# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S160
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

160 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

To this should be added an acquaintance with the more typical
problems of individual adjustment within the structure of the
famliy and of the whole of modern society.

1. Of children

2. Of adults

D. Personal Habits, Skills, and Attitudes which facilitate the
preaching and teaching functions of the minister and which place
at the disposal of the Holy Ghost further means through which
a juncture can be effected between revealed truth and man in
Christian faith and Christian living.

1. Intellectual

a. Mental
(1) Habits of logical thought
(2) The ability to discriminate between values
(3) The ability to form valid judgments
(4) The conscious development of a controlled curiosity
and of independent creativeness
b. Communicative (reading, writing, speaking)
(1) A thoroughly complete working knowledge of Eng-
lish grammar and syntax
(2) Skill in prose writing
(3) A measured vocabulary range
(4) A measured reading ability
(5) Skill in the art of public speaking
(6) Skill in the preparation and delivery of public ad-
dresses
(7) Knowledge of foreign languages

(Nore: This presents a formidable problem for analysis.
The present language objectives should be subjected to
critical scrutiny. In part, at least, they are based on as-
sumptions which may be very difficult to substantiate.
In any event, no language, ancient or modern, can have
any other than a functional purpose.)
c. Teaching

(1) Knowledge of educational psychology

(2) Knowledge of and some skill in the use of elements
of instructional method

(3) Familiarity with modern instructional devices

(4) Awareness of significant elements in the personality
of the teacher

2. Social

This category is considered to include habits, attitudes,
and skills which affect a minister’s adaptability to situa-
tions arising out of his relationship with individuals and