LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1979, Page 48

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48 MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION

Our partner church presidents, our overseas missionaries, and our Board for Missions

Gospel, as well as two million people of Korean ethnic
background in mainland China. As he concluded his
statements, he presented a set of liturgical stoles to Dr.
Edward Westcott to be given to a new mission to be
begun in the United States. Dr. Westcott thanked him
for the gift and accepted the responsibility of assigning
the stoles. After declining an amendment which would
have required all special foreign-language individuals
in this country to become proficient in the English
language, the delegates adopted Res. 1-23A (TB 185),
which called for the recruitment of workers for ethnic
and special ministries. The adoption of this resolution
included the adoption of the goal of recruiting 100
Hispanics, 150 Blacks, 50 native Americans, 20 Asian
Americans, 50 workers for deaf ministry, 20 of whom
were deaf, and a sufficient number of campus pastors
for full-time church service in these several ministries.
The delegates also requested that the Board for Mis-
sions report on the progress in the training of cross-
cultural workers for these fields at the next convention.
Before the passage of the resolution the word “sensi-
tive” had been added at the end of line 54 (7B 185). After
changing the wording of the last resolved by common
consent so that it read, “Resolved, That all synodical
delegates prayerfully commit themselves to the task of
working to implement this challenge within their
Circuits and congregations as begun in this conven-
tion” (line 32—33, TB 186), the delegates adopted Res.
1-24A (TB 186), which asked for the preparation and
distribution of at least five mission Bible studies which

promote mission awareness to the congregations of the
Synod, who were challenged to complete these mission
Bible studies during the 1980s, so that a mission
awareness might be developed within the congrega-
tions. President Preus next introduced President Arnul-
fo Dominguez of the Lutheran Synod of Mexico to the
convention. Missionary Garry McClure interpreted his
remarks to the delegates. President Dominguez brought
greetings in the name of the Savior to the members of
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and described
the scope of the work in Mexico, which is primarily a
Roman Catholic country. By adopting Res. 1-25A (TB
186) the convention asked the President of the Synod, in
consultation with the Executive Secretary of the Board
for Missions and the Stewardship Counselor, to appoint
a committee of five to prepare practical guidelines and
materials for distribution to the congregations of the
Synod by Jan. 15, 1980, for the establishment of mission
committees/boards in local congregations, and asked
each congregation to give serious study and considera-
tion to the establishment of a local mission committee/
board. The delegates amended Res. 1-26 (TB 59) by
adding a last resolved which stated, “Resolved, That
the Board for Missions study the feasibility of a volun-
teer mission program as described in Overture 1-12(CW
49) and report findings and recommendations to the
1981 synodical convention. One aspect of this study
shall be the identification of lay members who will
willingly become self-supporting missionaries. Congre-
gations are encouraged to help the board identify such