# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1973_S182
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182 RESOLUTIONS

their teaching and contribute to the work of equipping
people for their ministries in the Synod; and be it also

Resolved, That the Synod revise synodical Hand-
book Bylaw 6.71 to read as follows:

a. The Board of Control, with approval of the

Board for Higher Education, may grant any mem-

ber of the instructional staff who has served 7 years

at synodical institutions a sabbatical leave for one-

half year with pay or for an entire year with half

pay, to pursue advanced studies in his special field

of work or in any other acceptable program of

experience pr research or to gain additional parish
experience,

Action: Adopted (15).

To Establish Term of Office of College
and Seminary Presidents

RESOLUTION 6-20
Overtures 6-38, 6-39 (CW, pp. 276—277)

Whereas, Some limitations are already placed on the
term of office for the presidents of the Synod’s colleges
and seminaries (Handbook, 6.79 a); and

Wuereas, The appointment or election of full-time
synodical and District officers and executive secretaries
with specific limitations of terms is accepted in the
Synod as not militating against the divinity of the call;
and

Wuereas, The office of college and seminary presi-
dents is a significant and sensitive position with great
potential to influence the professional personnel, pro-
grams, and progress of the whole Synod; and

Wuereas, The significance of the office of president
makes it desirable that college and seminary presidents
of the Synod be subject to review at regular periods by
the respective Boards of Control according to the re-
quirements of their call and their duties as outlined in
Handbook 6.91; therefore be it

Resolved, That the term of office of the presidency
of syncdical colleges and seminaries be defined as a
term of 4 years subject to review and renewal by the
Beard of Control with the approval of a majority of the
electors; and be it further

Resolved, That the provisions of this resolution be-
come effective immediately with regard to all election
procedures in process; and be it further

Resolved, That the incumbent presidents of the Syn-
od’s colleges and seminaries be asked to place them-
selves voluntarily under the provisions of this resolu-
tion; and be it finally

Resolved, That presidents who place themselves vol-
untarily under the provisions of this resolution will be
subject to review 4 years from the date of adoption of
this resolution.

Action: None. Referred under omnibus Res. 4-47 to
the Board of Directors.

To Take No Action on Portland Request
RESOLUTION 6-21
Overture 6-64 (CW, p. 283)

Wuereas, Overture 6-64 has been withdrawn, the
floor committee on Higher Education recommends that
no action be taken on this overture.

Action: None. Referred under omnibus Res. 4-47 to
the Board of Directors.

To Encourage Support of Hispanic Ministries
RESOLUTION 6-22
Overtures 6-50, 6-52A—6-52H (CW, p. 279)

Whereas, There are approximately 13 million His-
panic Americans (Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans,
Cubans, Central and South Americans) representing a
language and cultural minority; and

Wuereas, These Hispanic Americans are concen-
trated largely in urban areas of the United States; and

Wuereas, There are only 120 Spanish-speaking Lu-
theran congregations in the United States and Puerto
Rico; therefore be it

Resolved, To intensify recruitment of Spanish-speak-
ing persons and others for full-time ministries; and be
it further

Resolved, To urge the Board of Directors of the
Synod to provide at once a minimum of $50,000 for
scholarships to assist any who wish to enter the ministry
to the Spanish-speaking people and are qualified for it;
and be it further

Resolved, That the Board for Higher Education es-
tablish and develop special curricula and arrangements
at selected colleges and seminaries for the training of
future workers; and be it further

Resolved, That the Board for Higher Education ar-
range with appropriate agencies for the development of
Hispanic Christian Literature to serve the ministries
among Hispanic Americans; and be it finally

Resolved, That the Board for Higher Education be
instructed to implement immediately the Hispanic
American Extension project (a model for which has
been submitted to the Board for Higher Education) to
prepare candidates for Hispanic American ministry in
the manner in which they need to be prepared.

Action: Adopted as amended (14).

(The final resolved was added by amendment.)

To Increase Our Support of Alabama
Lutheran Academy and College at Selma

RESOLUTION 6-23
Overture 6-18 (CW, p. 269)

WHEREAS, Previous conventions of the Synod (Cleve-
land 1962, Milwaukee 1971) have urged the recruitment