# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S216
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

216 PARISH EDUCATION

parts of the Catechism. This project will be a helpful contribut :
to our materials of Christian instruction.
The “Attitude Inventory,” which is the name given to
group test of Christian personality, is almost complete. The
itself is complete, but the committee is experimenting with :
test to develop norms and to determine the reliability o
instrument. This information will be included in the man
accompanying the test. The test should be on sale by Conco
Publishing House late in 1953.
The test on Biblical information is also shaping up and sho
be available early in 1954. The statistical refinement of the's
will take place during the summer months.
The members of this committee are Dr. T. G. Stelzer, Dr. H
Boettcher, Prof. W. O. Kraeft, Dr. Elmer Pflieger, and Dr. Aj
Miller.
2. Co-ordinating Council
The Board for Parish Education recommended to the
convention that Synod recognize the importance of greate ‘
ordination and joint planning and that the Co-ordinating Coupg
as constituted with representation from synodical boards, sel
District boards, the national organizations, and local parish
continued, and that the Board for Parish Education continue
convene the council for the purpose of unifying, simplifying
intensifying our educational program. Synod adopted the yr
lution of the floor committee that this entire recommendati
accepted. The Board for Parish Education has, accordingly, «
vened the Co-ordinating Council and with the other departmen
Synod has developed the planned parish program for the 4
triennium.
During the past triennium three issues of Parish Activ]
have been produced, using the following general themes:
1950-51, “The Living. Church”; 1951—52, “Every Belieg
a Royal Priest”; 1952—53, “Greater Things for Christ, My Savi
The Board for Parish Education has appointed the foll
Executive Committee for the Co-ordinating Council: Rev.
Herrmann, Rev. Wm. Hilmer, Mr. E. W. Schroeter, Rev
Feucht, and Dr. A. L. Miller.
The many comments from the field showing how Parish A ¢
ties has been helpful in planning the parish program indicates
the work of the Co-ordinating Council is appreciated by a}
number of pastors and congregations in Synod. Congregatio
have not as yet made use of parish planning will find
Activities helpful in helping to simplify, unify, and in
their work. ,