, Executive Secretary

9-31

To Continue Effort to Combat Racism

Wuereas, Our church through the action of the Milwau-
kee convention, accepted the responsibility to put forth a
special effort to combat racism; and

Wuereas. The Board of Social Ministry and World Relief,
which has been assigned leadership for this effort, has been
allotted $15,000 for each of 2 years, approved by the Mil-
waukee convention action, and

WuerEas, Many positive actions have occurred in_ the
Synod, District. and local levels, which have helped to
sensitize our members to the serious racist attitudes and
behavior of many; and

Wuereas. An effective affirmative action program in com-
bating racism cannot be accomplished in a 2-year period

with such limited resources; therefore be it