# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1983_S264 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 264 PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION separation of some from the Synod so that they become free- standing educational institutions. all in order to enhance the effectiveness of a system of higher education or safeguard its future: and WHEREAS, The present Bylaws governing the implementa- tion of plans related to issues such as those above may constitute some limitation on certain actions which are determined to be essential and expedient: therefore be it Resolved, That the Board for Professional Education Ser- vices, after consultation with the respective Boards of Regents and with the concurrence of the Board of Directors and the Council of Presidents, is hereby authorized and directed to carry out such actions as may be necessary for the enhance- ment of the effectiveness of the system of higher education of the Synod and to safeguard its future, including the consoli- dation, relocation. or closing of certain institutions. or the separation of some such institutions from the Synod so that they become free-standing educational institutions: and be it further Resolved, That to assure that this is possible. Bylaws 2.233 k and 2.237 are hereby set aside. for the next triennium only. Board for Professional Education Services Walter L. Rosin, Executive Secretary 6-24 To Remove All Financial Functions from the Board for Professional Education Services WHEREAS, The best education for church workers is vital to the well-being of the church: and WHEREAS, The demands on the Board for Professional Education Services have increased and become more compli- cated: and WHEREAS, The decision of the board to fund secular college -—_—-————— CC er PRESENT WORDING 5.77 Eligibility Only such applicants shall be considered eligible for admission to the pastoral colloquy program as are: 1. ministers, or candidates for the ministry, who are in good standing in other Christian church bodies and are graduates of established theological seminaries: 2. men who are graduates of the Synod’s colleges, whose names appear on the roster of the Synod as teacher members of the Synod, and who have had at least 10 years of successful experience as a Lutheran teacher or director of Christian education and are in good standing in a congregation of the Synod; 3. members in good standing of synodical congre- gations who are graduates of an established non- synodical seminary: 4. members in good standing of synodical congre- gations who are over the age of 40, are college graduates, and have had considerable experience in church work: 3. members in good standing of a synodical congregation who belong to a special ethnic or linguistic group, who have a college-level education, and who have had considerable experience in church work, 5.81 Program of Instruction a. After admission to the pastoral colloquy program, a full final year of resident training in one of our Synod’s seminaries, as well asa vicarage under synodical auspices, shall be expected of: 1. ministers. or candidates for the ministry, in graduates in the seminaries at 1.0 and synodical college graduates at 1.4indicates its inability to comprehend the needs of the church: therefore be it Resolved, That the Synod in its 1983 convention remove all financial functions from the Board for Professional Education Services. Redeemer Lutheran Church Beaumont. Tex. John W. Sij. President Tim Byers, Secretary 6-25 To Revise Colloquy Procedures WHEREAS, The Lord of the church has instituted the holy ministry in order to equip and sustain each member of His church to carry out his responsibility of love and service to others (Eph. 4:11-16; 1 Corinthians 4:1-2; Acts 20:28-32): and WHEREAS, The person who aspires to the office of pastor needs training so that he will demonstrate the necessary character, personality, and specialized skills required for that office (2 Timothy 2:1-7, 15-16, 22-26: 3:14-17); and WHEREAS, The privilege of service in the pastoral office requires much in terms of intellectual and spiritual maturity, responsibility, insight, and emotional strength: and WHEREAS, The Lord of the church has recently and bounti- fully provided numerous pastors by means of the colloquy program; and WHEREAS, The special, extraordinary, and immediate need for pastors that made the current colloquy program necessary has been ameliorated; and WHEREAS, A colloquy is a formally arranged conversation between equals to discuss mutual understandings: therefore be it Resolved, That the Svnod return to an etymological under- standing of the colloquy program: and be it further Resolved, That the Handbook be revised to read: PROPOSED WORDING 5.77 Eligibility Only such applicants shall be considered eligible for admission to the pastoral colloquy program as are: 1. ministers, or candidates for the ministry, who have been members in Lutheran or other Christian church bodies and are now members of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and are graduates of recog- nized theological seminaries: 2. members in good standing of a synodical congregation who belong to a special ethnic or linguistic group, who have completed a baccalaureate degree, and who have had considerable experience in church work within The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. 5.81 Program of Instruction a. After admission to the pastoral colloquy program, a full final vear of resident training in one of our Synod’s seminaries, as well as a 12-month vicarage under synodical auspices, shall be expected of ministers, or candidates for the ministry, who have