# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S1025
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PARISH EDUCATION
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homnca “he Rev. C. T. Spitz and Mr. “Robert aration ith 9, ielthorn reviewed the developments of Synod’s promotion of
service om'& e Ma , 1952, Meeting, in recopniti teinmeyer w. education during these thirty years. It is clear that the Lord
synods Board for Parish Education On of 20 Years of shly blessed our Synod through Dr. Stellhorn and his work
advancement of our parochial schools. The Board expressed

eciation to him for his faithful service.

id \t the regular monthly meetings the Board discussed problems
: gress in every area of education under its supervision, heard
reports from staff members, and gave guidance to them in their
.<'~ . Through the members of the staff the Board has maintained
contact with the field, largely offering service on call to District
conventions, pastors’ and teachers’ conferences, meetings of Sunday
school workers, regional meetings concerned with central Lutheran
schools or with Lutheran high schools, and other types of educa-
tional meetings. Through its Executive Secretary the Board also
had‘ direct contact with a number of District Boards for Parish
Education and has discussed with them the District program of
parish education.

The Board for Parish Education has conducted an annual two-
day Educational Conference, bringing together representatives from
all District Boards for Parish Education, the seminaries and the
ial grant of $1 teachers’ colleges, and members of the Board for Parish Education
F 000 ' and its staff for the discussion of common problems in the field of

the parish education. These meetings have been of tremendous benefit

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in unifying educational planning and thinking.
Through its staff the Board has been active in the Superin-
Student, the W. ther Le . tendents’ Conference, which brings together all full-time Directors
Board for Parish Bde ° md Over this fon ee of Christian Education in the Districts for an annual three-day
by the Board for Parish Edu ti . Bi ble Student has been edited . meeting devoted to the development of techniques and methods
Weidenschilling has functioned on since January, 1951, Dr. J. M \ for advancing the cause of parish education. aa
addition to his Previous editorial editor of The Bible Student, in The Board for Parish Education has had the co-operation of am
) responsibilities as editor of the the Department of Stewardship, Missionary Education, and Promo-
tion in the development of a variety of materials. The tracts made
available for Christian Family Week, the materials for the Bible
Student to its program of study materi Study Advance program, the poster and ‘tract for free distribution
Education now offers a complete § pilin the Board for Parish ' in connection with Lutheran Education Week, and “Feeding on the
unday school pr ogram from the Word” have been processed through this department.
ed Mr. W. The Board kept close contact with the work and program of
to participate in the Conquest for Chai A. Kramer, was the Lutheran Education Association during the triennium. The
for Pari ; request was a ist i Executive Secretary of the Board for Parish Education attended
or Parish Education, proved by the Board most of the meetings of the Executive Board of the Lutheran Edu-
cati At its meeting on April 16, 1951 the Board ; ; ‘ cation Association. The Board also granted a $300 subsidy for the
on took cognizance of the fact that this dat, for Parish Edu- publication of the 1951 yearbook of the Lutheran Education Asso-
rvice as we was the thirtieth ciation, entitled Educational Administration and Supervision of the
ecretary of Schools. Lutheran Schools of the Missouri Synod, 1914—1950.

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