# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1981_S247 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) HIGHER EDUCATION 247 1981. During this summer, Founders Library and Woltman Athletic Center will be completed for use in the fall semester. These facilities, costing $2,200,000, will add 50,000 square feet of functional space for campus life and programs. The numbers and the brief time span speak eloquently of the generous and immediate outpouring of gifts in response to the desire of the college and the Synod to establish more significant Lutheran higher education in Texas. That the task was accomplished without a decline in annual support for Concordia and without deterring the great Forward in Remembrance effort testifies to the growing strength of Lutheranism in the Sunbelt and to the dedication of an education-oriented church. The Future The population of Texas will grow about five percent by 1985, and Lutheran population will grow at least as much. Thirty-five new LCMS congregations will have been estab- lished in the Texas District over the same period. The immedi- ate future promises active, vibrant, and growing Lutheranism in Texas. And Concordia of Texas will be a part of that future. The future with all of its blessings and challenges ulti- mately belongs to God. Concordia’s commitment of faith and hopeis that we shall progress where and to the extent that God gives direction and strength. Concordia Lutheran College of Texas joins with all of the Synod in joyful confidence in God’s future, in loyalty to Jesus Christ, and in enthusiasm for His Word and mission. Ray F. Martens, Executive Officer 6-13 St. Paul’s College and High School Concordia, Mo. Program During the past biennium St. Paul’s College and College High School has continued to serve the needs of the church by providing Christ-centered Lutheran education for future church workers and lay leaders. A long-range planning com- mittee, called the Committee for the Future, conducted a survey of the constituent area of the institution. The survey question- naire was sent to selected congregations of the Missouri District and a proportionate random sample of the congrega- tions of the Missouri Synod in the United States to determine the type of school and the kinds of programs that should be offered in order to best serve the needs of the congregations. The results of this survey among pastors, parents, and youth, as analyzed by consultants, was that St. Paul’s College should continue to serve the Synod as a four-year high school and two-year college with an acceleration program for high school students. The alumni and faculty of St. Paul’s College concur with this finding. The institution will continue to offer pre- theological, teacher education, director of Christian education, social worker, and deaconess programs that articulate with all of the four-year colleges of the Synod. In addition to the church-worker programs, St. Paul’s College offers a Christian education in a Christian and secure environment for students who desire the liberal arts and business programs. The liberal arts program offers the student who has not made a vocational choice an opportunity to begin college while investigating various options. Through the years this program has been the educational impetus for a large number of lay leaders who now serve the congregations of the Synod. These people began their education at St. Paul’s and have entered fields such as engineering, dentistry, and medi- cine. The business program offers secretarial, accounting, and general business courses. The one-year-certificate and two- year-degree business students are ready for placement in the world of work, or they can continue their programs at four-year colleges. In conjuction with the business program, a two-year church secretarial degree program and the first two years of the business teacher program for service in the Lutheran high schools and colleges of the Synod are also offered. The high school continues to serve the needs of high school age youth who do not have a Lutheran high school in their home community. The people in the rural and smaller urban communities also have a need for continuing Christian educa- tion in a secure environment for their high school age youth. The high school program also offers these young people an opportunity to begin their preparation for church work during their high school years. These young people receive not only a more thorough founding in our Lutheran faith and life but also the opportunity to accelerate their education by taking courses in the college department while they are still in high school. Qualified high school juniors and seniors with a grade-point average of 2.50 are permitted to take college courses and receive college credit that can also be applied to their high school graduation requirements. The acceleration program saves the Synod education dollars and gives a number of those acceler- ated students who enter church work an extra year of full-time church-work service. Finances The financial problems common to church-related secon- dary and higher education institutions are very real to St. Paul’s College. The decreasing proportion of the required> budgetary funds supplied by the Synod is a primary concern. While the amount of synodical funds has remained rather constant, the inflationary spiral continues to make these funds a decreasing percentage of the costs of operation. The decrease in synodical funds has required the addition of personnel in the area of development to secure funds from congregations, organizations, and individuals who are committed to the cause of Christian education. The institution has attempted to resolve the financial problems that result from a decreasing enrollment by increas- ing and stabilizing the number of personnel in recruitment and admissions. St. Paul’s College currently has two full-time men involved in recruitment. We are grateful to the Missouri District Lutheran Women’s Missionary League forsupplying a $15,000 grant to assist in the promotion and recruitment efforts of the institution. The administrative structure of the institution has been revised, and the faculty has been reduced in order to effect an economy of operation and maintain a viable program. Faculty Changes During the past biennium the following staff changes occurred. Those leaving the staff were: 1979 1980) Robert Hillemann Roberta Dennison Randal C. Gast Jan Heinitz Neil Lohmeyer Larry Luikart Dr. Walter L. Rosin Dale Schulz Joining the staff were: 1979 1980 Randal C. Gast Dr. William R. Keel Charles Parsley Jr. Kevin Scherping Suzann Schoen Robert Senninger Merrilee Sump In the list of those leaving the staff, special note must be given to the name of Dr. Walter Rosin. He served faithfully as president from June 1971 through May 1980. The Synod once again staked its claim on the presidential leadership of our institution when Dr. Rosin accepted the call to serve as executive secretary of the Board for Higher Education. Board of Control The Board of Control has provided positive and dedicated Christian leadership. Present board members are Mr. Roger Alewel, chairman; Mr. Lester Golz, secretary; Rev. Carl Heilman, Rev. Clemens Mehl, Mr. Roger Eichler, and Mr. Wayne Walquist. The Synod owes a debt of gratitude to these men, who meet regularly and without compensation give of their time and talents to direct the affairs of the institution.