# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1986_S190
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190 RESOLUTIONS

cept of Christian education utilizing the education systems
of the Synod by 1989. (BPES major goal II e, CW, p. 290.)

9. To conduct workshops, starting in 1986, for boards
of regents to enhance their effectiveness. (BPES major goal
II a, CW, p. 290.)

10. To develop a strategy of preparing and developing
more administrative leaders in synodical schools by 1989.
(BPES major goal II d, CW, p. 290.)

Action: Adopted (14).

To Restore Name of Board
for Professional Education Services
to Board for Higher Education Services

RESOLUTION 6-02
Overture 6-102 (CW, p. 329)

Wuereas, The name of the board responsible for the
supervision and coordination of higher education activities
in the Synod was changed at the 1981 synodical convention
from the Board for Higher Education to the Board for
Professional Education Services; and

Wuereas, The 1983 convention was unable to take ac-
tion on a request to restore the name Board for Higher
Education because time ran out before it could be brought
to the floor; and

Wuereas, The responsibilities of this board are broader
than merely professional education, since they include the
encouragement of “the congregations of the Synod and
their memberships to take the fullest advantage of the
opportunities for Lutheran lay higher education available
at the colleges and seminaries of the Synod” (Bylaw 2.233
n); therefore be it

Resolved, That the Board for Professional Education
Services be officially redesignated as the Board for Higher
Education Services; and be it further

Resolved, That the necessary changes be made in the
Handbook of the Synod where references are presently
made to the Board for Professional Education Services.

Action: Adopted as amended (6).

(The word “Services” was added by amendment to the desig-
nation of this board so that it would conform to the title of other
boards.)

To Adopt the Recommendations
of President’s Commission
on Synodical Higher Education

RESOLUTION 6-03A

Overtures 6-23, 6-102, 6-108—6-109, 6-119 (CW, pp. 308,
329, 332, 336—41)

WHEREAS, President Ralph A. Bohlmann appointed a
President’s Commission on Synodical Higher Education in
1983 to devise, direct, and supervise the development of
long-range plans and courses of action; and

Wuereas, The PCSHE, in fulfillment of their directive,
has developed recommendations for presentation to the
LCMS convention July 1986; therefore be it

Resolved, That the LCMS, meeting in convention, adopt
the recommendations of the PCSHE, except for section II
(“Governance, Structure, and Authority”), subsections B,
F, and G; and be it further

Resolved, That section H, subsection E 4, be modified
by the reaffirmation of the present practice requiring prior
approval of faculty and professional staff by the Board for
Higher Education Services so that subsection E 4 would
read: “That the Board of Regents participate fully in the
procedures for selection and regular review of the presi-
dent of the institution and of other major administrators,
approve of the appointment of faculty members who meet
the qualifications for their positions and have received
prior approval by the Board for Higher Education Services,
approve sabbatical and study leaves, and encourage fac-
ulty development and research.”; and be it finally

Resolved, That inasmuch as the recommendations of the
President’s Commission on Synodical Higher Education
regarding the pastoral colloquy (CW, p. 340) are intended
to achieve the same objectives as those proposed by the
Standing Committee for Colloquy in Res. 6-26A, the rec-
ommendations of the Standing Committee for Colloquy be
substituted for the recommendations on pastoral colloquy
submitted by the President’s Commission for Synodical
Higher Education.

Action: Adopted as amended (11).

(In session 10 delegates considered an amendment calling for
the addition of II, E, subsection 4, of Overture 6-119 to that portion
of the Recommendation of the President’s Commission on Syn-
odical Higher Education which was not being offered for approval.
Because of confusion in the voting process, voting on the matter
was declared null and void. The convention in a later session
adopted a resolution relating to this matter which was offered by
the committee as a second resolve.)

To Continue Present Method
of Electing Members of Board
for Professional Education Services

RESOLUTION 6-04
Overtures 6-100, 6-119, II, B (CW, pp. 329, 337)

Wuereas, The present system for nominations and eiec-
tions (Bylaw 2.231) serves as an acceptable method of se-
lecting candidates for the Board for Professional Education
Services; therefore be it

Resolved, That the 1986 synodical convention be re-
quested to affirm the present method of electing members
to the BPES.

Action: None.

To Increase Size
of College Boards of Regents

RESOLUTION 6-05

Overtures 5-100—5-102, 6-99, 6-119, II, F (CW, pp. 233—
34, 329, 338)

WHEREAS, It would be beneficial to increase the size of
synodical college Boards of Regents for accreditation and