# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S277 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 276 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES D. That the Board of Control and the Planning Commission meet jointly as necessary and make a joint report with recom-_ mendations to the next Synod. THE ADMINISTRATIVE Boarp oF THE St. Louis Lurueran Brae Instrrute Ferp E. Gast, Chairman THEO. W. ScHROEDER Rut Harnacet, Secretary WALTER Grotrran Wo. L. Scunemer, Treasurer Ra.px FIscHer L. J. Drerxer Louise June JoHN GRUNDMANN LEONA ELLERMANN, Registrar Joun RuNGE Oscar E. Feucut, Dean ACTION Synod resolved, upon recommendation of Committee 1: Resolution 22 Wuereas, The Lord of the church has blessed our church with phenomenal growth and with rich opportunity for further expan- sion; and Wuereas, There is a desperate need for many more workers in the vineyard of the Lord; and Wuereas, There is some evidence that consecrated laymen are willing to devote themselves to full-time church work; there- fore be it Resolved, (1) That the President of Synod, in consultation with the boards of Missions, Education, Welfare, and the Board for Higher Education appoint a Planning Commission consisting of one representative from each of the following groups: the two theological seminaries; the two teachers colleges; the boards of Home Missions, Foreign Missions, Parish Education, Welfare, and Higher Education; two pastors; two teachers; two laymen; and two deans of existing part-time Bible institutes; and be it further Resolved, (2) That this Planning Commission thoroughly study the matter of enlisting and training laymen for part- and full-time service in the church (nature of such service, status of lay workers, type of training school, location of such school, possibility of ex- tension courses, and kindred problems); and be it finally Resolved, (3) That this Planning Commission report its find- ings and recommendations to the College of District Presidents and ultimately to the Synodical Convention of 1959.