# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1977_S173
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

RESOLUTIONS

Seminary at Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, who desire to
enter the pastoral ministry of the Synod shall from the
time of enrollment seek the guidance of the faculty
adviser appointed by the Board for Higher Education;

6. To receive an internship (vicarage) assignment in
the LCMS, a student at this seminary shall:

a. be endorsed by the faculty of the seminary as
academically qualified;

b. be examined and endorsed for internship
placement in a LCMS congregation by a board
of examiners consisting of the Presidents of
the Canadian Districts of the Synod, the
designated synodical member of the faculty,
and a member of the Colloquy Board for the
Pastoral Office of the Synod; and

c. be recommended by the synodical professor to
the Council of Presidents acting as the Board
of Assignments;

7. To be accepted into the pastoral ministry of the
Synod and to receive placement, a candidate
shall:

a. be endorsed by the faculty of the seminary as
academically qualified;

b. be examined and endorsed by a board of
examiners consisting of the Presidents of the
Canadian Districts of the Synod, the
designated synodical member of the faculty,
and a member of the Colloquy Board for the
Pastoral Office of the Synod; and

c. be recommended by the synodical professor to
the Council of Presidents acting as the Board
of Assignments;

and be it finally

Resolved, That the Board for Higher Education
restudy the arrangement with Saskatoon and report to
the 1979 convention of the Synod.

Action: Adopted (8).

(Committee 6 had replaced 6-04 with 604A, “To
Regularize Saskatoon Arrangements in Bylaws.” A motion
was made and seconded in Session 2 to eliminate the first
resolve with its proposed Bylaws, leaving only the second
resolve, which asked the BHE to restudy the Saskatoon
arrangement. The motion failed to carry. In Session 8 the
convention permitted the committee to present Res. 6-04Basa
substitute. The principal change lay in substituting temporary
arrangements for proposed Bylaws. Favorable action follow-
ed.)

To Provide for Canadian Operation
of Concordia College, Edmonton

RESOLUTION 6-05A

Overtures 6-62—6-66C (CW, pp. 249—251)
Resolved, That Overture 6-65A be adopted as stated:

WHEREAS, The 1962 convention of the Synod
resolved that the plans and problems necessary for the
development of an indigenous Canadian ministry
require that the future of Edmonton (Concordia) be
considered apart from the long-range plans for the
synodical schools in the United States (Res. 1-16,
Proposition Twenty-two, 1962 Proceedings, p. 78); and

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WHEREAS, The Board for Higher Education and the
Concordia College, Edmonton, Board of Control have
applied this planning and operating principles for the
past 15 years and have seen the school thrive and
expand in its service to the church in Canada; and

WHEREAS, The Board of Control with the support of
the Alberta and British Columbia District of The
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod has determined
that the conditions in church and state are such as to
require Canadian control of Concordia College in order
to maximize its contribution to church and society;
therefore be it

Resolved, That Concordia College, Edmonton, Alta.,
Canada, become a church-affiliated college owned by
the LCMS Alberta and British Columbia District and
governed by the Alberta and British Columbia and the
Manitoba and Saskatchewan Districts of the LCMS
until otherwise determined by the LCMS in convention;
and be it further

Resolved, That the Board for Higher Education in
consultation with the Board of Control develop and
implement such policies, regulations, and procedures as
will provide for the orderly assumption of governance
and support of Concordia College, Edmonton, by the
appropriate Canadian authorities.

Action: Adopted (8).

(The committee inserted “Alberta and British Columbia
District” after “LCMS” in the first resolve.)

To Respond to Requests to Move
to 4-Year College Status

RESOLUTION 6-06A

Overtures 6-76—6-77, 6-111U (CW, pp. 253—254;
TB, pp. 18—19)

WHEREAS, Various synodical junior colleges have
expressed the desire to study and move toward 4-year
status; and

WHEREAS, Concordia College of Portland has
submitted detailed studies demonstrating spatial,
educational, and fiscal preparation to move to 4-year
status, thereby meeting specific criteria for a move to
such 4-year status, such as geographic considerations
and density of Lutheran population, as outlined in
Anaheim Res. 6-07A; and

WHEREAS, The Board for Higher Education has
appointed a planning committee to assess the entire
system of seminaries and colleges and the effects of
change upon that system; therefore be it

Resolved, That permission be granted to Concordia,
Portland, to move to 4-year status with subsidy to be
determined according to synodical formula but not to
exceed the current dollar level of synodical subsidy and
with no direct contributions from the respective District
treasuries; and be it further

Resolved, That there be careful cost accounting in
identifying costs of non-church worker programs; and
be it further