# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S1039
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286 PARISH EDUCATION

V. Memorial on the Status of the Lutheran Teacher

VI. Memorial on the Status of the Lutheran High Schoo] Teacher
VII. Conclusion

L Introduction

At the Milwaukee Convention in 1950, Synod ad
lowing resolution on the status of the teacher:

“Wuerzas, The Board for Parish Education has re
officially to approve the clarification given to the
Synod’s officials; be it therefore

“Resolved, That Synod grant approval of this
ficials in said matter; and be it further

“Resolved, That such approval is in no wa

Synod’s final acceptance of all statements mad
be it further

“Resolved, That the President of Synod appoint a committee to
review and study the question of the status of the teacher, said
committee to report back to Synod at the next delegate convention,”

The Honorable John W. Behnken, President of Synod, in No-
vember, 1950, appointed President W. H. Meyer, Prof. M. J, Nau-
mann, and Dr. A. L. Miller to this committee. These men requested
Dr. Behnken to add two additional members to the committee. Dr.
Behnken acceded to this request and appointed Dr. FE. Mayer and
Dr. A. W. Klinck to serve on the committee. Dr. F. E. Mayer found
it necessary to resign from the committee for reasons of health, To

replace Dr. Mayer, Dr. Behnken appointed Dr. Theo. Hoyer.

The committee held its first meeting in January, 1951, and its
final meeting in March, 1953. Fifteen meetings were held by the
committee, and some of these were two-day sessions.

The work of the committee covered Specifically four points:
(1) Study of selected essays and papers on the status of the teacher;
(2) Study of what the New Testament says concerning the office
of the ministry; (3) A historical study of the office of the ministry
within the Missouri Synod, with particular reference to the status
of the teacher; (4) Discussion of the problem of the status of the
teacher with a number of individuals who had given special study
to the matter. The following essays and Papers were studied by the
committee:

Boerger, J. F., Sr. “The Call of the Teacher.” Building the Parochial
School of Tomorrow, 1941, pp. 4958.

Boettcher, H. J. “The Call of a Parochial School Teacher.” Unpublished
essay, Twin Cities Mixed Pastoral. Conference of the Synodical
Conference, Feb. 19, 1941,

Brueggemann, H. G. “The Public Ministry in the Apostolic Age.” Con-
cordia Theological Monthl , February, 1951, pp. 81—109.

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istry” (Brief summary of the doctrinal position of the

ch and Ministry” (Biicrch and Ministry). Concordia’ Theological

fonthly, “The Lutheran Philosophy of Education as App! sonal

W. Fey School Level.” Essay prepared for the 1941 Education

Conte vocation sent to Teacher T. Glaeser by the School Association
o!

Dinos Paul’s and Emmanuel Congregations of Fort Wayne, Ind., De-
; cetera i the Appeal of the Ruling in the
ree Mage ia aur en rie ag aaa as of Internal Revenue,
Eeeyngton, D.C., May, 1950. .
Mi ae “The Stetas of the Lutheran Parochial School Teacher
Grotheer, Feht of Recent Developments.” Unpublished essay, No
in the Tue*irict Pastoral Conference, April 23, 1952. stents
Iilino’s E., Nitschke, W., and Meyer, W. H. College of Presi den ;
a nary Report of Committee on Status of Parochial 00
Teacher, 14>. i iti i d to the Doctrine
tzmann. “Reviving a False Position with Regar to
Kre tie ae critique of Dr. A. C, Stellhorn’s paper mphe Lutheran
of the Os Position in the Ministry of the Congregation.”) - trict
aeanm, P. E. “The Doctrine of the Call.” Northern Nebraska Dis
renee J. “Concerning the Ministry of the Church.” Concordia
Moe peological Monthly, June, 1951, pp. 385—416.
Mueller, A. C. “Status of the Lutheran Teacher.” Unpublished manu-
ui ’ *
ipt, October 23, 1950. . ,
Meier A. C. “The Lutheran Teacher and the Ministry of the Church.
,
essay. ;
Unpublished “The Status of the Parochial School Teacher.” Un-
Mu ublished essay, March 24, 1948. ; te upom
icol, O. J., Pflueger, A. H., and Lettermann, H. C. Commer anon,
Neen viving a False Position with Regard to the Doctrine o en ’,
; A critique of Dr. P. E. Kretzmann’s critique of Dr. A. C. Ste’ orn’s
paper. Christ
“ lement to ‘The Status of the Christian
ans Sonal ‘Teechen’ Piteoargh Teachers’ Conference, June 16,
Phi oer A. H., and others, “The Status of the Christian Day School
“Teacher.” Eastern District Teachers’ Conference. A
Stellhorn, A. C. “The Lutheran Teacher in the Ministry of the Chur
Essay at Western District Teachers’ Conference, Nov. 5—1, “th
Stellhorn, A. C. “The Lutheran Teacher’s Position in the Ministry of he
Congregation.” Report of the 1949 Educational Conference, pp.
to 60.

“ ition of the Lutheran Male Teacher.” Un-
nearer toe Coaayy Jelok Micnoun and Wisconsin Synod Teachers on
ference of Minnesota and North Dakota, St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 3, ae
Weidenschilling, J. M. “Office of the Ministry and Those Serving in
Office.” Unpublished statement. teacher.”
Zobel, L. G. “Theses on the Call of the Lutheran Day School eacher.
Lutheran School Journal, LVI (April, May, June, 1921), pp. a
tan, ‘CM. “the Public Ministry Within the Church.” Unpublished
manuscript, translated by the Rev. A. C. Mueller.

In studying the New Testament terms concerning the office of