# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2010_S199
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Seminary and University Education
(b) Students shall complete an internship under the supervision of a
Synod institution offering a bachelor’s degree leading to deaconess certification or one year of successful deaconess ministry in an
LCMS congregation or an agency recognized by the Synod.
Lay Ministry Colloquy Admission and Curriculum
3.8.3.5.8 Before submitting an application to the lay ministry colloquy program, each prospective applicant shall have been a communicant member in good standing of a congregation of the Synod for at
least the past two years and shall possess a bachelor’s degree from an
accredited institution. Additional admission requirements may be established by the Board for University Education in consultation with the
(Synod) Colloquy Committee for Commissioned Ministry and campus
program directors.
3.8.3.5.8.1 Students shall complete eight courses in biblical interpretation, church history, the Lutheran Confessions, doctrine, the beliefs
of other religious bodies, and the ministry of the lay minister.
(a) The courses shall be taken in a traditional classroom setting from a
Synod college/university, with faculty of a Synod college/university
teaching via CUEnet, or in another setting with the prior approval of
the Board for University Education.
(b) Students shall complete an internship under the supervision of a
Synod institution offering a bachelor’s degree leading to lay ministry certification or one year of successful lay ministry in an LCMS
congregation.
Director of Parish Music Colloquy Admission and Curriculum
3.8.3.5.9 Before submitting an application to the director of parish
music colloquy program, each prospective applicant shall have been a
communicant member in good standing of a congregation of the Synod
for at least the past two years and shall possess a bachelor’s degree from
an accredited institution. Additional admission requirements may be established by the Board for University Education in consultation with the
(Synod) Colloquy Committee for Commissioned Ministry and campus
program directors.
3.8.3.5.9.1 Students shall complete eight courses in biblical interpretation, church history, the Lutheran Confessions, doctrine, the beliefs of
other religious bodies, and the ministry of the director of parish music.
(a) The courses shall be taken in a traditional classroom setting from a
Synod college/university, with faculty of a Synod college/university
teaching via CUEnet, or in another setting with the prior approval of
the Board for University Education.
(b) Students shall complete an internship under the supervision of a
Synod institution offering a bachelor’s degree leading to director
of parish music certification or one year of successful parish music
ministry in an LCMS congregation.
Director of Family Life Ministry Colloquy Admission and Curriculum
3.8.3.5.10 Before submitting an application to the director of family
life ministry colloquy program, each prospective applicant shall have
been a communicant member in good standing of a congregation of the
Synod for at least the past two years and shall possess a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution. Additional admission requirements
may be established by the Board for University Education in consultation with the (Synod) Colloquy Committee for Commissioned Ministry
and campus program directors.
3.8.3.5.10.1 Students shall complete eight courses in biblical interpretation, church history, the Lutheran Confessions, doctrine, the beliefs
of other religious bodies, and the ministry of the director of family life
education.
(a) The courses shall be taken in a traditional classroom setting from a
Synod college/university, with faculty of a Synod college/university
teaching via CUEnet, or in another setting with the prior approval of
the Board for University Education.
(b) Students shall complete an internship under the supervision of a
Synod institution offering a bachelor’s degree leading to family life

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ministry certification or one year of successful family life ministry
in an LCMS congregation.

Board for University Education;
Board of Regents, Concordia University Texas
5-26

To Revise Bylaw 3.8.3.5 re Admission
to Commissioned Ministry by Colloquy
Rationale:
It is proposed that the bylaw on commissioned minister colloquy
should be revised to achieve three purposes.
1.
Replacing the two college presidents with a representative
from CUEnet and two faculty members will bring the
committee membership into closer contact with the actual
students and their instructional program.
2.
Specifying two-year terms of service for committee
members brings the committee into alignment with the
proposed four-year convention cycle (two years will be an
appropriate rotation of faculty members).
3.
Specifying that the program policies and procedures are
to be maintained by the committee and publicized by the
Concordia University System places the responsibility
upon the entities that manage the program and deliver the
instruction.
Therefore, be it
Resolved, That Bylaws 3.8.3.5.1–3.8.3.5.10.1 be revised to read:
PRESENT/PROPOSED WORDING
3.8.3.5.1. The Colloquy Committee for Commissioned Ministry
shall consist of the First Vice-President of the Synod, the executive director of the Board for University Education, and two college/university
presidents. The President of the Synod shall appoint the vice-president
of the Synod and the two college/university presidents serving on the
committee. the president of Concordia University System ,a representative from CUEnet, two college/university presidents, one member of a
theology department and one member of an education department appointed to two-year terms by the president of the Concordia University
System. The First Vice-President appointed by the President shall be the
chairman of the committee.
(a) The committee shall direct the Synod activity in matters of colloquies for commissioned ministries.
(b) The committee shall also establish and monitor academic and theological standards for each of the colloquy programs. The procedures
and standards shall be documented by the Concordia University
System and made available through its publications.
(c) The committee shall consult the directors of the various programs
offering colloquy at the Synod’s colleges and universities when establishing or reviewing the standards, application and curriculum
requirements, and procedures.
(d) The committee , in its sole discretion, shall decide whether an objection to a colloquy candidate is valid.
(c) (e) The committee shall render a report on commissioned-minister
colloquy activities to each convention of the Synod.
Application and Certification
3.8.3.5.2 Each individual college or university shall be responsible
for acting upon applications and for establishing a prescribed program
of study (including the requisite courses in theology) for each person
admitted.
(a) Each of the Synod’s colleges and universities shall have a colloquy
examining committee.
(b) The institution’s president shall appoint the committee, and it shall
include the directors of the commissioned-ministry programs.

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