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Today's Business, Issue 1. p. 60. Original floor committee resolution.
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Official Resolution Source Text
Resolution: 1-04
Canonical number: 1-04
Committee: National Witness
Source: Today's Business, Issue 1
Printed pages: p. 60
PDF pages: 60
Version: original, current-published-proposal
Source reference: Issue 1, p. 60
Line numbers follow Today's Business, Issue 1, with numbering reset on each printed page, so delegates can compare this page with the official PDF.
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- To Give Thanks for 130 Years of Deaf Ministry
- RESOLUTION 1-04
- President’s Report, Part 2 (TB, 1:26)
- WHEREAS, The Synod has been engaged in organized ministry among deaf individuals and communities since the
- nineteenth century, and the Synod formally adopted “Deaf Missions” as an official mission program in 1896; and
- WHEREAS, For approximately 130 years, the Gospel of Jesus Christ has been proclaimed among deaf individuals
- through preaching, teaching, catechesis, mercy, Lutheran education, and the administration of the Means of Grace; and
- WHEREAS, The Synod gives thanks for the faithful service of pastors, teachers, deaconesses, interpreters,
- congregations, missionaries, recognized service organizations (RSOs), and lay leaders who have served deaf individuals
- and communities throughout these years; and
- WHEREAS, The Lutheran Deaf Mission Society and other ministry partners continue to support evangelism, catechesis,
- leadership development, church worker formation, and congregational outreach among deaf individuals and their families;
- and
- WHEREAS, Opportunities remain for continued outreach, pastoral care, catechesis, and incorporation of deaf
- individuals and families into the life of Christ’s Church; therefore be it
- Resolved, That the Synod in convention give thanks to Almighty God for 130 years of deaf ministry and for the faithful
- servants through whom He has blessed His Church; and be it further
- Resolved, That congregations, districts, RSOs, and other ministry partners be encouraged to support and strengthen
- ongoing deaf ministry efforts throughout the Synod; and be it finally
- Resolved, That the Synod in convention recognize with thanksgiving the faithful witness of deaf Christians, pastors,
- church workers, congregations, RSOs, and other ministry partners who have served and continue to serve among deaf
- communities.
