# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1977_S179
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RESOLUTIONS 179

To Sponsor
a Pastoral Education Sunday

RESOLUTION 6-21
Overture 6-108 (CW, p. 262)

WHEREAS, The congregations of the Synod entrust
to their seminaries the task of training and preparing
pastors for the proclamation of God’s Word and the
administration of the sacraments; and

WHEREAS, Increasing financial costs are making the
execution of this trust in a full and adequate manner
more and more difficult for the seminaries; and

WHEREAS, Increased student fees and tuition are
producing hardships for many young men who wish to
study for the holy ministry; and

WHEREAS, It is the obligation of the Synod’s
congregations to support the ongoing task entrusted to
their seminaries of training future ministers; therefore
be it

Resolved, That we request the Board for Higher
Education and the development offices of the
seminaries to develop a program for sponsoring a
special Sunday for pastoral education, and that we
suggest they utilize the resources of seminary students,
recent graduates, and retired pastors to bring the
message of recruitment and financial needs to the
attention of our constituency.

Action: Declined (16).

To Define the Term “Church Worker”
RESOLUTION 6-22
Overture 6-84 (CW, p. 257)

WHEREAS, Over the years various categories have
been added to the officially approved list of “church
worker”; and

WHEREAS, The Synod in convention has instructed
our educational institutions to give priority to
recruiting church workers; and

WHEREAS, Synodical subsidy amounts are tied
directly to the number of church workers; and

WHEREAS, No careful study has been made as to
exactly what the term “church worker” does and should

mean in The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod;
therefore be it

Resolved, That the Board for Higher Education give
careful study to the matter of defining the term “church
worker”; and be it further

Resolved, That they present their report to the 1979
convention of the Synod for approval; and be it finally

Resolved, That no further changes be made in our
present usage of this term until that report is acted
upon.

Action: Adopted (16).

To Decline Overture That
Would Require All Faculty Members
to Subscribe to “A Statement”

RESOLUTION 6-23
Overture 6-30 (CW, p. 241)

WHEREAS, It was not the intention of the Synod, in
adopting “A Statement,” to demand that individual
members of the Synod sign a declaration in which they
subscribe to “A Statement”; and

WHEREAS, The Commission on Theology and
Church Relations has issued guidelines for use of “A
Statement” which evangelically and pastorally
safeguard the theological interests of the Synod,
therefore be it

Resolved, That Overture 6-30 be respectfully declin-
ed.

Action: Adopted (16).

To Amend Bylaw re Membership
on Faculty Hearings Committee

RESOLUTION 6-24
Overture 6-105 (CW, pp. 261—262)

WHEREAS, The Commission on Constitutional
Matters has ruled that the president of a synodical
college or seminary may not be a member of the
standing hearings committee or of another standing
committee to which the functions of such a committee
have been assigned; therefore be it

Resolved, That Bylaw 6.91 d be amended to read:

PRESENT WORDING

6.91 Authority and Duties

d. He shall be the academic head of the faculty
and preside at its meetings. He shall be an ex-officio
member of the standing committees of the faculty
and of its instructional divisions or departments.

PROPOSED WORDING

6.91 Authority and Duties

d. He shall be the academic head of the faculty
and preside at its meetings. He shall be an ex-officio
member of the standing committees of the faculty,
with the exception of the standing hearings com-
mittee or of another standing committee to which the
functions of such a committee have been assigned,
and of its instructional divisions or departments.

Action: Adopted (14).

To Clarify Bylaw 6.80
(Removal from Office)

RESOLUTION 6-25

Overture 6-104 (CW, p. 261)

WHEREAS, Concern has been expressed that when a
faculty member is removed from office under Bylaw
6.80, the Board of Control may not be informed of the
reasons thereof; therefore be it