LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1986, Page 202

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RESOLUTIONS

b. The District President on receipt of application
shall transmit the application to the chairman of the
Colloquy Committee. The application shall be accom-
panied by the following documents:

1. an autobiographical statement by the applicant,
setting forth clearly his background and his reason for
wishing to qualify for the pastoral ministry in the
Synod;

2. official transcripts of the applicant’s secondary,
collegiate, and seminary training and a full description

- of noncredit academic work done by the applicant;

3. testimonials as to Christian character and life,
personality, ability, and religious service from no fewer
than three competent references who have known and
observed the applicant for at least 2 recent years;

4. where applicable, testimonials witnessing to past
service in the denomination where the applicant pre-
viously served as pastor, together with evidence of good
standing in the ecclesiastical body from which he has
severed connection or is in the process of severing con-
nection.

c. Men who are teacher members of the Synod or
directors of Christian education shall in addition to the
above testimonials from the District President also pre-
sent a recommendation from the superintendent of the
schools or a comparable officer of the district in which
they have last served as teachers or directors of Chris-
tian education. .

d. The District President shall assure the Colloquy
Committee of his sponsorship of the applicant before the
committee can act favorably on the application.

5.77 Eligibility

Only such appplicants 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 nonsynod-
ical seminary;

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

5.79 Publication of Applicant’s Request

After the District President has furnished the Col-
loquy Committee with the required documents and the
committee has assured itself that the applicant qualifies
for the colloquy program, the committee shall publish
the request of the applicant in an official periodical of
the Synod. If no valid objection is filed within four weeks

_ 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. graduates of the Synod’s colleges, whose names
appear on the roster of the Synod as commissioned min-.
isters of the Synod, and who have had at least 10 years
of successful experience as commissioned ministers of
the Synod and are communicant members in good
standing of a congregation of the Synod;

3. communicant members in good standing of syn-
odical congregations who are graduates of an estab-
lished nonsynodical seminary; or

4. communicant members in good standing of a syn-
odical congregation who belong to a special ethnic or
linguistic group, who have graduated from an accredited
college and who have had considerable experience in
church work.

6.93 Applications for Admission to the Program

a. Applications for admission to the pastoral colloquy
program shall be directed to the president of the district
where the applicant resides.

b. The district president on receipt of an application -
shall transmit the application to the director of colloquy
of the seminary chosen by the applicant. The application
shall be accompanied by the following documents:

1. An autobiographical statement by the applicant,
setting forth clearly his background and his reason for
wishing to qualify for the Pastoral Ministry in the Synod

2. Official transcripts of the applicant’s secondary,
collegiate, and seminary training, and a full description
of noncredit academic work done by the applicant

3. Testimonials as to Christian character and life,
personality, ability, and religious service from no fewer
than three competent references who have known and
observed the applicant for at least two recent years

4. Where applicable, testimonials witnessing to past
service in the denomination where the applicant pre-
viously served as pastor, together with evidence of good
standing in the ecclesiastical body from which he sev-
ered connection or is in the process of severing connec-
tion

5. If the applicant is a member of a synodical con-
gregation, a testimonial from his parish pastor in regard
to Christian character, life, personality, abilities and
parish experience

c. A man who is a commissioned minister of the
Synod shall in addition to the above testimonials pre-
sent a recommendation from the education executive of
the district in which he last served as a commissioned
minister.

d. The seminary colloquy examining committee shall
determine whether an applicant meets the require-
ments for admission, and shall forward the application
together with all required documents and its recom-
mendation for disposition to the president of the district
in which the applicant resides and the chairman of the
colloquy committee. The district president shal} assure
the colloquy committee of his sponsorship of the appli-
cant before the committee can act favorably on the ap-
plication.

6.95 Publication of Notice

After the colloquy committee has received an appl
cation as provided in Bylaw 6.93, the committee sha’
publish notice of the application in an official periodica
of the Synod. If no valid objection is received by iia
colloquy committee within four weeks after the pu 4
cation of such notice, the applicant shal! be accepte