# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2023_S361
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
WHEREAS, Commissioned workers in active calls are often
serving in roles training volunteer lay persons in their circuits and
districts above and beyond their responsibilities to their calling
congregations; and
WHEREAS, Opportunities to use the internet to disseminate
training in theological education exist and continue to arise;
therefore be it
Resolved, That the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod in
Convention direct CUS to produce resources and credentials
specific to the tasks of volunteers fulfilling roles that may be
otherwise served by commissioned workers; and be it further
Resolved, That these resources be published and made available
to congregations at a reasonable cost.
Board of Directors
Florida-Georgia District
Ov. 7-23

To Request Comprehensive Review of
Commissioned Ministry Colloquy Process
WHEREAS, The Synod in convention has repeatedly passed
resolutions related to the dire need for and advantages of having
Lutheran teachers, most recently in 2016 Resolution 8-01A, “To
Encourage and Strengthen the Lutheran Ethos of Our LCMS Early
Childhood Centers, Elementary Schools, and High Schools” (2016
Proceedings, 181) and in 2019 Res. 12-02A, “To Exhort the
Congregations of the LCMS to Actively Encourage Future Lutheran
School Teachers” (2019 Proceedings, 221); and
WHEREAS, In 2020–2021, only 26 percent of educators in
schools of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) were
on the active roster of Synod (LuthEd, “Early Childhood and School
Statistical Report, 2020–2021” www.luthed.org/early-childhoodand-school-statistical-report/, accessed Feb. 17, 2023); and
WHEREAS, The number of requests for Lutheran teachers from
the Concordia University System (CUS) has outpaced the number
of actual graduates since 2012 (2021 CONFEDEX Placement
Report); and
WHEREAS, Schools in the South Wisconsin District have
increasingly had to hire non-rostered Lutheran teachers; and
WHEREAS, The typical cost of the Concordia online Teacher
Colloquy Program offered through CUEnet is $6,452; and
WHEREAS, Graduating from a CUS school is the only other
option to a Lutheran Teacher Diploma; and
WHEREAS, Synod Bylaw subsection 3.10 establishes a Colloquy
Committee for Commissioned Ministry (CCCM); and
WHEREAS, Synod Bylaw 3.10.3.1 names “the First VicePresident of the Synod as chairman”; and
WHEREAS, Synod Bylaw 3.10.3.2 (b) gives authority to the
CCCM to “establish and monitor academic and theological
standards for each of the colloquy programs”; therefore be it
Resolved, That congregations and schools of the South
Wisconsin District give thanks for the service of all teachers in
Lutheran schools, regardless of Synod roster status; and be it further
Resolved, That the district in convention request that the CCCM
complete a comprehensive review of the teacher colloquy process
in order to establish a more efficient route to colloquize teachers
who are committed members of the LCMS; and be it further

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Resolved, That the district in convention request that the CCCM
complete a comprehensive review of the teacher colloquy process
in order to establish a more cost-effective route to colloquize
teachers; and be it finally
Resolved, That this review be completed, and the results be
communicated to the South Wisconsin District Board of Directors
and the Board for National Mission by Jan. 1, 2024.
South Wisconsin District
Ov. 7-24

To Recognize and Give Thanks for Work at
Concordia College—New York
WHEREAS, Concordia College—New York (CCNY) was
founded in 1881 in what was the Eastern District and is now the
Atlantic District when The Evangelical Lutheran Church and
School of St. Matthew in Manhattan established a “Sexta” and
“Quinta” at St. Matthew Academy, thereby beginning what would
be called the “New York Progymnasium”; and
WHEREAS, CCNY (referred to as the “Progymnasium,”
“Concordia Progymnasium,” and “Concordia Lutheran Collegiate
Institute” before being known universally as “Concordia College”)
relocated to the hamlet of Hawthorne, N.Y. on Buttermilk Hill
before moving to its current location in the village of Bronxville,
N.Y.; and
WHEREAS, CCNY not only has served the East Coast of the
United States but people throughout the nation and around the world
by giving all people access to quality Christian education and
rigorous opportunities to pursue studies in the liberal arts; and
WHEREAS, CCNY has been a place for Lutherans and for others
to gather for conventions, meetings, concerts, art events, sports
events, and other activities for over a century; and
WHEREAS, There is a time for all endeavors of man, which
blossom one day and wither the next like the flowers of the field,
but the Word of the Lord and His work of salvation endure forever
(Eccl. 3; Isaiah 40; James 1); and
WHEREAS, CCNY ceased all academic operations at the end of
the 2020–2021 academic year; and
WHEREAS, The closure of CCNY has left an enormous hole in
the hearts of alumni, faculty, staff, friends, and the Atlantic District;
therefore be it
Resolved, That we, the Atlantic District in convention recognize,
remember, and give thanks to God for the good and godly work of
the many alumni, faculty, and staff throughout the history of CCNY
in the training and instruction of God's Word and Christian life; and
be it further
Resolved, That we recognize, remember, and give thanks to God
for the good and godly work of the many friends of CCNY which
they have done and will continue to do in our congregations and
communities; and be it further
Resolved, That we recognize, remember, and give thanks to God
for the Care and Comfort Committee that raised dollars to support
the faculty and staff members of CCNY who were losing jobs due
to the closure of the school; and be it further
Resolved, That we give voice to our thanks and praise to God for
working through CCNY, and pray His continued guidance, as we
rise and sing the common doxology; and be it finally

2023 Convention Workbook