# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1979_S147
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RESOLUTIONS 147

ter difficulties in ministry more often than do those with
more experience; and

WHEREAS, The five-year minimum experience as a
Lutheran school teacher is a period not significantly
longer than the usual seminary program; therefore be it

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church—Missouri

Synod adopt the following change to Bylaw 4.57 (Hand-
book, p. 105):

PRESENT WORDING
4.57 Eligibility

2. graduates of the Synod’s teachers colleges
whose names appear on the roster of the Synod and
who have had at least 5 years of successful experience
as a Lutheran school teacher or director of Christian
education and are in good standing in acongregation
of the Synod.

PROPOSED WORDING
4.57 Eligibility

2. graduates of the Synod’s teachers colleges
whose names appear on the roster of the Synod and
who have had at least 8 years of successful experience
as a Lutheran school teacher or director of Christian
education and are in good standing in a congregation
of the Synod.

Action: Withdrawn by the committee.
(See Today’s Business, p. 197.)

To Evaluate Uniformly
All Theological Professors

RESOLUTION 6-22
Overture 6-31 (CW, p. 191)

WHEREAS, The concerns of Trinity Lutheran Church
of Alma, Mo., are covered by the Bylaws of the Synod;
therefore be it

Resolved, That Overture6-31 be respectfully declined.
Action: Adopted (11).

(After this final action on the work of Committee 6 a special
resolution was offered honoring Dr. Arthur Ahlschwede. See
Minutes, Session 11.)

To Request CCM Opinion
re Deaconess Placement
RESOLUTION 6-23
Overture 6-46 (CW, pp. 195—196)

WHEREAS, There appear to be problems of a consti-
tutional nature in the present procedure of deaconess
placement by the Council of Presidents (Bylaws 4.09 a,
4.91—4.97, 6.163); therefore be it

Resolved, That an opinion be requested of the Com-
mission on Constitutional Matters relative to the con-

stitutionality of the placement of deaconess graduates
by the Council of Presidents.

Action: Withdrawn by permission of the assembly
(6).

(Discussion had begun in Session 2.)

To Remove Board of Control
of Oakland from List of Boards
of Control Elected by the Synod

RESOLUTION 6-24

WHEREAS, The Board of Directors is carrying out the
Synod’s instruction to dispose of the campus property at
Oakland and is serving as trustees of the property; and

WHEREAS, No active program is being carried on at
the Oakland campus; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Board of Control of Oakland can
be removed from the list of Boards of Control elected by
the Synod.

Action: Adopted (1).