# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2013_S155
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

everlasting righteousness, to everlasting life and heaven, so that
Daniel [12:3] says well that ‘those who teach others shall shine like
the brightness of the firmament; and those who turn many to righteousness shall be like the stars for ever and ever’” (Luther’s Works,
Vol. 46); and

To Celebrate 150th Anniversary of Concordia
University Chicago, River Forest, IL

Whereas, The increasingly post-Christian, post-modern context of North America and various other global contexts and the
complexity of non-Christian ideologies operating within these
contexts present daunting challenges to the proclamation of the
Gospel; and

Overture L5-38

Whereas, Young men who are regarded as high caliber among
their peers would be particularly useful in addressing the challenges to the Gospel which are inherent in these contexts; therefore
be it
Resolved, That ministers of religion—ordained and —commissioned and lay people be strongly encouraged to identify, inform,
and encourage appropriate candidates for service in the pastoral
ministry, with special emphasis upon those who are regarded to
be of high caliber among their peers.
Action: Adopted (8)
(After discussion, Res. 5-13A was adopted as presented [Yes:
738; No: 121].)

To Conduct Study of Alternate Routes
to Pastoral Ministry
Resolution 5-14A
R7-02 (CW, pp. 403–452)
Whereas, The SMP Task Force Report notes that there are eight
routes to ordained ministry; and
Whereas, The SMP Task Force Report recommends for the
sake of clarity and simplicity that a study of the non-Master of
Divinity routes to the Pastoral Office take place; therefore be it
Resolved, That the Synod President appoint a task force (chaired
by the Executive Director for Pastoral Education) to conduct a
study of the non-Master of Divinity routes to the Pastoral Office,
and that it report its findings and recommendations regarding the
appropriateness of each route, the optimal number of such routes,
etc. to the Synod President by the end of 2015 for action at the 2016
Synod convention.

RESOLUTION 5-15

Whereas, God Almighty has abundantly blessed Concordia
University Chicago, enabling it to serve The Lutheran Church—
Missouri Synod for 150 years as an institution for the preparation
of church workers, including programs in Lutheran teacher education, director of Christian education, deaconess, director of parish
music, and pre-seminary education; and
Whereas, God Almighty has abundantly blessed Concordia
University Chicago, enabling it to continue to be recognized as a
national leader in the fields of both public and parochial education; and
Whereas, God Almighty has abundantly blessed Concordia
University Chicago over the course of a century and a half with
nearly 34,000 alumni sainted and living, who have served and led
in churches, schools, institutions, and communities throughout
the world through a variety of vocations; and
Whereas, God Almighty has abundantly blessed Concordia University Chicago, enabling it to serve the church and world
through 45 distinct graduate programs delivered in 37 states and
26 countries world-wide; and
Whereas, God Almighty has abundantly blessed Concordia
University Chicago, enabling it to achieve record enrollment numbers including nearly 1,500 undergraduate, 4,000 graduate, and 350
doctoral students; therefore be it
Resolved, That the Synod in convention declare Concordia’s
Founders’ Day, October 12th, 2014, as a Synod-wide “Concordia
University Chicago Sunday,” encouraging and facilitating prayers,
thanksgivings, offerings, and gifts to be given in celebration of the
Lord’s abundant blessings to the church through one of its treasured educational institutions; and be it further
Resolved, That the Synod pause from its regular business to offer
special thanksgiving and praise to Almighty God for His continued
blessings on Concordia University Chicago at River Forest, Illinois,
and to commend it to His continued providential care.
Action: Adopted (2)
(Res. 5-15 was adopted without discussion [Yes: 866; No: 55],
followed by a prayer of thanksgiving and praise.)

Action: Adopted (9)
(Res. 5-14A was introduced by the committee with the insertion
of the words “regarding the” before “appropriateness” in the third
line and “the end of” before “2015” in the final line of the resolve
paragraph. After discussion, the resolution was adopted as presented by the committee [Yes: 775; No: 134].)

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