# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1962_S119 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 118 RESOLUTIONS — COMMITTEE 4 study and evaluate legislation coming before the various state legislatures and the Congress with respect to state or federal aid to church schools and to take the proper action. Action: This resolution was adopted. Staff Needs for the Board of Parish Education RESOLUTION 4-21 Report 401, Recommendations 6, 19, 25, pp. 187, 188, 197, 206, 207, Reports and Memorials Unprinted Memorial 401 A, pp. 72—77, Today’s Business Wuenrras, There is need for a wide variety of services in the field of parish education; and Wuereas, The Board of Parish Education has called attention to areas of work which cannot be taken care of by the present staff; and Wuereas, The following positions have been given a priority rating for the next triennium: Director of Family Life Education; Associate Editor of School Ma- terials; Coordinator of Curriculum Materials; Editor of Lutheran High School Materials; and Associate Secre- tary of Schools; therefore be it Resolved, That the Synod pass an enabling act em- powering the Board of Parish Education to appoint addi- tional manpower according to the following schedule and with the following description: 1. Director of Family Life Education (1962). The Director of Family Life Education is to give ongoing leadership for the work of the Family Life Committee. He is to give attention to special studies, advance plan- ning, general promotion, production of materials, and overall supervision of the work on family-life education. 2. Associate Editor of School Materials (1962). The Associate Editor of School Materials would help speed up the production of materials for our Lutheran ele- mentary schools. The Board of Parish Education at- tempts to involve nonstaff personnel from the field and from our colleges and seminaries, but the School De- partment needs an additional staff member to help in the planning and editorial process. 3. Coordinator of Curriculum Materials (1962). The Coordinator of Curriculum Materials would work with other members of the staff in organizing and supervis- ing curriculum studies in the interest of a coordinated program of parish education and would give leadership in executing the program developed. Among the con- cerns to be dealt with by this staff member are: (a) ac- quainting the staff with new insights in curriculum building; (b) interrelationship of curriculum materials used in the various agencies; (c) surveying the curric- ulum needs of the congregations of the Synod; (d) re- viewing the theological content of curriculum materials; (e) planning a new overall curriculum in parish edu- cation. 4. Editor of Lutheran High School Materials (1963). The Editor of Lutheran High School Materials would provide leadership in developing instructional materials to serve our high schools both in religion and in other school subjects. He would give attention to the fol- lowing matters: (a) the editorial refinement of teaching units in religion; (b) the development of an ongoing program of revising these materials periodically; (c) co- operating with the religion teachers of Lutheran high schools in the revision of teaching units; and (d) pre- paring, editing, and revising of other materials in the high school curriculum as time permits and interest warrants. ; 5. Associate Secretary of Schools (1964). With the retirement of Dr. A. C. StelJhorn the Board of Parish Education has been left with a Secretary of Schools but no Associate Secretary. The comprehensive leadership required by our schools is beyond the capacity of one person. An Associate Secretary will help give atten- tion to school problems and the development of pro- motional and administrative materials; and be it further Resolved, That the Synod encourage the Board of Directors and the Fiscal Conference to allow the budget appropriations needed to add these additional persons to the staff of the Board of Parish Education; and be it finally Resolved, That the Board of Parish Education be commended for the long-range exploration of staff needs in its report to the Synod and that the positions not covered by this resolution be brought to the Synod at the time of the next convention. Action: This resolution was adopted. Intersynodical Translation of Luther’s Small Catechism (Enchiridion) RESOLUTON 4-22 Report 401, IX, B, pp. 207—212, Reports and Memorials Unprinted Memorial 412 Wuereas, Luther’s Catechism is used by the mem- bers of the church more extensively than any other of the confessional symbols of the Lutheran Church; and Wuereas, It is essential that a translation of the Enchiridion accurately reflect the true meaning the original writer had intended; and Wuereas, Concern was expressed that, although the new translation is more simple, it may tend to replace the official version and weaken specific doctrinal em- phases; and Wuereas, Only a small number of pastors and teach- ers have had an opportunity to use and examine the field-test edition of the new translation in classroom situations; and Wuenreas, Insufficient time has been available for a general discussion of the merits of this intersynodical catechism; therefore be it Resolved, That the Board of Parish Education be asked to make copies of the intersynodical Enchiridion |