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INDEX
by Erich B. Allwardt
References to the Convention Workbook (CW) are found at the related resolutions. Materials can be
traced to the minutes (pp. 21—52) through the session numbers in parentheses at the end of individual
resolutions (pp. 87—176). References to Today’s Business (TB) are in the minutes. For additional
reference helps see Contents (p. 3), the list of resolutions on p. 5, and the correlation on p. 193.
Abortion 117
Accounting
practices in partner churches/ mission fields 90
Address
of ALC Pres. Preus 42-43, 81-82
of LCA Pres. Crumley 47, 82-83
of LCMS Pres. Preus 21, 86
of LCUSA Gen. Sec. Houck 36, 85-86
of LCUSA retiring Gen. Sec. Harkins 36, 83-84
Ad hoc committees 15, 16
Adjudication, Commission of 13, 53, 164
Adjudication re President 112
Administration 123-133
assignments to, by ‘77 convention 73
floor committee on 17
Administrative divisions 13-14
Advisory representatives, mission areas 95-96
AELC See Association of Evangelical Lutheran
Churches
Affirm 28
Affton, Mo., Reformation—Lutheran, transfer of 129,
177
Africa 44, 45
Agencies, contributions of, recognized 99
Ahlschwede, Arthur 47, 50
Alabama Lutheran Academy and College, Selma 13,
49, 55
ALC See American Lutheran Church, The
ALC-LCMS Commission on Fellowship 15, 192
Amendments, See Bylaws, amended; Constitution
American Bible Society 29
American Indian Advisory Council 93
American Lutheran Church, The
address of president of 42-43, 81-82
fellowship with 70, 73, 117-119
American Translation, An 175
Ann Arbor See Concordia Lutheran College, Ann
Arbor
Anniversaries
Book of Concord and Augsburg Confession 69, 119
CPH 110th 152
Eastern District 125th 30
Ontario District centennial 29, 69
Texas District 75th, 52, 163
Antichrist 175
Appeals, Board of 13, 53
Appreciation 175
Arch books 41
Architecture, Commission on 14
Archives and History, Department of See Concordia
Historical Institute
Argentine District 27
Armed Forces Commission 14, 163
Arrangements committee 4
Asia 30, 44-45, 4749
Assignments, Board of 144-145
Assignments by 1977 Dallas convention 73
Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches 73, 175
Augsburg Confession, anniversary of 69, 119
Austin, Tex. See Concordia Lutheran College of Texas,
Austin
Australia, Lutheran Church of 61
Auxiliary organizations 30-31, 99, 108-109, 111
Awards
Christus Magister 50
John of Beverly 44
Belgium, Ev. Lutheran Synod of France and 24
Benefit Plans See Worker Benefit Plans
BHE See Higher Education, Board for
Bible study 175
convention 79
Bible translations 94-95
Biblical languages 175
Bishop, President as 112
Black Lutheran Centennial Committee 173
Black Ministry, Commission on 128
Blacks, work among 66
Blasphemy, opposition to 161
Bleke, Walter 50
Blind, ministry to 100
Boards
election results 53-55
See also names of boards
Book of Concord, anniversary of 69, 119
BPE See Parish Education, Board of
Brazil 24
convention representatives of schools 13
Boards of Contro! 140
Brazil District as partner church 61-62, 69, 87-88
Bronxville See Concordia College, Bronxville
Budget preparation 168-172
Burlingame, Calif., Trinity, transfer of 129
Bylaw amendments declined
election of President, etc. 111
President, adjudication re 112
2.07 138
2.27 112
3.17 137
451 145
457 146-147
Bylaws amended
161d 95-96
2.27h 87
2.38 136
2.87 123
47la 87-88
4.84 145-146
4.87 87-88
6.53 b 146
6.54 142-143
682h 87-88
7.71 153
8.51-8.65 123-126
8.81 128
9.01-9.06 169-172
13.02a, 1-2 157
13.02 a, 34 157-158
15.51 161-162
16.03 87
17.02-17.05 108-111
See also Handbook revisions proposed
Call, right to 175
Campus ministry 99
Canada 69
committee re fellowship provisions for 15
doctrinal committee for 73
Ev. Lutheran Church of 34
indigenous Lutheran Church 119
separate seminary for 119-120
CAPE See Council for American Private Education
Carpenter, Milton 23
Catechism
pan-Lutheran 150
translations of 149-150
