# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2007_S215
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_ SEMINARY AND UNIVERSITY EDUCATION 215

A i ion of hi j ist Wi

his home congregation.

At the request of the circuit counselor. assist on an interim basis
in a sister congregation.

With roval of his distri ident, serv I -

gregation, preaching station, or specialized ministry on a long-

Tm basis

In all cases the specific ministry pastor will work under the su-
ision of hi . Jained hi
approved by the district president.

2.12.2 A specific ministry pastor shall have successfully completed
the first level of training in the Synod’s Specific Ministry Pastor Pro-
gram taught through his district by instructors approved by his district
president and the seminary and based on the equivalency to the syllabi

r such ises develo the Synod’ inaries. H i hav
been examined by his district president or his designated representative
and the designated representative(s) of the seminary faculty as a collo-

; . hei 1 of bei ligible f icted

ri val of tr
call,

2.12.3 A congregation may, with the val of the district presi-

nt, extend a divine call ific_ mini r to serve it in
Word and Sacrament ministry under the gui f his supervisin
pastor. The district president should ordain this person for ministry in a

lic worship service in accordance with form: racti vel-
o Synod for urpose. Th ific mini r shall
be solemnly pledged to the Scriptures as the inspired and inerrant Word
of God and the Symbolical Books.of the Evangelical Lutheran Church

ri
as a true and unadulterated statement and exposition of the Word of

od, to wit:.

2.12.4 A specific ministry pastor, upon request of the congregation
with the roval of his supervisin tor, m viewed an-
nually by the district president. He must participate in the second level
f cific Mini Pastor Program training. under i TS ap-
Vi his district president he semin: nti S a spe-
cific ministry pastor,
missioned) member of th n ind is available for ll elsew

within his rostered, specific ministry, status.
2.12.6 After successful completion of all courses in the second level

f the ific Mini Pastor Progr: cific mini r shall
xamined by his district president or-his design: iv
sign representativ: minary facul ~

cial colloquy committee and be declared under Bylaws 2.7.1 and 2.7.2

lified by the facull a graduate of ific Mini r
assigned by the Council of Presidents as the Synod’s Board of Assign-

ments in dance wi law 2.9.1

Add a provision to Bylaw 2.8.1(a) to include under candidates
declared qualified for first calls those who have completed the first
level of training in the Synod’s Specific Ministry Pastor Program.

2.8.1 (a) They are those who before the effective date of the first
calls will have satisfactorily completed the prescribed courses of studies
and will have received diplomas from their respective educational in-
stitutions of the Synod, or have fulfilled the requisites of a colloquy or
other approved education program of the Synod (Bylaws 2.7.2 and

2.7.3), or have satisfactorily completed the prescribed courses in the
first level of training in the Synod’s Specific Ministry Pastor Program as
hi i ctors approved by the district presiden i-
nary.
Renumber Bylaw 2.10.2 to read 2.10.2.1 and add Bylaw
2.10.2.2.
i ifi
hav. requirements of Bylaw 2.12.
3.8.2.3 Add to the Board for Pastoral Education Bylaw “Monitor
the cooperative Specific Ministry Pastor Program administered by the
seminaries,”
Board of Directors, Rocky Mountain District;
Faith, Woodland Park, CO

5-05

To Expand DELTO Program

WHEREAS, There may be many men willing and gifted to serve
as pastors who do not have the ability to spend years in residential
seminary education; therefore be it

Resolved, That the 2006 convention of the Northern Illinois
District petition the 2007 LCMS convention to request our two
seminaries and the Board for Pastoral Education to consider ex-
panding the DELTO (Distance Education Leading To Ordination)
program to include those who are members of and serving in mul-
tiple staff congregations.

Northern Illinois District

5-06

To Expand DELTO

WHEREAS, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod continues to
have an insufficient number of ordained pastors; and

WHEREAS, There may be many men willing and gifted to serve
as pastors who do not have the ability to spend three years in resi-
dential seminary education; therefore be it

Resolved, That the 2007 LCMS convention require our two
seminaries and the Board for Pastoral Education to continue to ex-
pand the Distance Education Leading to Ordination (DELTO) pro-
gram to include those who are members of and serving in multiple
staff congregations. ;

Trinity
Roselle, IL

5-07

To Use Distance Education to Increase
Number of Pastors

WHEREAS, The 2004 Synod convention resolved “that the staff
of LCMS World Mission be charged to work with the Synod’s
districts in North America and with our partner churches around
the world urgently to bring forward plans to strengthen the evan-
gelistic outreach of existing congregations and to share the Good
News of Jesus in areas and among people where the name of Jesus
is not yet known” (2004 Res. 1-04); and .

WHEREAS, Our Lord Jesus Christ established the Office of the
Ministry to provide the Gospel and Sacraments to the people of
God (AC V); and

WHEREAS, The need in the church for pastoral ministries con-
tinues to increase, especially in the light of today’s missional con-
text; and

WHEREAS, The 2004 Synod convention resolved that The
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod set for itself the goal of estab-
lishing 2,000 new congregations by 2017 (2004 Res. 1-03), a goal
that cannot be reached without substantial numbers of mission-
planting pastors; and

WHEREAS, Both seminaries have recognized the need and have
begun distance education programs to provide more men with the
opportunity to prepare for ministry; and

WHEREAS, Discussions and planning have already begun be-
tween district staff, representatives of the communities to be
served, LCMS World Mission, and the seminaries to provide ad-
ditional opportunities for seminary education via distance educa-
tion programs, and so increase the number of men preparing for
ministry; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Synod in convention thank the seminaries
and those who have worked with these two institutions to plan and
implement distance education programs that serve the needs of ex-
isting congregations for missional pastoral leadership and prepare
the Synod for growth; and be it further

Resolved, That the Synod in convention urge the seminaries to
continue planning in consultation with the Board for Pastoral Edu-
cation, districts, LCMS World Mission, and the communities in
need of pastoral leadership to move forward aggressively in the use
of distance education programs to increase the number of pastors.

Board of Directors
Texas District