# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1973_S188
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7. PARISH SERVICES

To Accept the Report of the Board
of Parish Education

RESOLUTION 7-01
Report 7-01 (CW, pp. 285—295)

Wuereas, The Board of Parish Education (BPE) is
committed:

a) to education that is Christian;

b) to education for all people of all ages;

c) to education in a variety of settings;

d) to providing the best possible study programs and
media for teaching and learning the faith;

e) to help train teachers of the faith;

f) to the principle that the family is the basic teach-
ing-nurturing unit;

g) to Lutheran education in elementary and secon-
dary schools;

h) to build on what is good in our past while ex-
ploring new potentials in the future; and

Wuereas, The Board as a Christian education com-
munity is committed to the Lord, His church, and His
purposes; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Synod accept the report of the
BPE (CW, pp. 285—295) ; and be it further

Resolved, That the Synod commend the Board and
staff for the services they have continued to provide
to the Synod; and be it finally

Resolved, That congregations of the Synod be urged
to study and utilize the report of the Board as it applies
to the local situation.

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

To Extend Marriage
and Family Counseling Seminars

RESOLUTION 7-02

Report 7-01, Recommendation 1, Overtures 7-18A, 7-18B
(CW, pp. 296, 306)

Wuereas, The 1969 convention of The Lutheran
Church — Missouri Synod authorized a series of mar-
riage education and counseling seminars for pastors and
their wives to be sponsored by the Wheat Ridge Foun-
dation, the Board for Higher Education, the Board for
Missions, the Board of Social Ministry, and the Board
of Parish Education, which cost approximately $120,000;
and

Wuereas, District requests for the seminars exceeded
the 25 allocated by the Synod and a similar follow-up
project has been requested by participating pastors, Dis-
trict Presidents, education executives, and their wives;
and

Wuereas, Professional church workers and their

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spouses may desire the help, both personally and pro-
fessionally, offered by these seminars; therefore be it

Resolved, That an expanded marriage education and
counseling program be arranged for all our professional
church workers and spouses beginning March 1, 1974,
and terminating Feb. 28, 1978; and be it further

Resolved, That the Districts be offered 21 8-day sem-
inars for those who did not participate previously and
21 4-day seminars for those who attended the first sem-
inar; and be it further

Resolved, That the program be sponsored by the
Wheat Ridge Foundation, the Board for Higher Educa-
tion, the Board for Missions, the Board of Social Min-
istry, and the Board of Parish Education; and be it
further

Resolved, That the estimated 4-year cost to the
Synod of $150,000 be financed out of the 125th Anni-
versary Thankoffering as projected and/or be included
in the regular work program of the Synod; and be it
finally

Resolved, That the Board of Parish Education be au-
thorized to implement and administer the program, en-
gage a full-time project director, and make reports to
the Synod.

Action: Adopted (3).

To Encourage Development of Early
Childhood Education Program

RESOLUTION 7-03
Report 7-01, Recommendation 2 (CW, pp. 296—297)

Wuereas, Early childhood experiences and impres-
sions are important to a person’s total life; and

Wuereas, An increasing awareness of this has re-
sulted in the development of many educational agencies,
schools, and programs for the benefit of the very young
and their parents; and

WuerEAS, The Synod’s Board of Parish Education
and other synodical groups have recognized the im-
portance of a Christian atmosphere to help these chil-
dren and their parents during this crucial time of de-
velopment by preparing materials and programs for the
use of congregations desiring to establish Christian day
care centers, nursery schools, prekindergartens, kinder-
gartens, weekday schools, nursery rolls, parent educa-
tion programs, or materials centers; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Synod direct the Board of Parish
Education to devote special efforts in the next biennium
to this specialized field, in order that:

1. Each congregation of the Synod may become
aware of the needs, opportunities, and available ma-
terials for the Christian nurture of the very young in
the congregations and their communities;

2. Each congregation may be helped to analyze its