# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1959_S314
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

314 RESOLUTIONS — COMMITTEE 13

2. That the location of the school be determined by the Board
of Directors, in consultation with the Board for Higher Education,
according to criteria set up by the Planning Commission for a full-
time Bible Institute and by the Board for Higher Education;

3. That the general objectives of the school shall be to prepare
“mature Christian men and women” for services in churches and
missions;

4. That the name of the school be chosen by the Board for
Higher Education in consultation with the Praesidum;

5. That a practical program of studies which will enable the
school to reach its objectives be set up by the administrative staff
of the school in consultation with the Board for Higher Education;

6. That the administration of the lay training school be under
the Board for Higher Education.

a) That the Praesidum, in consultation with the Board for
Higher Education, appoint the first Board of Control and that ap-
propriate Handbook changes be made for the election of such
a Board thereafter.

b) That the Board of Control set up an Advisory Council
composed of representatives from various synodical departments
and from the lay organization of our church to help keep the
training program fused to the practical work of the church.

7. That the school make provisions for two types of students:
younger students under 30 as well as experienced, older persons
who desire to serve the Lord in a church vocation; that students
be at least 20 years old, have a high school diploma or its
equivalent, and pass adequate personality, aptitude, and vocational
entrance tests;

8. That the administrative and teaching staff be called or ap-
pointed according to the procedure of the Handbook;

9. That as soon as feasible the lay training institute set up ex-
tension programs in other areas of the Synod, utilizing, if possible,
the facilities of our existing colleges or other suitable facilities;

10. That the graduates of this school be regarded as parish
workers; that they be distinguished from professional pastors and
teachers;

11. That the new school be opened as soon as feasible on an
experimental and limited basis, as determined by the Board for
Higher Education, and if necessary in temporary quarters; and that
plans be made to provide the school with adequate permanent
facilities in accordance with the school’s growth and development;

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