# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1962_S132 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS 131 Ordination and Commissioning of Missionaries to Foreign Fields RESOLUTION 6-34 Memorial 625, p. 281, Reports and Memorials Wuereas, The College of Presidents has recom- mended clarification of section 4.43 of the synodical By- laws pertaining to commissioning of missionaries; there- fore be it Resolved, That section 4.43 of the Bylaws be amended to read as follows: 443 Order fer Ordination and Commissioning The order for the ordination and commissioning or commissioning of a missionary called into the foreign fields shall be issued upon the request of the respective Mission Board by the President of the District in which the missionary resides. The order for the commissioning of missionaries for service within a given District of the Synod shall be issued by the respective District President. Action: This resolution was adopted. Prerequisites for Ordination RESOLUTION 6-35 Memorial 632, p. 282, Reports and Memorials Wuereas, The College of Presidents has reviewed section 4.15 of the synodical Handbook regarding prereq- uisites for ordination and submitted a revised state- ment for acceptance by this convention; therefore be it Resolved, That section 4.15 as it now stands be stricken and replaced by the following statement by the College of Presidents: 4.15 Prerequisites for Ordination a. A candidate for the office of the pastoral ministry in The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod may be or- dained when the following prerequisites have been met: 1. He shall have completed the prescribed courses of study and have received a diploma from one of the church’s seminaries, or have fulfilled the requisites for a colloquy according to the synodical Handbook, 4.55 to 4.71. 2. He shall have received endorsement by the proper faculty or the committee on colloquies and in every respect have been declared qualified by them for the office of the ministry of Word and sacrament in the church. 3. He shall have indicated complete dedication to the ministry and the readiness to accept a call extended to him by the Board of Assignments. 4, He shall have received and accepted a call to a posi- tion the incumbent of which may be ordained according to the regulations of the Synod. 5. He shall have received and accepted a call extended through the proper channels to assume full-time work in the church. . 6. He shall have made application for membership in the Synod and have submitted a request for ordination to the respective District President (or the proper official of the Board through which the call was extended). b. Graduates of the St.Louis and Springfield semi- naries who have fulfilled the prerequisites stated in a, 1—4, and who wish to continue their professional studies shall be assigned and ordained upon their request under the following conditions: 1. A call shall have been extended by a congregation or a proper board expressing preference for a particular candidate to be assigned to the function of pastor, or other synodically approved office. 2. The District President shall approve the call, and the candidate shall be assigned by the Board of Assign- ments. 3. The District President shall approve the request for ordination and receive the candidate upon his applica- tion as a member of the Synod and the District. Action: This resolution was adopted. Lutheran Church — Canada RESOLUTION 6-36 Report 633, p. 282—284, Reports and Memorials Wuereas, The three Districts of The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod in Canada, together with the congregations of the English District in Canada, have been operating during the past triennium as a federation known as Lutheran Church — Canada; and Wuereas, The Lutheran Church— Canada is now planning to organize itself as a separate synodical body, in close relationship with The Lutheran Church — Mis- souri Synod, subject to the vote of the congregations in Canada; and Wuereas, it will be necessary to work out many de- tails involving various synodical boards, such as the Board for Higher Education, the Board for Missions in North and South America, the Church Extension Board, and the Board for Support and Pensions; therefore be it Resolved, That Lutheran Church — Canada be en- couraged to proceed with its plans to build up a strong indigenous Lutheran Church in Canada; and be it further Resolved, That the synodical Boards of Higher Edu- cation, Missions in North and South America, Church Extension, and Support and Pensions cooperate with Lutheran Church — Canada in formulating plans and making equitable arrangements with Lutheran Church —- Canada and report to the next synodical convention. Action: This resolution was adopted. Limiting the Size of Synodical Conventions RESOLUTION 6-37 Memorial 608, p. 270, Reports and Memorials Wuereas, The size of the synodical convention is constantly increasing; and Wuereas, There is a sincere concern to give all dele- gates the opportunity to become fully informed about the issues involved and to express their views; and Wuereas, A new method of establishing the number of delegates to the synodical convention requires fur- ther studies in apportionment and the realignment of electoral circuits; therefore be it Resolved, That this memorial be referred to the Col- lege of Presidents for study and for a report to the next convention of the Synod. Action: This resolution was adopted.