# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2001_S61 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 60 SYNODICAL REPORTS Pastoral Education The Board for Higher Education coordinates and monitors pas- toral education activity through a committee in the Board. The Committee for Pastoral Education (CPE) develops strategic plans that expand upon the basic educational strategies of the BHE/CUS Board to fulfill its responsibilities for providing cducational ser- vices and processes to prepare pastors for the LCMS. The Director of Pastoral Education works closely with the CPE to * recommend approval to the BHE of special studies and/or re- search projects related to the committee’s assigned field: * encourage enhancement of spiritual-life programs on seminary campuses; * evaluate assumptions and objectives related to pastoral education and review assessment findings for corrective action; * review annually data, statistics, and trends in theological educa- tion; «address requests on pastoral education issues, concerns, and op- portunities: * recommend proposals to the BHE for the education of pastors; * recommend policies to the BHE for coordination of our seminaries; * assist in recruitment for church workers. The CPE seeks to identify ways and means to coordinate and enhance programs and activities of the two seminaries and pre- seminary programs at the universities/colleges. Thus they worked on these issues in the past triennium: ¢ Programs related to recruitment of candidates for the pastoral ministry * Initiated a proposal for Life-Long Learning and Development for Pastors * Initiated a proposal for addressing Practical Issues in Preparation for the Pastoral Ministry * Initiated a proposal for Pre-Seminary Education ¢ Pursued a Common Agreement at the seminaries for language en- trance requirements * Coordinated the seminaries through regular meetings of the Di- rector of Pastoral Education with Presidents, Deans of Students, Academic Deans. Recruitment and Admission Officers, and DELTO Administrators Placement Figures 1998-2001: Commissioned Ministers, Pastors, and Vicars Placement Figures 1998-2001. Commissioned Ministers. Pastors, and Vicars Piacement of Commissioned Ministers Category 97-98 98-99 99-00 Teachers 266 268 DCE 46 Lay Ministers 5 46 | DCO 2 | Deaconess 3 3 Totals 322 317 Placement of Pastors ——_-—— . H 97-98 _ 98-99 99-00 162 __ 157 173 Placement of Vicars [ 97-98 98-99 99-00 182 : 154 169 Certified for Colloquy Category 97-98 a) 99-00 Pastor _ 28 13 32 Teacher 54 52 _ 74 DCE ie] i 0 Deaconess 1 ie] 6 2001 Convention Workbook CUEnet (Concordia University Education Network) CUEnet is a collaborative endeavor of the ten Concordia col- leges and universities. The mission of CUEnet is to employ collab- oration and technology to facilitate access from a distance to the educational programs of the congregations, high schools, colleges, universities, seminaries, and other agencies of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Concordia Online Teacher Colloquy Program The first class of online students began their studies in February 2001 with 125 students from 23 Districts enrolled. CUEnet hopes to serve 300 students per year as it addresses the 6,650 teachers in Lutheran elementary and high schools across the country who have not been certified by The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. The ten Concordia college and university faculties will continue to eval- uate each student for certification for a call as a Minister of Reli- gion, Commissioned. New courses begin each month. Delivery of Academic Courses CUEnet continues to facilitate the delivery of academic courses {rom our college and university campuses to our Lutheran high schools. Fifty-nine such courses were delivered this past academic year. The Concordia campuses also utilize CUEnet technology for the exchange of professors and academic courses. A number of Districts also employ CUEnet technology on a full-time or part- time basis. Concordia Administrative Information System In 1996, the institutions of higher education determined that the software currently used to operate the administrative systems on our campuses must be replaced. Following an extensive search process, in 1999 the Concordia University System signed a con- tract with SCT Corporation to provide an integrated software sys- tem. The master contract licenses this software on behalf of the twelve colleges, universities, and seminaries, the LCMS national offices, Worker Benefit Plans, the LCMS Foundation, and Lutheran Church Extension Fund. By negotiating a single license on behalf of all entitics, a very significant cost reduction was achieved. This software manages information in the areas of finance. pay- rol], student records, financial aid, and development. A single data- base system integrates these areas, and it will be possible to access information over the Internet. Unlike older systems that primarily stored records, this soltware enables administrators to analyze data in a very sophisticated manner and manage more effectively. In order to implement and maintain the software with maximum efficiency and cost-effectiveness. al] sites are using a common base software setup as well as compatible computers. The common base setup involved teams of financial officers, payroll managers, regis- trars, admissions officers, housing officers, financial aid adminis- trators, and development personnel from cach institution. Through the many meetings and communications. a higher level of collabo- ration and collegiality has been achieved. Top-level project management and technical leadership is pro- vided by the Concordia Administrative Information Service com- puter center in Chicago. The service center is jointly supported by the institutions using the SCT software. For the Sake of the Church With sights on the year 2010, the For the Sake of the Church initiative aims to double the number of LCMS students at the ten Concordia University System schools while gathering a $400 mil- lion endowment fund to help lower tuition expenses for any academ- ically qualified member of a Synod congregation. In December 2000 the campaign reported receiving in gifts and pledges more than $58 million. That is $26 million more than the