LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1962, Page 118

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118 RESOLUTIONS — COMMITTEE 4

study and evaluate legislation coming before the various
state legislatures and the Congress with respect to state
or federal aid to church schools and to take the proper
action.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

Staff Needs for the Board of Parish
Education

RESOLUTION 4-21

Report 401, Recommendations 6, 19, 25, pp. 187, 188, 197,
206, 207, Reports and Memorials

Unprinted Memorial 401 A, pp. 72—77, Today’s Business

Wuenrras, There is need for a wide variety of services
in the field of parish education; and

Wuereas, The Board of Parish Education has called
attention to areas of work which cannot be taken care
of by the present staff; and

Wuereas, The following positions have been given
a priority rating for the next triennium: Director of
Family Life Education; Associate Editor of School Ma-
terials; Coordinator of Curriculum Materials; Editor of
Lutheran High School Materials; and Associate Secre-
tary of Schools; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Synod pass an enabling act em-
powering the Board of Parish Education to appoint addi-
tional manpower according to the following schedule
and with the following description:

1. Director of Family Life Education (1962). The
Director of Family Life Education is to give ongoing
leadership for the work of the Family Life Committee.
He is to give attention to special studies, advance plan-
ning, general promotion, production of materials, and
overall supervision of the work on family-life education.

2. Associate Editor of School Materials (1962). The
Associate Editor of School Materials would help speed
up the production of materials for our Lutheran ele-
mentary schools. The Board of Parish Education at-
tempts to involve nonstaff personnel from the field and
from our colleges and seminaries, but the School De-
partment needs an additional staff member to help in
the planning and editorial process.

3. Coordinator of Curriculum Materials (1962). The
Coordinator of Curriculum Materials would work with
other members of the staff in organizing and supervis-
ing curriculum studies in the interest of a coordinated
program of parish education and would give leadership
in executing the program developed. Among the con-
cerns to be dealt with by this staff member are: (a) ac-
quainting the staff with new insights in curriculum
building; (b) interrelationship of curriculum materials
used in the various agencies; (c) surveying the curric-
ulum needs of the congregations of the Synod; (d) re-
viewing the theological content of curriculum materials;
(e) planning a new overall curriculum in parish edu-
cation.

4. Editor of Lutheran High School Materials (1963).

The Editor of Lutheran High School Materials would
provide leadership in developing instructional materials
to serve our high schools both in religion and in other
school subjects. He would give attention to the fol-
lowing matters: (a) the editorial refinement of teaching
units in religion; (b) the development of an ongoing
program of revising these materials periodically; (c) co-
operating with the religion teachers of Lutheran high
schools in the revision of teaching units; and (d) pre-
paring, editing, and revising of other materials in the
high school curriculum as time permits and interest
warrants. ;

5. Associate Secretary of Schools (1964). With the
retirement of Dr. A. C. StelJhorn the Board of Parish
Education has been left with a Secretary of Schools but
no Associate Secretary. The comprehensive leadership
required by our schools is beyond the capacity of one
person. An Associate Secretary will help give atten-
tion to school problems and the development of pro-
motional and administrative materials; and be it further

Resolved, That the Synod encourage the Board of
Directors and the Fiscal Conference to allow the budget
appropriations needed to add these additional persons
to the staff of the Board of Parish Education; and be it
finally

Resolved, That the Board of Parish Education be
commended for the long-range exploration of staff
needs in its report to the Synod and that the positions
not covered by this resolution be brought to the Synod
at the time of the next convention.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

Intersynodical Translation of Luther’s Small
Catechism (Enchiridion)

RESOLUTON 4-22

Report 401, IX, B, pp. 207—212, Reports and Memorials
Unprinted Memorial 412

Wuereas, Luther’s Catechism is used by the mem-
bers of the church more extensively than any other of
the confessional symbols of the Lutheran Church; and

Wuereas, It is essential that a translation of the
Enchiridion accurately reflect the true meaning the
original writer had intended; and

Wuereas, Concern was expressed that, although the
new translation is more simple, it may tend to replace
the official version and weaken specific doctrinal em-
phases; and

Wuereas, Only a small number of pastors and teach-
ers have had an opportunity to use and examine the
field-test edition of the new translation in classroom
situations; and

Wuenreas, Insufficient time has been available for a
general discussion of the merits of this intersynodical
catechism; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Board of Parish Education be
asked to make copies of the intersynodical Enchiridion

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