# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1981_S268 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) _. 268 HIGHER EDUCATION 4.97 Placement Each applicant whom the board declares qualified for the deaconess ministry shall be assigned her first placement by the Council of Presidents acting as the Board of Assignments. 4.98 Report to the Convention The Colloquy Board for the Deaconess Ministry shall render a full report on its activities to each convention of the Synod. 4.97 Placement Each applicant whom the board declares qualified for the deaconess ministry shall be assigned her first placement by the Council of Presidents acting as the Board of Assignments. Delete 4.98 Faculty Concordia College River Forest, Ill. Lila M. Kurth, Secretary 6-50 To Discontinue Separate Deaconess Program WHEREAS, The Lutheran Deaconess Association (LDA) has served the LCMS well in preparing deaconesses for service in the church for more than 60 years; and WHEREAS, The new deaconess program established by the LCMS divides loyalties, adds to costs, and reduces efficiency of training; therefore be it Resolved, That the LCMS discontinue its separate dea- coness program and give complete support to the Lutheran Deaconess Association for the training of deaconesses within the LCMS. Trinity Lutheran Church Spencerport, N.Y. Charles Goehring, Pastor 6-51 To Provide for Faculty Exchange with Partner Churches WHEREAS, The 1979 LCMS convention encouraged our partner churches in Africa and Europe (Res. 1-03A), Asia (Res. 1-04A), and Latin America (Res. 1-05A) to increase their memberships; and WHEREAS, These resolutions remind us that The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and its partner churches/missions “have committed themselves to mutually assist one another in winning people to Christ”; and WHEREAS, The 1979 LCMS convention also resolved to “adopt the mission challenge of the 1980s to assist partner churches/ mission fields in developing and implementing com- prehensive plans for outreach to people in their immediate areas,” and also resolved, ‘‘That we pledge our resources and commit ourselves to such assistance for the joint extension of Christ’s kingdom; .. . sharing each other’s expertise”’ (Res. 1-06A); and WHEREAS, Our seminaries and the seminaries of our partner churches can be strengthened and benefited through faculty exchange and a visiting professor program in their task of preparing missionaries and parish pastors in the 1980s; there- fore be it Resolved, That the Synod direct the Board for Higher Education to permit our seminaries to increase their faculties so that a program of faculty exchange and visiting professors with seminaries of partner churches can be implemented; and be it further Resolved, That the Synod direct the Board of Directors and the Board for Higher Education to provide the necessary funds for additional faculty members; and be it further Resolved, That this program be carried out in consultation with the Board for Missions; and be it finally Resolved, That the Synod ask the Lord of the church to bless this effort, so that our seminaries and the seminaries of our partner churches view each other as true partners in the global evangelistic task of our church in the 1980s. Faculty Concordia Seminary St. Louis, Mo. Robt. Hoerber, Secretary 6-52 To Provide for Review of College and Seminary Administrators WHEREAS, The Bylaws of the Synod provide that the terms of office of all executive secretaries, associate, and assistant secretaries and their equivalents shall be four years, unless otherwise specifically provided by the Bylaws (Bylaw 2.12 a), at the end of which time their appointment shall be subject to mandatory review; and WHEREAS, The work of college and seminary administrators is of equal importance to the program of the Synod; therefore be it Resolved, That the appointment of every administratorata college or seminary of the Synod be subject to mandatory review and decision on reappointment by the Board of Control at least every four years; and be it further Resolved, That the decision not to reappoint to an admin- istrative position have no effect on the individual’s status as a member of the particular college or seminary faculty; and be it further Resolved, That in the case of the president of the institution the mandatory review be conducted by the Board of Control augmented by the electors of the college or seminary, the final decision being based on a vote of the electors of the institution as specified in Bylaw 6.115; and be it finally Resolved, That prior to reaching a decision the augmented Board of Control consult with and receive recommendations from a committee selected by the faculty, such committee to be structured and to function in a way similar to the faculty committee active in the election of a president (Bylaw 6.113). St. John’s Lutheran Church, Ash Creek—McCook, Nebr. Raymond E. Kelley, Secretary Harold Esch, Chairman 6-53 To Establish Term of Office of College and Seminary Presidents WHEREAS, The need of educational institutions for specific kinds of presidential leadership varies from time to time; and WHEREAS, In the history of each college and seminary there has been a period during which higher priority is placed on the effective use of certain presidential abilities; and WHEREAS, There is a definite advantage to matching the needs of the institution with the stronger qualities and com- petencies of the president and this can be best accomplished through a mutual development of institutional direction by Board of Control and president; and WHEREAS, The permanent tenure, currently a condition of service as a college or seminary president, tends to foster difficulties for those presidents who wish to change ministries; therefore be it Resolved, That the Synod in convention add the following paragraphs to the appropriate section of the Handbook: 6.125 Term of Office The president of each seminary and college shall serve a four-year term of office beginning with July 1 following acceptance of the appointment as president.