# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2001_S150
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RESOLUTIONS
tion’s colloquy examining committee and to which no
valid objection is made pursuant to Bylaw 6.113.
After the Colloquy Committee for the Teaching Ministry has received notification of a student’s admission
to the colloquy program from a Concordia campus or
from Concordia University Education Network
(CUEnet), the committee shall seek the endorsement of
the respective District president for the student and
publish notice in an official periodical of the Synod. If
no valid objection to the applicant is received by the
Colloquy Committee for the Teaching Ministry within
four weeks after the publication of such notice, acceptance into the program shall be deemed final. The committee, in its sole discretion, shall decide whether an
objection is valid. Its decision shall not be subject of any
appeal.
6.108 Certification
Certification by the faculty of one of the Concordia
campuses shall follow satisfactory completion of an oral
examination based upon courses in education, doctrine,
biblical interpretation, church history, and church practice, of which a minimum of four shall be taken in a traditional classroom setting from a synodical college or
university offering a bachelor’s degree or with faculty
of a synodical college or university teaching via
CUEnet, so as to meet the academic and theological
standards established by the Colloquy Committee for
the Teaching Ministry.
6.109 Eligibility for Admission to the Program
Placement
Applicants for admission to the teaching ministry by
colloquy shall be at least 25 years of age and shall be
expected to be able to meet the following academic and
theological requirements, comparable to the regular
synodical teacher education program, before their final
examination:
a. A college program culminating in a bachelor’s degree.
b. The satisfactory completion of certain required
courses or their equivalent in education, doctrine, biblical interpretation, church history, and churchly practice so as to meet the academic and theological standards established by the Colloquy Committee, of which
courses a minimum of four regular program courses
shall be taken with the faculty of a synodical college or
university or with pastors, teachers, or laypersons authorized by that institution and residing in the applicant’s geographical region offering a bachelor’s degree
in teacher education.
c. Student teaching under the supervision of a synodical institution offering a bachelor’s degree in teacher
education, or one year of successful teaching in a school
recognized by Synod.
d. Graduates of the teacher education program of
Valparaiso University need not meet the age requirement to apply for admission to The Lutheran Church—
Missouri Synod teacher colloquy program.
When all requirements have been met, including a
final oral examination, the student shall be declared eligible for the teaching ministry and shall be assigned
his or her first call by the Council of Presidents acting
as the Board of Assignments.
a. Such action shall be reported to the chairman of
the Colloquy Committee for the Teaching Ministry and
the appropriate District President;
b. Such action shall be published in an official periodical of the Synod.

6.111 Applications for Admission to the Program
a. Applications of men and women for admission to
the colloquy program for the teaching ministry shall be
directed to one of the synodical institutions offering a
bachelor’s degree in teacher education.
b. The application shall be accompanied by the following documents:
1. An autobiographical statement by the applicant
setting forth clearly his or her background, religious affiliation, education, and reason for wishing to qualify
for the teaching ministry in the Synod
2. Official transcripts of the applicant’s collegiate education
3. A recommendation from the President (or his designee) of the District in which the applicant resides
and whenever applicable, from the principal of the
school where the applicant has most recently taught or
is teaching
4. A testimonial to Christian character and life, personality, ability, and previous service from the applicant’s pastor, and two references from previous employers or people who have known and observed the
applicant for at least two recent years
c. The institution’s colloquy examining committee
shall determine whether an applicant meets the requirements for admission and shall forward the application, together with all required documents, and its
recommendation for disposition, to the following: the
president of the institution at which the applicant proposes to study, the President of the District in which
the applicant resides, and the chairman of the Colloquy
Committee.
6.113 Publication of Notice
After the Colloquy Committee has received an application as provided in Bylaw 6.111, the committee
shall publish notice of the application in an official periodical of the Synod. If no valid objection to the application is received by the Colloquy Committee within
four weeks after the publication of such notice, the applicant shall be accepted into the program. The committee, in its sole discretion, shall decide whether an
objection is valid. Its decision shall not be subject of any
appeal.
6.115 Program of Instruction
The institution’s director of colloquy shall supervise
the appropriate qualifying program and, when all requirements have been met, recommend the student to
its colloquy examining committee for a review of competency and readiness for admission to the teaching
ministry. Ordinarily the institution’s colloquy director
shall participate in the final oral examination.
6.117 Certificate of Eligibility
a. The institution’s colloquy examining committee
shall recommend to the faculty for endorsement those
colloquy students who have satisfactorily completed the
program and passed written and oral examinations.
b. The institution whose faculty determines that a
colloquy student for the teaching ministry has satisfactorily completed the colloquy program shall
1. issue a certificate of eligibility to the colloquy student;
2. report its action to the chairman of the Colloquy
Committee for the Teaching Ministry and the appropriate District President;
3. publish a report of its favorable action in an official periodical of the Synod.

6.110 Report to the Convention
The Colloquy Committee shall render a full report
on teacher-colloquy activities to each convention of the
Synod.

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6.119 Placement
Every colloquy student declared eligible for the
teaching ministry shall be assigned his or her first call