# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S411
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

INTERSYNODICAL AND DOCTRINAL MATTERS 4i1

ion states very plainly that the teacher is “to work under
-yision of the pastor and the board of education.”
ztunately, the term supervision has been given an authori-
10tation that is altogether unnecessary. While supervision
Zuthoritarian, it can also be democratic; indeed, the best
on is always democratic.
jence has indicated that in any project involving more
person there must be leadership to achieve a common
urpose. The school does not belong to the teacher to do
sees fit. In specifying that the teacher is to work under
ion of the pastor and the board of education, the
, in Christian liberty, simply sets certain conditions
kk to safeguard the effective functioning of the school.
ple-room schools, congregations ordinarily assign super-
esponsibilities also to the principal of the school. The
nature of the supervision exercised by the pastor or
depend on the training and maturity of the individual
the individual teacher’s capacity for accepting respon-
d on the degree of success the teacher has in conducting
of the classroom. :
there can be a brotherly relation between pastor and
in-a congregation is demonstrated by most of our con-
. Both pastor and teacher are ministers — fellow servants
Christ; both seek to discharge diligently the office assigned
yy: God through the congregation. There should be no
‘inferiority when one has been chosen by God; there
feeling of superiority in the disciples of Jesus when
n us the example of humility in washing the feet of
es, and when He has declared: “Whosoever will be great
:let him be your minister; and whosoever will be chief
ti, let him be your servant” (Matt. 20:26, 27).

Wemorial on the Status of the Lutheran Teacher

» (1) The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod has
me of its organization in 1847 held that the office of
sthool teacher is part of the public ministry; and

EA 8, (2) This body maintains special professional schools

ig of parochial school teachers; and

s, (3) This body has the procedure of approving the
the teachers’ colleges as ministers of the Church and
ng.the first call to the graduates through the College of
andbook, 1949, 4.09); and

(4) This body urges congregations to extend per-
to teachers eligible for calls (Handbook, By-Laws,