# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2013_S89
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SYNOD REPORTS
R5-01

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Enrollment Trends

Concordia University System

CUS Enrollment 2008–2012

Statement of Mission and Purpose

The Concordia University System (CUS) builds national identity, enables cooperative endeavors, and enhances the strengths of
the colleges and universities of The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod as they engage students of diverse ages and cultures in quality
Christ-centered, value-oriented, Lutheran higher education for lives
of service to church and community.
Concordia University System National Office Profile

The national office ensures that the resolutions of the Synod’s
conventions and directives of the Synod’s Board of Directors and
Concordia University System Board of Directors, as they pertain to
college and university education, are faithfully discharged. It works
through the boards of regents of the colleges and universities and
their executive officers to ensure that the highest quality education is
offered to students preparing to be professional church workers and to
those wishing to prepare for secular vocations in a Christian academic
community. It is the oversight agency for the LCMS for authorization
of new academic programs. Through consultation and campus visits,
it ensures that the curricula and campus lifestyle reflect, with utmost
fidelity, the teachings of Scripture and the Lutheran Confessions and
also the teachings and practices of the Synod. It promotes good management; successful recruiting of students, staff, and faculty; and cost
effectiveness at the institutions.
The Concordia University System

• Over 29,500 students
• Over 1,500 full- and part-time faculty
• Over 200 academic programs and majors
Degrees Awarded

• Associate Degrees
• Bachelor Degrees
• Masters Degrees
• Doctoral Degrees
• Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Placement of Ministers of Religion–Commissioned 2009–2012
Category
Teacher
DCE
Lay Minister
DCO
Deaconess
Parish Music
Family Life
Totals

2009–10

2010–11

2011–12

225
33
4
1
18
6
4
291

206
40
17
4
21
3
1
292

257
30
8
1
13
4
9
322

2013 Convention Workbook