# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S281
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280 PARISH EDUCATION.

Bible Class Curriculum Conference. —In co-operation with
Concordia Publishing House the Board for Parish Education spon-
sored a Bible Class Curriculum Conference in May 1954. This con-
ference provided for the comprehensive discussion of issues in-

and the Adult Department.

Sunday School Film. —In co-operation with the Board for
Audio-Visual Aids a Sunday school promotional film, This Way
to Heaven, was produced. This simple but dramatic story presents
some of the values of the Sunday school.

School Promotion. — The Board of Directors granted $100,000
from the “Conquest for Christ” offering for Special school promo-
tion. By specific authorization of the Board of Directors some
of this money has been expended for a school-promotion filmstrip,
Education at Its Best, school tracts for free distribution in the

Evaluation of the Board and Its Work. — One of the major
activities of the Board during the triennium was a self-evaluation

analysis and discussion, This was followed by a consideration of
neglected areas which needed further attention.

In studying the composite picture of staff reports, the following
neglected areas were enumerated as requiring some attention:

I. Public relations, including articles in the Lutheran Witness
and other periodicals.

2. The Saturday school.

3. Supplementary materials for part-time agencies.

4. Nursery class material for the vacation Bible school,
5. Doctrine and ethics,
6. Worship.

7. The Christian in society,

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