# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S368
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

MISSIONS

Training National Workers

The need for a national ministry in foreign fields has been
recognized for some time. In recent years the need has become
all the more pressing because of nationalistic attitudes.

Much emphasis is therefore placed upon the training program
of future church workers. One new seminary was organized in
Manila, Philippines. Steps for a complete reorganization of the
ministerial and teacher-training program in Brazil, involving three
new institutions, have been taken. A “House of Theological
Studies” is under survey in England. A large portion of our
mission dollar will be used to maintain and expand our training
centers in foreign lands. They will also demand some of our best-
equipped St.Louis and Springfield Seminary graduates. For an
effective program, exchange professorships between the foreign
and the home seminaries should also be considered.

Seminaries in Foreign Lands Professors Students
Nagercoil, India 5 12
Tokyo, Japan 2 15
Taipei, Formosa 2 17
Manila, Philippines a 2 3
Porto Alegre, Brazil (Including Normal students). 10 137

Villa Ballester, Argentina 5 27
Monterrey, Mexico 1 11
Obot Idim, Nigeria (Synodical Conference) ___ 3 32
Chatenay, France 1 1
Oberursel, Germany (Some assistance is given by

Synod) Sa a

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The hope of the future lies not in sending large armies of
American missionaries to foreign lands, but in training qualified
national ministers, teachers, and lay workers.

There Is Much Interest in Missions

The Mission Call, which appears in eight issues of the Lutheran
Witness, has done much to stimulate interest in missions. The
many letters of inquiry about missions and the many special gifts
for special mission projects give evidence of such interest. The
large number of inquiries for additional information on our various
mission fields has led to the publication of the first Mission Annual,
edited by the Stewardship Department, This Mission Annual has
received wide distribution. It is the conviction of the mission
executives that there is great need for such a source book of

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