# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1979_S143
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RESOLUTIONS 143

c. The granting of permanent tenure shall in no
case be construed as requiring or indicating advance-
ment in rank.

6. If the above steps have all been met, after final
review, the Board of Control may grant tenure.

c. The granting of permanent tenure shall in no

case be construed as requiring or indicating advance-
ment in rank or increase in salary.

Action: Adopted (6).

(The convention declined to reinsert from Res. 6-08 the
requirement that faculty members must have at least 2 year’s
experience in a parish or another institution. Assurance was
given that the electors would have the right to decline consent

To Certify Social Service Programs
RESOLUTION 6-09
Overture 6-59A—B (CW, p. 199)

WHEREAS, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod is
committed to social ministry and is involved in it
through its member congregations; and

WHEREAS, There is a growing interest among stu-
dents to become involved in social service professions;
and

WHEREAS, Academic programs in these areas have
been developed by our schools; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Synod direct the Board for Higher
Education to evaluate social service programs at synod-
ical schools and certify those that are acceptable.

Action: Adopted (6).

To Implement Training of Workers
for Hispanic Pastoral Ministry

RESOLUTION 6-10A
Overture 6-45 (CW, p. 195)

WHEREAS, For many years the Synod has called for
the development of a program for the training of
workers for Hispanic pastoral ministry, and it has not
been implemented; and

WHEREAS, The need for Hispanic ministries out in
the field is just as great as it ever was and is increasing;
and

WHEREAS, The Board of Directors has provided
financial support for this program under the Division of
Higher Education; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Synod require the synodical
President, with the chairman of the Division of Higher
Education, in consultation with the Hispanic Advisory
Council, the Board for Higher Education, the Board for
Missions, and the Colloquy Board, to assume responsi-
bility for the implementation of Dallas Res. 10-03,
calling for preparation and training of workers for
Hispanic pastoral ministries; and be it further

Resolved, That this be done as quickly as possible,
and that a written progress report be given every six

months to the President of the Synod and to the 1981
convention of the Synod; and be it further

Resolved, That regular reports be made to the church
in the Reporter on the progress of this matter; and be it ©
finally

Resolved, That the President and the chairman of
the Division of Higher Education be empowered to
direct the seminaries and colleges and boards to carry
out, without delay, assignments given them in the area
of a Hispanic program.

Action: Adopted as amended (6).

(The first and fourth resolves were amended as given
above.)

To Provide
Graduate School Fellowships
for Potential Faculty Members

RESOLUTION 6-11
Overture 6-52 (CW, p. 197)

WHEREAS, The need for faculty members in the
Synod’s higher educational institutions is great; and

WHEREAS, Future faculty members should receive
bona fide synodical training; and

WHEREAS, The school for graduate studies at Con-
cordia Seminary, St. Louis, offers S.T.M. and Th.D.
degrees; and

WHEREAS, It is desirable that synodical faculty have
parish ministry experience; and

WHEREAS, Parish pastors find it financially difficult
to pursue full-time graduate work; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Synod direct the Board for Higher
Education to secure funds, if necessary, from nonsynod-
ical sources (e.g., Aid Association for Lutherans,
Lutheran Brotherhood, foundations, etc.), to establish
at least two new graduate fellowships each year to be
made available to parish pastors to pursue theological
studies in the above graduate school; and be it further

Resolved, That these fellowships be awarded by a
committee selected from the BHE and equally from the
faculties of the Synod’s seminaries.

Action: Adopted (11).

(The convention declined an amendment to include Fort
Wayne, River Forest, and Seward in the resolution.)