# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1975_S161
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

RESOLUTIONS 161

Resolved, That the Synod through the Board of Parish
Education continue its encouragement and support of
established Lutheran high schools, as well as the estab-
lishment of new Lutheran high schools where at all
feasible.

Action: Adopted (12).

To Encourage Further Study
of Cooperation in the Area
of Mental Retardation

RESOLUTION 7-17
Overture 7-37; Report 7-04 (CW, pp. 393, 379—380)

WHEREAS, The Commission for Services to the Men-
tally Retarded has sought further cooperation and coordi-
nation with other Lutheran synods through the Lutheran
Council and regional consultants; and

WHEREAS, The commission deems such efforts feasible
and beneficial to all parents and relatives of the mentally
retarded in those synods and to the retarded members
themselves; and

Wuereas, The intersynodical Commission on Mental
Retardation of the Northeast presently provides a model
for dealing with common concerns and ministry; there-
fore be it

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod representatives to the Lutheran Council in coopera-
tion with the Commission for Services to the Mentally
Retarded explore further cooperation and coordination of
intersynodical ministries to the mentally retarded and
report such findings to the 1977 synodical convention.

Action: Adopted (12).

The “Spirit” singers from Seward

To Encourage Congregations to Share
Director or Coordinator
of Christian Education

RESOLUTION 7-18
Overture 7-15; Report 7-01, Res. 3 (CW, pp. 389, 373)

Wuereas, In its history the Synod has utilized and
appreciated different but complementary kinds of Chris-
tian education ministries (e.g., the day school, the Sun-
day school, the weekday school, etc.), as well as Christian
education ministers (e.g., directors of Christian educa-
tion, day school principals, classroom teachers, etc.); and

Wuereas, The spiritual health of a congregation is
fostered by the continued growth of members in the
knowledge and application of the Word in their daily
lives; and

WHEREAS, Fiscal and other conditions of these congre-
gations often make it impossible to support a Christian
day school or to call a full-time person to provide the
guidance, direction, and expertise needed to upgrade the
quality of their Christian education programs; and

Wuereas, Pilot studies by the Synod’s Board of Par-
ish Education (funded by the Aid Association for Luther-
ans) have shown the effectiveness of coordinators of
Christian education in strengthening the Christian edu-
cation program of the clusters of congregations they
serve; therefore be it

Resolved, That pastors and laymen together assess
the Christian education needs in their respective congre-
gations and explore all approaches, including cooperating
with sister congregations, to foster continued growth in

the Word; and be it further