# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1986_S203
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HIGHER EDUCATION

after the notice of the application has been published,
the committee shall proceed with the colloquy program.

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 as a vicarage under synodica! aus-
pices, shall be expected of:

1. ministers, or candidates for the ministry, in good
standing in other Lutheran church bodies;

2. members in good standing of synodical congre-
gations who are graduates of an established nonsynod-
ical Lutheran seminary.

b. After admission to the pastoral colloquy program,
not less than two full and up to three full academic years
of instruction at one of the Synod’s theological semi-
naries, including not less than one full year in residence,
as well as a vicarage under synodical auspices, shall be
expected of:

1. ministers, or candidates for the ministry, in good
standing in non-Lutheran Christian church bodies;

2. graduates of a non-Lutheran seminary in good
standing in a synodical congregation;

3. graduates of the Synod’s teachers colleges who
have at least 10 years of successful experience as a Lu-
theran teacher or director of Christian education.

c. After admission to the colloquy program a mini-
mum of 2 full academic years of instruction at one of
the Synod’s theological seminaries, at least 1 1/2 years
of which shall be in residence, as well as a vicarage
under synodical auspices, shall be expected of members
in good standing of synodical congregations who belong
to special ethnic or linguistic groups, who have a college-
level education, and who have had considerable expe-
rience in church work.

d. The committee shall determine the course of study
and length of vicarage for each candidate on the basis
of his needs and ecclesiastical background. In general,
the course of study should include courses in the major
areas of theology. In exceptional cases the committee
may regard special educational attainments or church
work experience as meeting a portion of the aforemen-
tioned requirements, provided that the Synod’s high
professional standards for the ministry are maintained.

e. The committee may ask District Presidents or
other qualified persons to assist them from time to time
in special cases.

f. The criteria by which the committee shall judge a
man’s progress are:

1. Readiness for admission to the office as demon-
strated according to standards established by the Col-
loquy Committee by—

aa. an acceptable level of achievement in the areas
of general education;

bb. satisfactory completion of a well-rounded and
comprehensive training in all major fields of theology;

cc. satisfactory completion of a supervised vicarage.

2. In the case of men who have been educated in
foreign lands with differing educational and ecclesiast-
ical requirements who are expected to serve ethnic and
special linguistic groups in The Lutheran Church—Mis-
souri Synod, the committee is authorized to waive or
modify certain of the above-mentioned requirements in
accord with the committee’s good judgment.

3. Before being declared qualified for the pastoral
ministry in the Synod, the applicants shall submit sat-
isfactory theological papers and sermons and pass com-

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into the program. The committee, in its sole discretion,
shall decide whether an objection is valid. Its decision
shall not be the subject of any appeal.

6.97 Program of Instruction

a. After admission to the pastoral colloquy program,
a full final academic year of resident training in one of
the Synod’s seminaries, as well as a vicarage under the
seminary’s auspices, ordinarily shall be required of

1. ministers, or candidates for the ministry, in good
standing in other Lutheran church bodies; and

2. members in good standing of synodical congre-
gations who are graduates of an established nonsynod-
ical Lutheran seminary.

b. After admission to the pastoral colloquy program,
not less than two full and up to three full academic years
of instruction at one of the Synod’s theological semi-
naries, including not less than one full year in residence,
as well as a vicarage under the seminary’s auspices,
ordinarily shall be required of

1. ministers, or candidates for the ministry, in good
standing in non-Lutheran Christian church bodies;

2. graduates of a non-Lutheran seminary in good
standing in a synodical congregation; and

3. graduates of the Synod’s teachers colleges who
have at least 10 years of successful experience as com-
missioned ministers of the Synod.

c. After admission to the pastoral colloquy program,
a minimum of two full academic years of instruction at
one of the Synod’s theological seminaries, at least one
and one-half years of which shall be in residence, as
well as a vicarage under the seminary’s auspices, or-
dinarily shall be required of members in good standing
of synodical congregations who belong to special ethnic
or linguistic groups, who have graduated from an ac-
credited college and who have had considerable expe-
rience in church work.

d. The seminary colloquy examining committee shall
determine the course of study and length of vicarage for
each colloquy student on the basis of his needs and ec-
clesiastical background. In general, the course of study
should include courses in the major areas of theology.
In exceptional cases the colloquy examining committee
may regard special educational attainments or church
work experience as meeting a portion of the aforemen-
tioned requirements, provided that the Synod’s high
professional standards for the ministry are maintained.

e. The criteria by which the seminary colloquy ex-
amining committee shall judge a colloquy student’s
progress are to be based on his readiness for admission
to the pastoral office, according to standards established
by the colloquy committee, as demonstrated by

i. an acceptable level of achievement in the area of
general education;

ii. satisfactory completion of a well-rounded and com-
prehensive training in all major fields of theology; and

iii. satisfactory completion of a supervised vicarage.

f. In the case of men who have been educated in
foreign lands with differing educational and ecclesiast-
ical requirements who are expected to serve ethnic and
special linguistic groups in The Lutheran Church—Mis-
souri Synod, the seminary colloquy examining commit-
tee is authorized to waive or modify certain of the above-
mentioned requirements in accord with the committee’s
good judgment. The seminary colloquy examining com-
mittee, after consultation with the Colloquy Committee
for Pastoral Ministry, is authorized to license such men
for special Word and Sacrament ministry, under the
supervision of ordained pastors, for renewable terms of
two years until compietion of in-service and academic
requirements.

g. All colloquy students shall give evidence that they
fully understand and accept the doctrinal standards of
the Synod, are acquainted with its practice, and have