# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S413
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

ERSYNODICAL AND DOCTRINAL MATTERS 413

‘and called for full-time service in the church to per-
ific functions of the public ministry, is a “minister of
‘@ducation” and therefore is properly classified under the
tegories used by our Government — “ministers of the
id. “ministers of religion.” These designations are also
applied to those who are officially appointed to similar

‘a call is a divine call since it embraces a function of the
of the Word, is issued by the congregation, and is
imarily with the teaching of God’s Word. Accordingly,

y called parochial school teacher belongs to the clergy

‘ochial school teacher who has been trained in Synod’s
dIleges or has the equivalent qualifications both with re~
racter and professional training (the formal colloquy
odical procedure for establishing this equivalence) is,
c eptance of a valid call, inducted into his office by the
of “installation.”
the parochial school teacher performs a basic and very
art of the public ministry of the Word, he belongs to
elders who labor in Word and doctrine and who are
janted worthy of “double honor” (1 Tim.5:17). The
‘called teachers are “advisory members of Synod.” They
to attend and participate in the District synodical con-
and, through their elected representatives, in the general
os:of Synod. They are also expected to attend the regular
‘authorized teachers’ conferences. Their names are to
theofficial roster of Synod as printed in the Lutheran
nder the heading “Teachers of Missouri Synod — Men,
pf Christian Education.”

roperly appointed woman teacher in a Lutheran school
icipant in the public ministry of the Word and should

d.as.such. She should have qualifications similar to
i@regular male teacher, with respect to both faith and
ndprofessional training and competence. Hers is a
-differing in its scope from the call of the male teacher
since she is subject to the restrictions imposed upon the

her sex by Scripture (1 Cor. 14:34 and 1 Tim. 2:11, 12).
may also differ in tenure, sirfce she is free to. withdraw
professional responsibilities to enter the estate of matri-
teachers are not advisory members of Synod. They
r,,expected to participate in the regular teachers’ con-
are included in the official roster of Synod as printed
eran Annual under the heading of “Teachers of Mis-
~— Women.”