# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1981_S193
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To Consider Employment.
of Black Faculty
and Professional Staff

RESOLUTION 6-20A
Overture 6-46 (CW, p. 265)

F |. WHEREAS, An accelerated recruitment program
4 focused on the potential Black professional church
F workers has been launched by our church; and
; WHEREAS, Such a recruitment program should result
— ina greatly increased number of Blacks in the secondary
E schools, colleges, and seminaries of our Synod; and
- WHEREAS, Black faculty and/or Black advisers have
q proven to be very helpful in communicating with the
FE Blackstudents and in offering them a support base; and
; WHEREAS, The number of Black faculty and pro-
. fessional staff in our system of colleges and secondary
4 schools is appallingly negligible; therefore be it

Resolved, That each college and seminary be en-
couraged to continue considering employment of at
least one Black faculty or professional staff member;
and be it further

Resolved, That the seminaries and colleges be
instructed to cooperate with the work of the Commission
on Black Ministry for this purpose; and be it finally

Resolved, That the report on the status of this
resolution be included in the report of the Board for
Higher Education to the next convention.

Action: Adopted (14).

To Reaffirm Need to Revise
and Enrich Program for Training
of Pastors and Teachers
for Black Ministry

RESOLUTION 6-21
Overture 6-47 (CW, p. 265)

WHEREAS, A large number of individuals will be
entering the ministry of The Lutheran Church—Mis-
souri Synod over the next 10 years; and

WHEREAS, Many of these persons will be serving
urban Black and integrated parishes for the foreseeable
future; and a

_WHEREAS, The curricula at the synodical institutions
should equip the individuals to serve effectively in such
parishes; therefore be it

Resolved, That the 1981 convention instruct synod-
ical institutions to confer with the Black Ministry
Commission and representatives of ethnic minority
groups to include courses and experiences reflecting the
culture of Blacks and other ethnic groups.

Action: Adopted (14).

RESOLUTIONS 193

To Develop Additional Forms of
Training for Church-Vocation Workers

RESOLUTION 6-22
Overture 6-48 (CW, p. 265)

WHEREAS, Changing times and changing communi-
ties (e.g., ethnic, inner-city, rural, urban, suburban,
apartment, single-parent, senior citizens) require new
ideas for ministry for the church to go, teach, and
baptize; and

WHEREAS, New forms of ministry need people to be
properly trained to make new mission outreach a
successful reality; and

WHEREAS, Present forms of church-worker training
do not always meet the needs of the community to be
served; therefore be it .

Resolved, That the Synod in convention direct the
Board for Higher Education to develop additional forms
of training for church-vocation workers in special areas
of ministry; and be it further

' Resolved, That congregations in areas where such
training is deemed necessary actively pursue the calling
and commissioning of such specially trained church-
vocation workers; and be it finally

Resolved, That congregations encourage interested
persons to take such special training so that the mission
of God’s church can be furthered in the world.

Action: Adopted (14).

To Require Parish Experience
Before Call to Seminary

RESOLUTION 6-23
Overture 6-67 (CW, pp. 271—272)

WHEREAS, The overall concern of The Lutheran
Church—Missouri Synod seminaries is to train future
pastors to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ in local
congregations and communities; and

WHEREAS, The professors of these seminaries should
be able to give proper guidance on how to work in local
congregations and communities; therefore be it

Resolved, That ordinarily Boards of Control not call
a pastor to teach in a seminary until that pastor has
completed some years of service as a parish pastor.

Action: Adopted (14). °

(An amendment to drop “ordinarily” and to require at least
three years of parish service failed.)

To Increase Recruitment
of Pastors and Male Teachers

RESOLUTION 6-24
Report 6-01 (CW, pp. 227—232)

WHEREAS, The Lord has. blessed the Synod with a
gratifying increase in the number of pastoral candidates