# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S144
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144 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

In order to obtain these enrollments at the Senior College, the
preparatory colleges should enroll in their last year no less than
312 sophomores in 1956; no less than 330 sophomores in 1957,
and no less than 348 sophomores in 1958. Failure to maintain trend
at the sophomore college and senior college levels can be expected
to reduce the number of St. Louis graduates accordingly.

A further assumption is that Synod’s Springfield Seminary will
maintain an average of 40 graduates annually in the next ten years.

The estimated total of 1,964 graduates from Synod’s two sem-
maries in the next ten years should be regarded as a hopeful
estimate. Not all graduates enter upon the active ministry, at
least not at once.

Pastor Supply from Other Sources

There are three additional sources of pastor supply, as indi-
cated in Table 8.

Table 8— Sources and Numbers of Additional Pastor Supply

Year Re-entered Colloquy eign Sister Totals
1948 27 5 6 38
i949 26 8 315 49
1950 32 6 6 44
1951 24 7 3 34
1952 8 4 3 15
1953 10 3 13 26
1954 ——— 11 6 17 34

Totals __ 138 39 63 240

A sharp decrease has taken place in the number of pastors
who re-enter, presumably because the pastor shortage has already
brought back those who can be brought back.

Pastors are obtained by colloquy upon application and exam-
ination of their faith. The median number of pastors received
from this source is six.

Pastors received from sister synods show a sharp increase in
the last two years. In this category the median number of acces-
sions is also six a year.

The total supply from sources other than Synod’s seminaries
is estimated at 22 pastors a year.

Totals on Pastor Supply
The total pastor supply, 1956—1965, is estimated as follows:

a. From the seminaries —_——_—_-__________ 1,964
b. From other sources 229

—_——.

Total 2,184

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