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Current published version
Today's Business, Issue 1. pp. 137-138. Original floor committee resolution.
No later published versions have been added.
Official Resolution Source Text
Resolution: 8-06
Canonical number: 8-06
Committee: Finance
Source: Today's Business, Issue 1
Printed pages: pp. 137-138
PDF pages: 137-138
Version: original, current-published-proposal
Source reference: Issue 1, pp. 137-138
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 Commend Concordia Publishing House for Prioritizing Mission and Distribution
- RESOLUTION 8-06
- Reports R1, R1.2–R1.2.2, R1.2.4–R1.3, R5–R8, R15–R57 (CW, 1–5, 15–28, 31–37, 46–56, 95–141); Overtures 8-13–14
- (CW, 443–44)
- WHEREAS, Concordia Publishing House (CPH) was established in 1869 to serve the congregations of the Synod by
- publishing materials that are useful to the church and faithful to the Scriptures and the Lutheran Confessions; and
- WHEREAS, The mission statement of CPH further states that it “… will develop, produce, market, and distribute
- products and services that are faithful to the Scriptures and the Lutheran Confessions and which will effectively serve such
- proclamation to people throughout the world. All to the Glory of God” (“Who We Are,” Concordia Publishing House,
- about.cph.org/who-we-are.html, accessed Feb. 25, 2026); and
- WHEREAS, The vision statement of CPH states that they will “strive to be the premier publisher and provider of choice
- for products and services that are faithful to the Scriptures and the Lutheran Confessions” (ibid.); and
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- WHEREAS, CPH has a longstanding history of collaborating with Synod mission personnel and partner organizations
- to translate its resources into multiple languages so that the Gospel may reach people throughout the world. To support
- this work, CPH maintains accessible permissions policies for essential confessional resources; and
- WHEREAS, At the end of most years, CPH is able to make a financial gift to the Synod. One half of this is designated
- for the Synod to purchase resources from CPH to be used in ministry as they see fit. Over the last two years, CPH has
- given $300,000 in resources to the pastors and seminaries of Synod partner churches so that they have the necessary
- confessional resources; and
- WHEREAS, In addition to accessible permissions fees, CPH makes key confessional documents available at no cost.
- With the CPH Liturgy License, used with or without Lutheran Service Builder, congregations are granted permission to
- reproduce any copyrighted element from the liturgical sections of The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Worship, and Lutheran
- Service Book for use in congregational service folders at a nominal fee. In addition to accessible licensing fees, CPH
- provides generous discounts to missionaries and church workers. Synod missionaries receive the highest discount CPH
- offers—50 percent. Synod mission churches receive 40 percent off the majority of CPH products. Rostered church workers
- receive a 20 percent discount on individual purchases, and CPH added free shipping for those orders over $49; therefore
- be it
- Resolved, That the Synod in convention give thanks to God for CPH and its faithfulness to the Scriptures and the
- Lutheran Confessions in providing materials to churches and church workers for 156 years; and be it further
- Resolved, That the laborers and congregations of the Synod give thanks to God for the faithful authors, hymnwriters,
- and others who often work to provide useful teaching material to the church and pray God bless the wide distribution of
- their labors to the glory of God and the coming of His kingdom; and be it finally
- Resolved, That we commend and give thanks to CPH for its policies, licensing structures, and discount programs
- described above that demonstrate that CPH is actively reducing barriers to global access without requiring Synod action
- to do so.
