# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S1059
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PARISH EDUCATION 861

Family Life Education

"When Synod, at its Saginaw Convention, created the Depart-
nt of Adult Education as a division of the Board for Parish
ation, it entrusted to it especially also a program of construc-
e service to the Christian home. Accordingly, the Board for
ish Education outlined a program of study and action and set
a subcommittee on marriage and the family (Proceedings,
94). The synodical convention which received this report also
quested the President of Synod to appoint a committee “to study
he matters of marriage, divorce, remarriage, and related subjects”
roceedings, p. 538). With two committees in the field, the Board
Parish Education appealed to the President of Synod to make

Beisema Rev. Edgar Witte, Prof. W. F. Wolbrecht, chairman. The
pommittee has done the following work during the past triennium:
a A survey was made of the entire field of marriage and the

regard to marriage and the Christian family so that they may
equip their members with the necessary knowledge, attitudes, and
skills requisite to wholesome Christian family living.” The com-
pmittee met regularly and made appreciable progress.

br The committee found that only a carefully devised research
program would give to the Church valid and reliable guidance in
matters concerning marriage, divorce, remarriage, and related
problems. Such a program has been outlined, and funds have been
Fsecured for this project from the Centennial Thankoffering Re-
rsearch Fund. Plans are being carefully laid for an effective pro-
FA edure which will insure the wise stewardship of these funds and
Bthe achievement of our purpose, theologically sound guidance in
matters of marriage.

ss Christian Family Week was suggested for genera] observance
throughout Synod ‘the first full week of May, 1949, and definite
-suggestions were made to ministers, families, and parishes for an
4 observance which would help strengthen the Christian home. The
Femphasis in 1949 was on “a family life education program for the
parish.” The emphasis in 1950 is “family worship.”

«, First Family Life Workshop.—To give further study to im-
portant phases of family life, such as family worship, marriage
_counseling,. parent education, child guidance, home visitation,
church-home co-operation, Christian family standards, and help-