# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1975_S278
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278 HIGHER EDUCATION

4.61 Program of Instruction

a. Ministers, or candidates for the ministry, in
good standing in Christian church bodies not in
fellowship with The Lutheran Church — Missouri
Synod shall be expected to receive one full aca-
demic year of resident training in one of our Syn-
od’s seminaries. They shall also be required to serve
a Vicarage.

b. Graduates of the Synod’s teachers colleges
who have had at least 5 years of successful teach-
ing experience shall be required to take a minimum
of 2 years of instruction at one of the Synod’s theo-
logical seminaries. They shall also be required to
serve in a vicarage.

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
progress are:

who have had considerable experience in church
work.

4.61 Program of Instruction

a. After admission to the pastoral colloquy pro-
gram, one full year of resident training in one of
our Synod’s seminaries, as well as a vicarage under
synodical auspices, shall be expected of:

1. Ministers, or candidates for the ministry, in
good standing in other Lutheran church bodies;

2. Members in good standing of synodical con-
gregations who are graduates of an established non-
synodical Lutheran seminary.

b. After admission to the pastoral colloquy pro-
gram, up to 2 full academic years of instruction at
one of the Synod’s theological seminaries, includ-
ing not less than one full year in residence, as well
as a vicarage under synodical auspices shall be ex-
pected of

1, Ministers, or candidates for the ministry, in
good standing in non-Lutheran Christian church
bodies.

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

c. After admission to the pastoral colloquy pro-
gram, a minimum of 2 full academic years of in-
struction at one of the Synod’s theological semi-
naries, at least 11% years of which shall be in resi-
dence, as well as a vicarage under synodical aus-
pices, shall be expected of

1, Graduates of the Synod’s teachers colleges
who have had at least 5 years of successful experi-
ence as a Lutheran teacher or director of Christian
education;

2. Members in good standing of synodical con-
gregations who are over 40, are college graduates,
and have had considerable experience in church
work.

3. Members in good standing of synodical con-
gregations 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 attain-
ments or church work experience as meeting a
portion of the aforementioned requirements pro-
vided that the Synod’s high professional 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:

(Same as d. 1. through 4.)

SSS

For the Teaching Ministry

The members of the board are Dr. Paul Zimmermann,
president of Concordia Teachers College, River Forest; Dr.
W. Theophil Janzow, president of Concordia Teachers College,
Seward, Nebr.; Dr. Harvey G. Stegemoeller, president of
Concordia College, St. Paul, Minn.; and Dr. Robert V. Schnabel,
president of Concordia, Bronxville, N.Y. There were no
meetings held during the past biennium.

The following men and women are colloquized and certified
for the teaching ministry since the 1973 New Orleans convention:

Concordia Teachers, College, River Forest: Erich Abraham,
Nancy Austin, Paul Chan, Timothy Graham, Robert Hayes,
Linnea Johnson, Ardelle Klauss, Eugene Koessel, Ronald Maas,
William Trarbach, Linda Wasmund, Allyn Weinert, Roberta
Wetzel, and Joan Willie.

Concordia College, St. Paul: John Wenger.
Concordia Teachers College, Seward: none.
Concordia College, Bronxville: none.

E. C. Weber, Chairman

6-03
Report of Board for Lay Ministers

Historical Review

In view of the fact that a report and recommendations were
submitted to the New Orleans convention but the convention
did not find time to act on the material, it seems advisable to