# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S1049
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

PARISH EDUCATION 351

Religion in Lutheran Schools, edited by Wm. A. Kramer, 1949,
«Report of a Workshop in Religious Education (1949). Deals with
bjectives, content, use of the Bible, and methods.
Leading Children into the Bible, edited by Allan Hart Jahs-
; mann, 1950. A result of the Workshop in Religious Education
_ (1949), intended for parents, pastors, and teachers.
“School Reference Catalog, prepared annually, containing
recommendations of textbooks and materials for Lutheran schools.
Catechism Filmstrips on “The Ten Commandments” and “The
Apostles’ Creed” have been completed by the Committee on
Visualizing Luther’s Catechism. The plan is to cover the entire
Catechism.

Concordia Treble Series. Selections for children’s choirs for
F the church year and special occasions. Upwards of 30 numbers
= have so far been published.

a . Miscellaneous. Work is presently being done in science, Chris-
e tian citizenship, the primary social studies, and on a manual for
.. Lutheran kindergartens.

.- In the production of all its materials the Board for Parish
= Education seeks the advice of the teachers’ colleges and super-
# intendents as well as of pastors and teachers in the field. In plan-
~ ning materials for instruction in Religion also the help of the pro-
 fessors of Religious Education at the seminaries is sought.

Sunday Schools

Sunday School Growth.— Three years ago we reported the
largest enrollment in our history. The past triennium has witnessed
further growth. 147 new Sunday schools were established, our
enrollment increased by 52,000, and our staff of. teachers and
officers by 10,000. The average annual gain was 50 Sunday schools,
17,000 pupils, and 3,300 teachers. At present we have a total of
4,237 Sunday schools, 361,947 pupils, and 46,130 teachers and officers.
The number of unchurched children enrolled in our Sunday schools
has also increased. Our enrollment has increased by 92,000 over
a period of ten years. For this steady growth we have reason to
thank God. Comparative data for the triennium:

Pupils f:
4,796 4,090 309,571 36,480 40,650
. 4,876 4,156 334,783 42,613 42,141
4,743 4,237 361,947 46,140 46,087

Sunday School Literature. — Since the fall of 1948 our editor
and assistant editor of Sunday school materials have made special
studies toward a revision of our Sunday school lessons. The Board