# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1959_S219
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

PARISH EDUCATION

Evaluation of the Sunday School
RESOLUTION 18, COMMITTEE 4
Memorial 201, page 250, Reports and Memorials

Wuereas, The Sunday school needs good organization, admin-
istration, and supervision if it is to achieve the purpose for which
it exists; and

Wuereas, All aspects of the Sunday school must be measured
and evaluated and remedial measures adopted, where necessary,
in order to improve the Sunday school; and

Wuenreas, The Board of Parish Education has prepared a Sun-
day School Standard and a Guide to the Sunday School Standard;
therefore be it

Resolved, That local boards of Christian education be urged to
review annually the Sunday School Standard and the Guide to the
Standard as an instrument for detecting weaknesses and working
toward the goal of the best possible Sunday school.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

Bible Study
RESOLUTION 19, COMMITTEE 4
Memorial 201, page 252, Reports and Memorials
Wuereas, God has bountifully blessed The Lutheran Church —

Missouri Synod with a constant increase in church membership; and

Wuereas, Enrollment in the Bible classes has increased mate-
rially, but has not increased at the same rate as church member-
ship; therefore be it

Resolved:

a) That the Synod re-emphasize to its congregations the cen-
tral place which the Bible has in Lutheran theology and the im-
portance of Bible study in parish life and work;

b) That local congregations and their boards of education be
encouraged to expand the opportunities which they provide for
Bible study by offering more Sunday morning classes, weekday
classes, cottage-type classes, with more elective courses and short-
term courses (institute plan);

c) That the Synod encourage each congregation to work for
an increase in Bible class enrollment which equals or exceeds the
rate of its communicant membership increase;

d) That our congregations give special attention to the quality

of Bible class teaching during the next triennium and to that
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