# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S132
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132 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

b. Official transcripts of the applicant’s secondary, collegiate,
and seminary training and a full description of noncredit academic
work done by the candidate;

c. Testimonials as to Christian character and life, personality,
ability, and previous service from no fewer than three competent
references who have known and observed the applicant for at least
two recent years,

2. In the case of men with partial training such applicants only
as have had three full years of college education, or their equiv-
alent, should be considered eligible by the committee for admission
to the program of qualifying for the ministry by colloquy. Five
years of combined college and seminary education, or their equiv-
alent, should be considered eligible by the committee for admission
to the program of qualifying for the ministry by colloquy. Five
years of combined college and seminary education, or their equiv-
alent, and a year of supervised vicarage shall be considered the
quantitative minima for completion of the program.

3. The additional training shall be carried out under the guid-
ance of the committee.

4. Readiness for admission to the office of the ministry shall
be demonstrated by:

a. An acceptable level of achievement in the areas of general
education. The committee may employ a combination of standard
examinations. .

b. Satisfactory completion of a well-rounded and comprehen-
Sive training in all major fields of theology. Deficiencies in theo-
logical preparation may be removed by seminary courses taken in
residence during regular or summer sessions and recommended
seminary correspondence courses.

c. Satisfactory completion of a supervised vicarage.

5. If the candidate for colloquy shows promise of satisfactorily
completing the required work as prescribed by the committee, he
shall be asked to submit a theological paper and a written sermon,
topic and text to be assigned, respectively, by the committee.
He shall also furnish a recording of a service as conducted and
a sermon as preached by him. As a final requirement he shall pass
an oral examination in the major areas of theology administered by
the committee on the campus of either of the seminaries or, in very
exceptional cases, elsewhere under the supervision of the com-
mittee.

6. In the case of men who have received a full standard theo-

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