# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1983_S436
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

6-01
6-02

6-03
6-04
6-05
6-06
6-07
6-08
6-09
6-10
6-11
6-12
6-13
6-14

6-21
6-22
6-23
6-24

6-25
6-26

6-27
6-28A

6-29

6-30
6-31

6-32
6-33
6-34

6-35
6-36
6-37

6-38

6-39
6-40
6-41
6-42

LIST OF REPORTS AND OVERTURES

PAGE
To Incorporate All References to Christian
Education as Found in 1979 Handbook into the
1983 Handbook .........0 000 cece eee 235
To Change Name from Social Ministry Services
to Church and Society ............0......0.0.005. 237
To Remove the 1986 Timetable for the Discon-
tinuation of Commission on Black Ministry ..... 237
To Establish and Initiate the Office of Called
Lay Minister (CLM) .........................2-. 237

6. Professional Education

Report of Board for Professional
Education Services ...............0....00000000- 239
Concordia Theological Seminary,
Fort Wayne, Ind. ......00 0.00 e cece cee eee 244
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Mo ............. 246
Concordia College, Ann Arbor, Mich. ........... 250
Concordia Lutheran College, Austin, Tex. ....... 250
Concordia College, Bronxville, N.Y. ............. 251
St. Paul’s College, Concordia, Mo. .............. 252
Concordia College, Edmonton, Alberta .......... 253
Christ College Irvine, Irvine, Calif. ............. 254
Concordia College, Portland, Oreg. ............. 256
Concordia College, River Forest, Ill. ............. 257
Concordia College, St. Paul, Minn. .............. 258
Concordia Teachers College, Seward, Nebr. ..... 259
St. John’s College, Winfield, Kans. .............. 260
Concordia College—Wisconsin .................. 262
To Fund the System of Colleges ................. 263
To Reduce Number of Colleges .................. 263
To Restructure, if Necessary, the Synodical
System of Colleges . 0.0.0.0... 0.000 ccc e cece e ee 263
To Remove All Financial Functions from the
Board for Professional Education Services ...... 264
To Revise Colloquy Procedures ................. 264
To Revise Regulations of Colloquy Program
for Pastors 2.0.0.0... 0000 cc ccc eee cece eee eees 266

To Revise Annual Designation for Those
Colloquized 2.0.00... 00.0 cece cece cc cece cece 266
To Provide Special Procedures for Lay Ministers

to Be Colloquized for the Pastoral Office ........ 266
(Also 6-28B to G)

To Revise Bylaws 5.77 and 5.81 (Colloquy

Requirements) .......0.00.0 0.0 c cece cece eee eeee 266

To Grant Full Support for Theological Students. . 266
To Increase Synodical Financial Support for

Teacher Candidates ............................ 267
To Study Subsidies ........0.0.0.0........0.0... 267
To Establish Financial Aid Trust Fund ......... 267
To Promote Teacher Candidate Recruitment

Within the Synod ..........0.0. 00.00. c ccc eee 267
To Revise Vicarage Program ................... 267
To Review Presidential Performance ............ 268
To Require Synodical College Professors and

Teachers to Gain Parish Experience ............ 268

To Clarify Provisions for Modified Service and
Retirement of Faculty Members ................. 268

To Consider Alternative to Tenure .............. 269
To Establish Mission School at Seminaries ..... 269
To Fund New Seminary Professors ............. 269

To Further the Education of Seminary
Professors

6-43

6-44
6-45

6-46A
6-47

6-48
6-49
6-50A

651A
6-52A

6-53
6-54A

6-55A

6-56A
6-57A
6-58
6-59
6-60
6-61
6-62

To Establish Mission Schools at the Two
Seminaries in the U.S. ......0..00.00.000.......5. 269

To Establish Special Chairs in Missions ........ 270

To Provide Seminaries in the U.S.A. with Profes-

sors for Continuing Education .................. 270

To Assume Major Portion of Seminary Funding. . 270

To Require Report and Action re Hispanic

Training ..........0 00.0 cece cece cece cee eae 270

To Recognize Concordia Seminary, Fort Wayne,

for Overcoming Insurmountable Odds .......... 271

To Transfer Higher Education Responsibilities

to Lutheran Church—Canada .................. 271

To Support Synod re Seminary Training in

Canada 2.0... ccc cece ete eens 271
(Also 6-50B)

To Implement Plans for Edmonton Seminary ... 271

(Also 6-51B)
To Deal with Seminary Training in Canada ..... 272
(Also 6-52B to M)

To Reaffirm Two Canadian Seminaries ......... 272
To Change Canadian Seminary Plans .......... 272
(Also 6-54B and C)
To Delay Final Decision on Canadian Seminary
Training ......00..0 000... ees 273
(Also 6-55B to E)
To Implement Concordia House Design ......... 273
(Also 6-56B)
To Approve Concordia House, Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan ..............00 0. cc ccc ce ee eeees 273
(Also 6-57B to I)
To Deal with St. Catharines Bylaw Difficulty ... 274
To Express Thanks to God for Dr. Zimmerman’s
Ministry ....0.0.0.0 0.0 ccc ccc cece cece eee es 274
To Express Thanks to God for Dr. E. P. Weber’s
Ministry 2.000.000.0000. cece cece cece renee ees 274
To Establish Colloquy Program for Teachers
in Black Ministry at Concordia, Selma .......... 274
To Expedite the Library Addition at Concordia
Seminary, Fort Wayne ..............0....0.000. 275
7. Nominations
Report on Nominations for President and
First Vice-President ................... 0... 0c eee 277
Report of Committee for Convention
Nominations ............0..000 00 cc cece cece eee 288
8. Registration, Credentials, and Elections
None 2.0.0.0... 0c ccc cece eee eens 302
Appendix I: Other Reports
Lutheran Council in the U.S.A. ......0.......... 303
International Lutheran Laymen’'s League ....... 308
Appendix II: Constitutional Opinions
Lecce nee cent eben es 311
Appendix III: Theological Documents
Beene bee e bee c bebe vet eeenaes 315
Appendix IV: Proposed Agenda
Lene e nee etc ete eve eeeenees 351