# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1965_S158 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 158 RESOLUTIONS — COMMITTEE 7 Education, to appoint a suitable number of men to rep- resent The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod in the joint work on such a revision; and be it further Resolved, That the Board of Parish Education con- tinue for the time being to use the present synodical translation of the Small Catechism; and be it finally Resolved, That the Board of Parish Education report to the next convention of the Synod on the progress, if any, of this undertaking. Action: This resolution was adopted. To Empower the Board of Parish Education to Meet Staff Needs RESOLUTION 7-10 Report 7-01, Recommendation 10 (CW, p. 300) Wuereas, There is an urgency to meet a wide variety of God-given opportunities in the field of parish educa- tion; and Wuereas, The Board of Parish Education recognizes areas of work which cannot be adequately met by the present staff; and Wuereas, These needs were already identified in Cleveland in 1962 and were referred to this convention; and Wuereas, The church’s challenges in these areas will best be met by the appointment of — 1) an editor of Leadership Programs and Materials, and 2) an associate Secretary of Adult Education; there- fore be it Resolved, That the Synod empower the Board of Parish Education to appoint — 1) an editor of Leadership Programs and Materials who is to produce and encourage intensive use of lay leadership educational materials for the ministry of the Word in the local parish, such as courses for Sunday school teacher training, Bible institutes, camping con- ferences, and retreats; 2) an associate Secretary of Adult Education, who shall help extend the gains in the entire field of Bible study, Bible institutes, Bible teaching missions, and adult education seminars; and be it further Resolved, That the Synod encourage the Board of Directors and the Budget Committee to allow the ap- propriations needed to make this increased leadership possible. Action: This resolution was adopted. To Study Shared-Time Program, ete. RESOLUTION 7-11 Report 7-01 (CW, p. 286) Overtures 7-03 (CW, pp. 302, 303); 7-17 Un (URO, p. 38) Wuereas, The church must ever be ready to seek and take advantage of promising new opportunities in Christian education; and Wuereas, Shared-time education (also called dual enrollment) offers possibilities for providing Christian education in places and to children and youth where full-time Christian education is not always feasible; and Wuereas, The opportunities presented in shared time to extend the learning experience of children and youth already in a full-time program of Christian education need to be more fully explored; and Wuereas, Proper evaluation of new methods and practices must be weighed as to their consequences to the student and to the entire program of Christian edu- cation; and Wuereas, The Board of Parish Education has kept itself informed on the developments in shared-time edu- cation; therefore be it Resolved, That the Board of Parish Education con- tinue its study of shared-time education and make its findings available to District Boards of Education and the Synod generally; and be it further Resolved, That local experiments be encouraged wherever possible in consultation with District Boards of Education; and be it finally Resolved, That the Board of Parish Education de- velop guidelines for appraisal and direction in estab- lishing and maintaining a shared-time program to the best advantage of our children and youth in either part or full-time programs of Christian education. Action: This resolution was referred to the Synod’s President. To Make Survey Before Establishing a Lutheran Secondary School RESOLUTION 7-12 Report 7-01 VI (CW, p. 281) Wuereas, The Synod’s Handbook recommends that congregations cooperatively establish Lutheran high schools wherever possible; and Wuereas, A number of communities are continuing their exploration of the possibility of a Lutheran secon- dary school; and Wuereas, The Board of Parish Education has avail- able guidelines for the establishment of Lutheran sec- ondary schools; therefore be it Resolved, That the Board of Parish Education en- courage larger Lutheran communities which do not have a Lutheran secondary school to study the feasibility of establishing such a school; and be it further Resolved, That before a Lutheran secondary school is established, a comprehensive survey be made in co- operation with the synodical and/or District Board of Parish Education. Action: This resolution was referred to the Synod’s President.