Version History
Current published version
Today's Business, Issue 2B. p. 273. Revised published proposal.
Official Resolution Source Text
Resolution: 1-08A
Canonical number: 1-08
Committee: National Witness
Source: Today's Business, Issue 2B
Printed pages: p. 273
PDF pages: 21
Version: revised, current-published-proposal
Source reference: Issue 2B, p. 273
Line numbers follow Today's Business, Issue 2B, with numbering reset on each printed page, so delegates can compare this page with the official PDF.
Page 273
- To Educate Young People
- RESOLUTION 1-08A
- Report R1.2.1 (CW, 16–19); Overtures 1-10, 15, 17–19, 23 (CW, 282, 285–87, 289)
- WHEREAS, The LORD commands us to teach our children the Word of God diligently (Deuteronomy 6); and
- WHEREAS, The Large Catechism states, “… if we wish to have excellent and able persons both for civil and Church
- leadership, we must spare no diligence, time, or cost in teaching and educating our children, so that they may serve God
- and the world” (LC I 172–73); and
- WHEREAS, Christian parents are to raise their children in the fear and admonition of the Lord so that their children
- may live as faithful, responsible, and God-fearing citizens in the world; and
- WHEREAS, Lutheran schools in urban, suburban, and rural contexts, as extensions of Lutheran congregations,
- promote this God-pleasing end; and
- WHEREAS, The Synod has more than 1,700 schools and early childhood centers (lcms.org/school-ministry, accessed
- May 30, 2026) with curricula informed by the Word of God and the Lutheran Confessions (see lutheranschools.org),
- served by thousands of educators who go above and beyond in nurturing students academically, emotionally, and
- spiritually, even amidst cultural shifts and economic strains; therefore be it
- Resolved, That the Synod affirm the God- given vocation of parents as the primary educators of their children; and
- be it further
- Resolved, That the Synod thank God for Lutheran schools and homeschools, and for those who learn and work in
- them, and encourage them as they use doctrinally-sound curricula and books; and be it further
- Resolved, That the Office of National Mission (ONM) work with districts to foster networking for congregations,
- schools, and workers, especially in urban and rural contexts, to maintain robust ministry presence; and be it finally
- Resolved, That the ONM work with districts to identify and provide resources to plant new congregations and
- schools in areas that are underserved.
- The Chief Financial Officer and LCMS Accounting and Financial Services staff, in consultation with the Finance
- Committee, anticipate no incremental costs as this activity is covered in the current budget and scope of the Office of
- National Mission (estimate required by Bylaw 3.1.7 [g]).