CCCPCL See Coordinating Committee for Coopera-
tive Projects in Congregational Life
CCM See Constitutional Matters, Commission on
Centennial, Black Lutheran 173
Central America 27
Challenge for the ‘80s, master plan for 168
Charismatic movement, position on 121
Chicago, IIL, First Trinity, nontransfer of 41, 129
Child, Year of the 50
Childhood, early, education 175
China 48, 175
China Ev. Lutheran Church 4445
Chiu, Andrew 27, 79
“Christ and Social Ministry” 158-159
Christ College Irvine (Calif.) 13, 54-55
Christ Community Choir 50
Christ Seminary—Seminex
colloquy procedures for graduates of 141
ordination, installation, graduates of 175
uncertified graduates of 70
Christian Medical Work, Council for 14
Christus Magister award 50
Church Extension, Board for 14, 53, 123-126
Church Extension fund 67
loans to colleges 175
programs in partner churches/ mission fields 90
Church Extension Fund, Lutheran—Missouri Synod
123-126
Church Literature, Commission on 14, 154
Church relations See Fellowship, ALC-LCMS Com-
mission on; Theology and church relations
Church workers
adequate maintenance for 163
definition of 175
Churches See Congregations
Chyu, Pres. 44-45
Circuit delegates, election of 136
Colleges and seminaries See Higher education; names
of institutions
Colloquy
Board for Pastoral Office
boards, convention representatives 14
195
eligibility for 146-147
ethnic 175
procedures for DCEs 145-146
procedures for Seminex graduates 141
program, strong 175
temporary licensing program 175
Comity arrangements 99
Commissions See names of commissions
Committees
Ad hoc See Ad hoc committees
See also names of committees
Communications, internal and external 149
Communion practices 175
Communist lands, evangelism in 175
Comparative figures, recent conventions 16
Compassion, Project 156-157
Concord, Book of, anniversary of 69, 119
Concordia, Mo. See St. Paul's College, Concordia, Mo.
Concordia College, Bronxville 13, 54
Concordia College, Edmonton 13
Concordia College, Milwaukee 13, 55
Concordia College, Portland 13, 55
Concordia College, River Forest 13, 55
Concordia College, St. Paul 13, 55, 146
Concordia Historical Institute 13
transfer of documents to 161-162
Concordia Lutheran College, Ann Arbor 13, 54
Concordia Lutheran College of Texas, Austin 13, 54,
144
Concordia Plans (Retirement, Survivor, and Welfare)
See Worker Benefit Plans
Concordia Publishing House 14, 67, 152, 154
Concordia Seminary, Porto Alegre 13, 140, 178-180
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis 13, 55
Concordia Seminary-in-Exile See Christ Seminary—
Seminex
Concordia Teachers College, Seward 13, 55
Concordia Theological Quarterly 132
Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne 13, 54
Concordia Tract Mission 31, 94
Concordia Welfare Plan 133
Conferences, pastor and teacher 161
Hawaii teachers 175
Confessional statement 175
Congregations
mission awareness in 96
mission committees/ boards in 97
number of, leaving Synod 22, 62, 64-65
relationship to Synod 105
rural and small-town 130-131
to increase number of, in LCMS 92
Constituting principles 101-103
Constitution
Preamble 103-104
Art. IIT 104-105
Art. V 111
Art. VIL 106
Art. XI, B, 1-9 112
Art. XI, E 111-112
Art. XIIE 106-107
Art. XIV 111
See also Task Force on Constitution, etc.
Constitution, upholding 175
Constitutional matters 135-138
Floor committee on 17
Constitutional Matters, Commission on 13
Continuing education
professional 73
of older persons 150
Contributions, increased, for faculty salaries 173
Control, Boards of 13, 54-55
Oakland 147
Convention
Advisory representatives, mission areas 95-96
delegates, selection of 137
Convention 1973 Res. 3-01 and 3-09 122
Convention 1975 Res. 3-06 175
Convention 1977
assignments to administration 73
Res. 3-07 121-122
Res. 5-01 136
Convention 1979
arrangements committee 4
chaplain 14
closing 52
elections See Elections
floor committees 17
installation of officers 52
logo 41