# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1975_S77
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THEOLOGY AND CHURCH RELATIONS 77

WHEREAS. Congregations have a right to expect that their
pastors and teachers teach in accord with the doctrinal positions
of the Synod and to submit themselves to the doctrinal discipline
of the Synod: be it therefore

Resolved. That The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod go on
record as repudiating the so-called Seminary-in-Exile as a
schismatic tendency whose very existence threatens the unity
and viability of the Synod as a doctrinally united body: and be it
further

Resolved. That candidates for the ministry from congrega-
tions within our Synod be encouraged to attend the properly
constituted and supervised seminaries and colleges within the
Synod: and be it further

Resolved. That The Lutheran Church~— Missouri Synod. in
convention assembled. declare that the graduating classes of
“Seminex” beginning with the 1975 class be specifically declared
ineligible for the ministry of the Synod unless they go through a
colloquy program: and be it finally

Resolved. That the matter of dealing with the “Seminex”™
faculty be turned over to the President and Vice-Presidents of
the Synod and the Board for Higher Education for final disposi-
tion according to the Handbook of the Synod.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Rock Falls, Ill.

John Harden, Secretary

Curtis A. Peterson, Pastor

Identical or similar:

3-45B

St. Paul's, Bremen. Ind. Raymond A. Mueller

3-46

To Persuade Seminex

WHEREAS. Seminex (Seminary-in-Exile) has voluntarily
severed its ties with The Lutheran Church— Missouri Synod
and has continued to engage in a campaign of opposition and
vilification against the Synod: and

WHEREAS. The faculty and students of Seminex have con-
tinued to uphold and defend an unscriptural theology. despite
all fraternal efforts to persuade them to adhere to the synodical
theology. and have instead pronounced collective judgment
upon their church: therefore be it

Resolved. That this convention of the Synod call upon the
faculty and students of Seminex to heed the earnest pleas of
their brethren for reconciliation in the truth. so that by the
mercies of God they can once more be received into the full
fellowship and service of their church, and if not, that Seminex
be asked to break all ties with The Lutheran Church-— Missouri
Synod, including altar and pulpit fellowship.

St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Cornelius. Oreg.

Leonard Muhly, President
Gary L. Mrosko, Secretary
Alfred L. Enders. Pastor

3-47

To Deal Firmly and
Brotherly with Seminex

WHEREAS. Several members of the faculty that formerly
were at Concordia Seminary and now are at Seminex have
published and taught many deviations from the Scriptures which
were condemned by the 1973 synodical convention in Resolu-
tion 3-09: and

WHEREAS. Last January. because of the corfdemnation of
their doctrinal position and their unwillingness to allow the
Board of Control of Concordia Seminary to deal with them
under the Bylaws of the Synod, this same group refused to
perform any of their duties and were removed for cause by
the Board of Control: and

WHEREAS. Seminex was then formed in violation of the
Constitution and Bylaws of the Missouri Synod and thus is a
schismatic group existing within the Synod but working against
its unity of faith: therefore be it

Resolved. That the Missouri Synod declare membership
on the faculty or preparation for ministry in The Lutheran
Church— Missouri Synod at Seminex to be a violation of the
synodical promise to "walk together” and to maintain the unity
of the faith: and be it further

Resolved. That the Missouri Synod plead with all those
presently at Seminex who accept the doctrinal position of the
Missouri Synod to leave that institution and again to “walk
together’ with us as brothers: and be it finally

Resolved. That the Missouri Synod instruct its synodical
President and District Presidents to deal with all who choose
to remain at Seminex in accordance with the first resolve of
this overture.

Zion Ev. Lutheran Church
Plainfield, Ill.

Harley Schoger. President
Raymond Weber, Pastor

3-48

To Reinstate “Faculty Majority”
of Concordia Seminary

WHEREAS. The “faculty majority” of Concordia Seminary,
St. Louis. Mo., has been removed from teaching positions at
that seminary: and

WHEREAS. The faculty majority was removed from its posi-
tions because of actions of protest based upon sincere Chris-
tian principles; and

WHEREAS. The actions of protest by the faculty majority
were in response to charges of teaching false doctrine that were
not properly documented or proved: and

WHEREAS. Those charges of teaching false doctrine have not
been properly handled, documented. or proved by the semi-
nary’s Board of Control to this day: and

WHEREAS. Both the actions of protest by the faculty ma-
jority and the dismissal of the faculty majority by the Board
of Control of the seminary have caused division within our
Synod: therefore be it

Resolved. That for the sake of love and respect for brothers
and sisters in our church and for the sake of peace and recon-
ciliation in our church the faculty majority of Concordia Semi-
nary, St. Louis. be reinstated to its positions; and be it further

Resolved. That an acceptable, public. thorough, and fraternal
procedure be established for the evaluation of theological
teaching in our Synod.

Ey. Lutheran Church of Our Saviour
Mineola. N. Y.

Fred Herpel. Secretary

John J. Marschhausen. Pastor

3-49A

To Carry Out Resolutions

WHEREAS, All efforts to resolve the doctrinal dispute in the
LCMS have been unsuccessful: and

WHEREAS, The division within the LCMS has disrupted the
work of furthering Christ’s kingdom in an efficient and effective
manner: and

WHEREAS, The church leaders, elected officials, members of
boards, teachers, and other workers must be an example of
Christian love and charity for the church at large: therefore be it

Resolved. That all parties be specifically directed to imple-
ment fairly and impartially the resolutions passed by the
convention.

St, Peter's Lutheran Church
St. Louis, Mo.
Alma Schaeperkoetter, Secretary