# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1986_S202 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 202 RESOLUTIONS b. The District President on receipt of application shall transmit the application to the chairman of the Colloquy Committee. The application shall be accom- panied by the following documents: 1. an autobiographical statement by the applicant, setting forth clearly his background and his reason for wishing to qualify for the pastoral ministry in the Synod; 2. official transcripts of the applicant’s secondary, collegiate, and seminary training and a full description - of noncredit academic work done by the applicant; 3. testimonials as to Christian character and life, personality, ability, and religious service from no fewer than three competent references who have known and observed the applicant for at least 2 recent years; 4. where applicable, testimonials witnessing to past service in the denomination where the applicant pre- viously served as pastor, together with evidence of good standing in the ecclesiastical body from which he has severed connection or is in the process of severing con- nection. c. Men who are teacher members of the Synod or directors of Christian education shall in addition to the above testimonials from the District President also pre- sent a recommendation from the superintendent of the schools or a comparable officer of the district in which they have last served as teachers or directors of Chris- tian education. . d. The District President shall assure the Colloquy Committee of his sponsorship of the applicant before the committee can act favorably on the application. 5.77 Eligibility Only such appplicants 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 nonsynod- ical seminary; 4. members in good standing of a synodical congre- gation who belong to a special ethnic or linguistic group, who have a college-level education, and who have had considerable experience in church work. 5.79 Publication of Applicant’s Request After the District President has furnished the Col- loquy Committee with the required documents and the committee has assured itself that the applicant qualifies for the colloquy program, the committee shall publish the request of the applicant in an official periodical of the Synod. If no valid objection is filed within four weeks _ 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. graduates of the Synod’s colleges, whose names appear on the roster of the Synod as commissioned min-. isters of the Synod, and who have had at least 10 years of successful experience as commissioned ministers of the Synod and are communicant members in good standing of a congregation of the Synod; 3. communicant members in good standing of syn- odical congregations who are graduates of an estab- lished nonsynodical seminary; or 4. communicant members in good standing of a syn- odical congregation who belong to a special ethnic or linguistic group, who have graduated from an accredited college and who have had considerable experience in church work. 6.93 Applications for Admission to the Program a. Applications for admission to the pastoral colloquy program shall be directed to the president of the district where the applicant resides. b. The district president on receipt of an application - shall transmit the application to the director of colloquy of the seminary chosen by the applicant. The application shall be accompanied by the following documents: 1. An autobiographical statement by the applicant, setting forth clearly his background and his reason for wishing to qualify for the Pastoral Ministry in the Synod 2. Official transcripts of the applicant’s secondary, collegiate, and seminary training, and a full description of noncredit academic work done by the applicant 3. Testimonials as to Christian character and life, personality, ability, and religious service from no fewer than three competent references who have known and observed the applicant for at least two recent years 4. Where applicable, testimonials witnessing to past service in the denomination where the applicant pre- viously served as pastor, together with evidence of good standing in the ecclesiastical body from which he sev- ered connection or is in the process of severing connec- tion 5. If the applicant is a member of a synodical con- gregation, a testimonial from his parish pastor in regard to Christian character, life, personality, abilities and parish experience c. A man who is a commissioned minister of the Synod shall in addition to the above testimonials pre- sent a recommendation from the education executive of the district in which he last served as a commissioned minister. d. The seminary colloquy examining committee shall determine whether an applicant meets the require- ments for admission, and shall forward the application together with all required documents and its recom- mendation for disposition to the president of the district in which the applicant resides and the chairman of the colloquy committee. The district president shal} assure the colloquy committee of his sponsorship of the appli- cant before the committee can act favorably on the ap- plication. 6.95 Publication of Notice After the colloquy committee has received an appl cation as provided in Bylaw 6.93, the committee sha’ publish notice of the application in an official periodica of the Synod. If no valid objection is received by iia colloquy committee within four weeks after the pu 4 cation of such notice, the applicant shal! be accepte