# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1975_S143
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RESOLUTIONS

c. The board shall determine the course of study
and the length of the vicarage for each applicant.

d. The courses given to colloquy applicants shall
vary according to the needs and ecclesiastical back-
ground of the candidates, but they shall in general
include courses in the major areas of theology. The
criteria by which the board shall judge a man’s pro-
gress are:

1. Readiness for admission to the office as demon-
strated according to standards established by the Col-
loquy Board by —

aa. an acceptable level of achievement in the area
of general education;

bb. satisfactory completion of a well-rounded and
comprehensive training in all major fields of theology;

cc. satisfactory completion of a supervised vicar-
age. :

2. In the case of men who have been educated in
foreign lands with differing educational and ecclesias-
tical requirements who are expected to serve ethnic
and special linguistic groups in The Lutheran Church—
Missouri Synod, the board is authorized to waive or
modify certain of the above-mentioned requirements
in accord with the board’s good judgment.

3. Before being declared qualified for the pastoral
ministry in the Synod, the applicants shall submit
satisfactory theological papers and sermons and pass
comprehensive written and oral examinations in the
major areas of theology.

- 4. They shall give evidence that they fully under-
stand and accept the doctrinal standards of the Synod,
are acquainted with its practice, and have the ability
and intention to teach, preach, and practice in con-
formity with these standards.

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2. graduates of a non-Lutheran seminary, in good
standing in a synodical congregation;

3. graduates of the Synod’s teachers colleges who
have had at least 5 years of successful experience as a
Lutheran teacher or director of Christian education.

c. After admission to the pastoral colloquy pro-
gram, a minimum of 2 full academic years of instruc-
tion at one of the Synod’s theological seminaries, at
least 1% years of which shall be in residence, as well
as a vicarage under synodical auspices, shall be ex-
pected of:

1. members in good standing of synodical congre-
gations who are over 40, are college graduates, and
have had considerable experience in church work;

2. members in good standing of synodical congre-
gations who belong to special ethnic or linguistic
groups, who have a college-level education, and who
have had considerable experience in church work.

d. The board shall determine the course of study
and length of vicarage for each candidate on the basis
of his needs and ecclesiastical background. In general,
the course of study should include courses in the major
areas of theology. In exceptional cases the board may
regard special educational attainments or church work
experience as meeting a portion of the aforementioned
requirements provided that the Synod’s high profes-
sional standards for the ministry are maintained.

e. The board may ask District Presidents or other
qualified persons to assist them from time to time in
special cases.

f. The criteria by which the board shall judge a
man’s progress are:

1. readiness for admission to the office as demon-
strated according to standards established by the
Colloquy Board by—

aa. an acceptable level of achievement in the area
of general education;

bb. satisfactory completion of a well-rounded and
comprehensive training in all major fields of theology;

cc. satisfactory completion of a supervised vicarage

2. Same

3. Before being declared qualified for the pastoral
ministry in the Synod, the applicants shall submit
satisfactory theological papers and sermons and pass
comprehensive written and oral examinations in the
major areas of theology under the direction of the
Colloquy Board for the Pastoral Office.

4. Same

and be it finally

Resolved, That in adopting these Bylaw changes the
Synod make the following exceptions:

1. That 1974 and 1975 Seminex graduates, not pre-