# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S549
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MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS 549

a@irement of clinical training for their chaplains, and in the
le future very few of our pastors will be eligible for
és.in institutions unless they have enjoyed the benefits
ig. .
the Council for Clinical Training nor the Institute for
Care are Lutheran in their orientation. While they have
{and will continue to render, valuable service, they are
te nor satisfactory to meet our needs.

vious that. we must establish our own system of clinical
our pastors if we wish to continue the great work
'is:doing through its city missionaries and institutional

id. also be noted that Clinical Training in Pastoral Care
Je'not only to professional chaplains in institutions, but
F, pastor. This training is simply an intensification of the
6 practical theology which we have given and are

in the fall of 1951 with the request that a committee
ted to work out standards of instruction for all clinical
nterests so that a uniform accreditation of training centers

professional hospital chaplains. The Department, in
On with Concordia Seminary, has been instrumental in

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