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LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 1983, Page 264

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264 PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

separation of some from the Synod so that they become free-
standing educational institutions. all in order to enhance the
effectiveness of a system of higher education or safeguard its
future: and

WHEREAS, The present Bylaws governing the implementa-
tion of plans related to issues such as those above may
constitute some limitation on certain actions which are
determined to be essential and expedient: therefore be it

Resolved, That the Board for Professional Education Ser-
vices, after consultation with the respective Boards of Regents
and with the concurrence of the Board of Directors and the
Council of Presidents, is hereby authorized and directed to
carry out such actions as may be necessary for the enhance-
ment of the effectiveness of the system of higher education of
the Synod and to safeguard its future, including the consoli-
dation, relocation. or closing of certain institutions. or the
separation of some such institutions from the Synod so that
they become free-standing educational institutions: and be it
further

Resolved, That to assure that this is possible. Bylaws
2.233 k and 2.237 are hereby set aside. for the next triennium
only.

Board for Professional Education Services
Walter L. Rosin, Executive Secretary

6-24

To Remove All Financial Functions
from the Board for Professional
Education Services

WHEREAS, The best education for church workers is vital to
the well-being of the church: and

WHEREAS, The demands on the Board for Professional
Education Services have increased and become more compli-
cated: and

WHEREAS, The decision of the board to fund secular college

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PRESENT WORDING
5.77 Eligibility

Only such applicants shall be considered eligible
for admission to the pastoral colloquy program as
are:

1. ministers, or candidates for the ministry, who
are in good standing in other Christian church bodies
and are graduates of established theological
seminaries:

2. men who are graduates of the Synod’s colleges,
whose names appear on the roster of the Synod as
teacher members of the Synod, and who have had at
least 10 years of successful experience as a Lutheran
teacher or director of Christian education and are in
good standing in a congregation of the Synod;

3. members in good standing of synodical congre-
gations who are graduates of an established non-
synodical seminary:

4. members in good standing of synodical congre-
gations who are over the age of 40, are college
graduates, and have had considerable experience in
church work:

3. members in good standing of a synodical
congregation who belong to a special ethnic or
linguistic group, who have a college-level education,
and who have had considerable experience in church
work,

5.81 Program of Instruction

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

1. ministers. or candidates for the ministry, in

graduates in the seminaries at 1.0 and synodical college
graduates at 1.4indicates its inability to comprehend the needs
of the church: therefore be it

Resolved, That the Synod in its 1983 convention remove all
financial functions from the Board for Professional Education
Services.

Redeemer Lutheran Church
Beaumont. Tex.

John W. Sij. President

Tim Byers, Secretary

6-25

To Revise Colloquy Procedures

WHEREAS, The Lord of the church has instituted the holy
ministry in order to equip and sustain each member of His
church to carry out his responsibility of love and service to
others (Eph. 4:11-16; 1 Corinthians 4:1-2; Acts 20:28-32): and

WHEREAS, The person who aspires to the office of pastor
needs training so that he will demonstrate the necessary
character, personality, and specialized skills required for that
office (2 Timothy 2:1-7, 15-16, 22-26: 3:14-17); and

WHEREAS, The privilege of service in the pastoral office
requires much in terms of intellectual and spiritual maturity,
responsibility, insight, and emotional strength: and

WHEREAS, The Lord of the church has recently and bounti-
fully provided numerous pastors by means of the colloquy
program; and

WHEREAS, The special, extraordinary, and immediate need
for pastors that made the current colloquy program necessary
has been ameliorated; and

WHEREAS, A colloquy is a formally arranged conversation
between equals to discuss mutual understandings: therefore be
it

Resolved, That the Svnod return to an etymological under-
standing of the colloquy program: and be it further

Resolved, That the Handbook be revised to read:

PROPOSED WORDING
5.77 Eligibility

Only such applicants shall be considered eligible
for admission to the pastoral colloquy program as
are:

1. ministers, or candidates for the ministry, who
have been members in Lutheran or other Christian
church bodies and are now members of The Lutheran
Church—Missouri Synod and are graduates of recog-
nized theological seminaries:

2. members in good standing of a synodical
congregation who belong to a special ethnic or
linguistic group, who have completed a baccalaureate
degree, and who have had considerable experience in
church work within The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod.

5.81 Program of Instruction

a. After admission to the pastoral colloquy
program, a full final vear of resident training in one
of our Synod’s seminaries, as well as a 12-month
vicarage under synodical auspices, shall be expected
of ministers, or candidates for the ministry, who have