# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2016_S182
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

2. A consistently faithful and winsome witness to God’s
judgment on sin and His grace in Jesus Christ to all students and family members;
3. A life together rooted in the forgiveness of sins and
Christlike love;
4. Regular memorization of Holy Scripture and Luther’s
Small Catechism;
5. LCMS-trained Lutheran teachers or Christian teachers
in the LCMS colloquy program who know and are committed to the truths of the Scriptures as confessed in our
Lutheran Confessions;
6. A pastor who supports a school by eagerly serving the
school as its spiritual leader, faithfully ministering with
faculty, students, and their families;
7. A joyful affirmation and use of the historic, liturgical
orders of the church in the worship life of students at
school and at home;
8. A lively integration of our scriptural and confessional
worldview into all the arts, sciences, and academic disciplines, recognizing these disciplines as gifts of God to
be informed by the Word of God (Col. 3:16–17);
9. Students growing into the full stature of Christ (Eph.
4:13–15) as His mature disciples, fulfilling their vocations in service to Him and to their neighbors;
10. Resources offering guidance and support for parents as
they teach the faith at home; and
11. Training of students to confess and model their Christian faith with family, friends, and neighbors who do not
know Christ;
and be it further
Resolved, That the Synod in convention encourage pastors,
administrators, teachers, and parents to work together in establishing this Lutheran ethos in their churches and schools; and be
it further
Resolved, That the Synod in convention encourage congregational members of all churches in the LCMS to receive, care for,
and pray continually for their pastors and teachers as blessings
from God; and be it further
Resolved, That the Synod in convention give thanks to those,
past and present, who have faithfully served in our LCMS schools;
and be it further
Resolved, That the pastors, administrators, teachers, students,
and families in our LCMS schools regularly rejoice in and give
thanks for their partnership in the Gospel; and be it further
Resolved, That the Office of National Mission (ONM) provide
guidance to congregations and schools in implementing the above
resolutions; and be it further
Resolved, That Lutheran schools be encouraged to pursue and
maintain NLSA to assist in assessing not only quality of education
but also Lutheran ethos; and be it further
Resolved, That the district presidents and their representatives
affirm, encourage, assist, and support congregations, pastors, and
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teachers in maintaining the Lutheran ethos of their schools; and
be it finally
Resolved, That the district presidents and the ONM report to the
Synod in the next convention what they have done to strengthen
the Lutheran ethos of our schools, along with their evaluations and
recommendations for further strengthening the Lutheran ethos of
our schools.
Action: Adopted (7)
(During discussion, the words “rostered and nonrostered” were
added at the beginning of the third-last whereas paragraph; the
words “or Christian teachers in the LCMS teacher colloquy program” were added after “teachers” in #5 of the first resolve; and
the words “a school by eagerly serving” were added after the word
“supports” in #6—all accepted by the committee as friendly amendments. Debate was ended by voice vote and Res. 8-01A was adopted
as changed, also by voice vote.)

To Recruit and Equip Lutheran Administrators
for Service in Early Childhood Centers
and Schools
RESOLUTION 8-02
Report R1.2 (CW, pp. 30–31); Overture 8-01 (CW, p. 377); President’s Report, Part 2 (TB, pp. 21–31)
Whereas, God commands parents, “Train up a child in the
way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it”
(Prov. 22:6); and
Whereas, Martin Luther said that “for the sake of the Church,
we must have and maintain Christian schools” (“To the Councilmen of All Cities in Germany That They Establish and Maintain
Christian Schools,” 1524) and that “the schools will prove the very
gates of hell, unless they diligently labour in explaining the Holy
Scriptures, and engraving them on the hearts of the youth”; and
Whereas, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS)
has always supported Christian parents in their God-given vocation; and
Whereas, The LCMS has a distinguished history of over 175
years of assisting parents in this task through Lutheran schools; and
Whereas, Competent and faithful administrators are necessary to continue this task; and
Whereas, 40 percent of the current Lutheran school administrators are anticipated to retire within the next five years; and
Whereas, LCMS School Ministry has a School Leadership
Development (SLED) program that recruits and equips administrators for LCMS schools; and
Whereas, It is essential to recruit and equip a new generation
of faithful Lutheran administrators; therefore be it

“8. Parochial Schools”