# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2019_S473
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UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
Advisory members only are the following:
…
11.Certified lay ministersDirectors of church ministries
12.Candidates for the office of the ministry, for that of a teacher of
the Evangelical Lutheran Church, for director of Christian
education, for director of Christian outreach, for director of
family life ministry, for director of parish music, for deaconess,
for certified lay ministerdirector of church ministries, or for
parish assistant

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WHEREAS, In the past many of our teachers were trained to play
organ and direct choirs; and
WHEREAS, The Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod still does
this, proving this is still practical; therefore be it
Resolved, That the English District in convention memorialize
the Synod that the colleges and schools of The Lutheran Church—
Missouri Synod encourage all their students to learn to become
competent Lutheran organists.
English District

Article VI Conditions of Membership
Conditions for acquiring and holding membership in the Synod are
the following:
…
3. Regular call of pastors, teachers, directors of Christian education,
directors of Christian outreach, directors of family life ministry,
directors of parish music, deaconesses, certified lay
ministersdirectors of church ministries, and parish assistants and
regular election of lay delegates by the congregations, as also the
blamelessness of the life of such.
…
6. Pastors, teachers, directors of Christian education, directors of
Christian outreach, directors of family life ministry, directors of
parish music, deaconesses, certified lay ministersdirectors of
church ministries, or candidates for these offices not coming from
recognized orthodox church bodies must submit to a colloquium
before being received.
…

Article XII Districts of the Synod and Their Regulation
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10.The meetings of the districts of the Synod are composed of the
following:

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B. Advisory Members
Advisory members are:
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k. Certified lay ministersDirectors of church ministries
l. Candidates for the office of the ministry, for that of a teacher
of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, for director of Christian
education, for director of Christian outreach, for director of
family life ministry, for director of parish music, for
deaconess, for certified lay ministerdirector of church
ministry, or for parish assistant.

and be it further
Resolved, That the classification of DCM, upon ratification of
the above-mentioned constitutional amendment(s) by the
congregations of the Synod, be reflected in the Lutheran Annual,
online locator, and all other LCMS forums and publications.
Board of Regents
Concordia University Wisconsin / Ann Arbor
Ov. 7-18

To Encourage Synodical Educational Institutions
to Train Students to Become Organists
WHEREAS, Our congregations have much trouble finding capable
organists; and

Ov. 7-19

To Encourage Raising Up Lutheran Faculty for
Our Concordia University System Institutions
WHEREAS, Our Concordia University System (CUS) institutions
are lights of the Gospel as they seek to confess Christ in an
increasingly sinful and darkened world; and
WHEREAS, Our CUS schools enroll students from around the
country and around the world who may never have heard the
Gospel, and are therefore a mission field in which to reach the lost
with the saving message of the Gospel that they desperately need
for the forgiveness of their sins; and
WHEREAS, The faculty of our CUS schools are thus in a unique
position to share the Gospel in their daily vocations of teaching,
particularly with international students, among increasingly diverse
multi-ethnic populations, and with the unchurched; and
WHEREAS, We would not send into the field missionaries who
did not know Holy Scripture and the Lutheran Confessions; and
WHEREAS, Sharing the Gospel in an educational environment
that is itself a mission field requires a body of faculty who are
Lutheran or, if not possible, at least faculty who confess the basic
doctrines of the Christian faith, and who can without reservation
teach their disciplines in accordance with Holy Scripture and the
Lutheran Confessions to the unchurched who sit in the classrooms
of our CUS schools, as well as those who are already part of the
Body of Christ; and
WHEREAS, Our CUS schools face significant challenges in
locating and retaining faculty with appropriate educational
attainment who are members of The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod (LCMS) congregations; therefore be it
Resolved, That the Synod’s “LCMS U” Campus Ministry
encourage those students who are enrolled in, or considering
entering, graduate educational programs, to explore the possibility
of teaching at a CUS school; and be it further
Resolved, That the CUS expand and enhance its current database
of members of LCMS congregations who hold advanced academic
degrees to include students currently pursuing graduate degrees,
and by encouraging all such persons to submit their names and
resume information for confidential consideration by CUS schools
seeking faculty candidates; and be it further
Resolved, That each CUS school implement a formal program to
assist in “growing” its own LCMS faculty so that members of
LCMS congregations with master’s level degrees in fields where
there is a faculty shortage are engaged and financially assisted in
obtaining doctoral-level degrees while teaching at the CUS school,
subject to an appropriate commitment to ongoing service in the
CUS; and be it further

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