# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2004_S145
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HIGHER EDUCATION
Additional admission requirements may be established
by the Board for Higher Education in consultation with the
(Synod) Colloquy Committee for Commissioned Ministry
and campus program directors.
Director of Christian Outreach Colloquy
Curriculum [new]

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gation of the Synod for at least the past two years and shall
possess a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
Additional admission requirements may be established
by the Board for Higher Education in consultation with the
(Synod) Colloquy Committee for Commissioned Ministry
and campus program directors.

a. Students shall complete eight courses in biblical interpretation, church history, the Lutheran Confessions,
doctrine, the beliefs of other religious bodies, and the ministry of the director of Christian outreach. The courses shall
be taken in a traditional classroom setting from a Synod
college/university, with faculty of a Synod college/university teaching via CUEnet, or in another setting with the
prior approval of the Board for Higher Education.
b. Students shall complete an internship under the supervision of a Synod institution offering a bachelor’s degree
leading to director of Christian outreach certification or one
year of successful Christian outreach ministry in an LCMS
congregation.

Lay Ministry Colloquy Curriculum [new]

Deaconess Colloquy Admission [revision of present
Bylaws 6.129 and 6.131]

Director of Parish Music Colloquy Admission
[revision of present Bylaw 6.124]

Before submitting an application to the Deaconess Colloquy Program, each prospective applicant shall have been
a communicant member in good standing of a congregation
of the Synod for at least the past two years and shall possess a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
Each applicant shall have already received training to
do the work of a deaconess and shall have served at least
three years in a recognized ministry of their church body.
Applicants who do not meet these requirements are to be
directed to a Synod institution that offers a deaconess program for enrollment in an undergraduate or alternate-route
program.
Additional admission requirements may be established
by the Board for Higher Education in consultation with the
(Synod) Colloquy Committee for Commissioned Ministry
and campus program directors.

Before submitting an application to the Director of
Parish Music Colloquy Program, each prospective applicant
shall have been a communicant member in good standing of
a congregation of the Synod for at least the past two years
and shall possess a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
Additional admission requirements may be established
by the Board for Higher Education in consultation with the
(Synod) Colloquy Committee for Commissioned Ministry
and campus program directors.

Deaconess Colloquy Curriculum [revision of present
Bylaw 6.135]
a. Students shall complete eight courses in biblical interpretation, church history, the Lutheran Confessions,
doctrine, the beliefs of other religious bodies, and the ministry of the deaconess. The courses shall be taken in a traditional classroom setting from a Synod college/university,
with faculty of a Synod college/university teaching via
CUEnet, or in another setting with the prior approval of
the Board for Higher Education.
b. Students shall complete an internship under the supervision of a Synod institution offering a bachelor’s degree
leading to deaconess certification or one year of successful
deaconess ministry in an LCMS congregation or an agency
recognized by the Synod.
Lay Ministry Colloquy Admission [new]
Before submitting an application to the Lay Ministry
Colloquy Program, each prospective applicant shall have
been a communicant member in good standing of a congre-

a. Students shall complete eight courses in biblical interpretation, church history, the Lutheran Confessions,
doctrine, the beliefs of other religious bodies, and the ministry of the lay minister. The courses shall be taken in a
traditional classroom setting from a Synod college/university, with faculty of a Synod college/university teaching via
CUEnet, or in another setting with the prior approval of
the Board for Higher Education.
b. Students shall complete an internship under the supervision of a Synod institution offering a bachelor’s degree
leading to lay ministry certification or one year of successful lay ministry in an LCMS congregation.

Director of Parish Music Colloquy Curriculum
[expansion of present Bylaw 6.108, divided]
a. Students shall complete eight courses in biblical interpretation, church history, the Lutheran Confessions,
doctrine, the beliefs of other religious bodies, and the ministry of the director of parish music. The courses shall be
taken in a traditional classroom setting from a Synod college/university, with faculty of a Synod college/university
teaching via CUEnet, or in another setting with the prior
approval of the Board for Higher Education.
b. Students shall complete an internship under the supervision of a Synod institution offering a bachelor’s degree leading to director of parish music certification or one year of successful parish music ministry in an LCMS congregation.
Director of Family Life Ministry Colloquy
Admission [new]
Before submitting an application to the Director of Family Life Ministry Colloquy Program, each prospective applicant shall have been a communicant member in good
standing of a congregation of the Synod for at least the past
two years and shall possess a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
Additional admission requirements may be established
by the Board for Higher Education in consultation with the
2004 Convention Proceedings