LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1986, Page 188

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HIGHER EDUCATION 189

6. HIGHER EDUCATION

To Provide Direction and Goals
for Synodical Higher Education
in the Next Triennium

RESOLUTION 6-01A

Appendix III, Report 6-01 (CW, pp. 418-40, 285-91)
Overture 6-38A-B, 6-59, 6-62, 6-67, 6-75, (CW, pp. 312,
318, 320, 322)

Resolved, That the Synod celebrate its commitment to
its historic purpose and high priority of preparing pastors
and teachers for service to the congregations of the Synod
by means of quality academic programs at its colleges and
seminaries; and be it further

Resolved, That the Synod recognize the varying needs
of congregations for specialized services from other profes-
sional church workers such as lay ministers, parish assis-
tants, deaconesses, parish workers, directors of Christian
education, and directors of evangelism; and be it further

Resolved, That the colleges and seminaries of the Synod
be encouraged to use every available tool and resource to
prepare and equip all future workers in God’s vineyard
with the skills, attitudes, and understandings to help them
serve congregations more effectively in our complex and
pressure-filled contemporary society; and be it further

Resolved, That the BPES continue to plan and develop
ways and means to prepare more people as lay church
workers for ethnic ministry who can minister in languages
other than English to the vast number of immigrants who
are entering our country and who are in need of hearing
the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ in their native tongues;
and be it further

Resolved, That we recommit ourselves to support our
seminaries and colleges in their tasks of preparing laborers
for God’s vineyard by intensifying our recruitment efforts
in our local congregations, increasing both our contribu-
tions for this purpose as well as our fervent prayers for
God’s blessings on our Synod’s system of colleges and sem-
inaries; and be it further

Resolved, That the Synod commit itself to the devel-
opment, implementation, and support of a continuing ed-
ucation program for professional church workers; and be
it further

Resolved, That the campus facilities of the Synod also
be utilized more effectively wherever possible for the Chris-
tian higher education of the laity of the church and for
their preparation for service as Christians in a secular
world as well as for their development as lay leaders in
local congregations; and be it finally

Resolved, That the synodical convention adopt the fol-
lowing specific emphases for the next triennium antici-
pating either completion of the objective or a progress
report at the 1989 convention of the Synod.

1. To develop a national image of synodical colleges and
seminaries as institutions of quality Lutheran higher ed-
ucation that prepare lay leaders and professionals for min-
istry and active participation in the church and also strive
for a goal of increasing enrollments by 200 students per

Chairman Albin Stanfel of Committee 6

year. (Goal 1 of the Higher Education Planning, CW, p.
142, and BPES major goal I b, CW, pp. 290-91.)

2. To assist congregations in assuming greater respon-
sibilities for recruiting students for synodical colleges and
seminaries supported by revitalized district recruitment
committees, personnel from colleges and seminaries,
BPES, and other synodical entities. (Goal 3 of the Higher
Education Planning Unit, CW, p. 142.)

3. To develop by 1990 under the auspices of three syn-
odical colleges, regional synodical schools for Hispanics
and Asians which will serve as centers for preparation of
ethnic paraprofessionals in appropriate languages for lay
ministry among various ethnic groups. (Goal 2 of the
Higher Education Planning Unit, CW, p. 142 and BPES
major goal VI a, CW, p. 291).

4. To develop new approaches at all our institutions by
1990 to the admissions and student evaluation process for
church-work programs. (Goal 4 of the Higher Education
Planning Unit, CW, p. 142.)

5. To further develop “Criteria for Excellence” produced
by the President’s Commission on Higher Education and
implement in all the colleges by 1989. To work with all
schools attempting to meet at least four of the five criteria
for fiscal viability. By 1989, to review the financial viability
of all programs at synodical colleges which do not meet at
least four of the five criteria. (Report of the President’s
Commission on Higher Eduction, CW, pp. 429, 424.)

6. To establish objectives for pastoral education and con-
sultation with the Standing Committee on Pastoral Min-
istry. (Report of the Standing Committee on Pastoral
Ministry, CW, pp. 291-92.)

7. To increase by 10% the number of first-year semi-
narians who are graduates of the Synod’s colleges. (BPES
major goal V c, CW, p. 291.)

8. To develop strategies for articulation with Lutheran
elementary schools, Lutheran secondary schools, synodical
colleges, and synodical seminaries and to promote the con-