# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S7
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

Swere 136 applications from congregations and mis-
es furing 1948; 160 during 1949. The increased enrollment

ia’ Seminary makes it imperative that more summer
2 ; ‘placements are secured in order that all the students
their training. We bespeak the continued and increased

:

pregations and mission boards in this area of ministerial

ie Res ent. program all second-year students are engaged
l.parish and mission program. All third-year students
ged in, the institutional program, and a number of the
men are used in specialized areas and as supervisors
unger students under the guidance of the director.
oe - Clinical Training
ebruary, 1948, Concordia Seminary initiated its program
k training. Third-year students took one hour of theory
issnoom together with an afternoon each week in clinical
le,situations. At the same time four city missionaries
ours in a clinical workshop each week.
terhber, 1949, the city missionaries began serving as
ervisors for the third-year men in their clinical work.
Sidnaries are now in their fifth semester of the two-hour
forkShop. ' The one hour of theory is still presented in
rt mand is supplemented by lectures and discussion
yiprofessional people in subjects related to the problems
ting’ to individuals.

Past
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ining program has been set up to comply with the
: dards of clinical pastoral training, as established in
‘require:

the program be under the direction of a clinically
,instructor;

: ¢ student works in a situation which provides access

ithe student writes notes on his observations and
it. these notes are evaluated and analyzed by the
Kucter with the student;

y Aectures be given by the instructor and competent

sibnal people dealing with the specific problems and
ons :of .the students; and that

‘ pfogram. be integrated with the Seminary curriculum.