LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1965, Page 158

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158 RESOLUTIONS — COMMITTEE 7

Education, to appoint a suitable number of men to rep-
resent The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod in the
joint work on such a revision; and be it further

Resolved, That the Board of Parish Education con-
tinue for the time being to use the present synodical
translation of the Small Catechism; and be it finally

Resolved, That the Board of Parish Education report
to the next convention of the Synod on the progress, if
any, of this undertaking.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

To Empower the Board of Parish Education
to Meet Staff Needs

RESOLUTION 7-10

Report 7-01, Recommendation 10 (CW, p. 300)

Wuereas, There is an urgency to meet a wide variety
of God-given opportunities in the field of parish educa-
tion; and

Wuereas, The Board of Parish Education recognizes
areas of work which cannot be adequately met by the
present staff; and

Wuereas, These needs were already identified in
Cleveland in 1962 and were referred to this convention;
and

Wuereas, The church’s challenges in these areas will
best be met by the appointment of —

1) an editor of Leadership Programs and Materials,
and

2) an associate Secretary of Adult Education; there-
fore be it

Resolved, That the Synod empower the Board of
Parish Education to appoint —

1) an editor of Leadership Programs and Materials
who is to produce and encourage intensive use of lay
leadership educational materials for the ministry of the
Word in the local parish, such as courses for Sunday
school teacher training, Bible institutes, camping con-
ferences, and retreats;

2) an associate Secretary of Adult Education, who
shall help extend the gains in the entire field of Bible
study, Bible institutes, Bible teaching missions, and
adult education seminars; and be it further

Resolved, That the Synod encourage the Board of
Directors and the Budget Committee to allow the ap-
propriations needed to make this increased leadership
possible.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

To Study Shared-Time Program, ete.
RESOLUTION 7-11
Report 7-01 (CW, p. 286)
Overtures 7-03 (CW, pp. 302, 303); 7-17 Un (URO, p. 38)

Wuereas, The church must ever be ready to seek
and take advantage of promising new opportunities in
Christian education; and

Wuereas, Shared-time education (also called dual
enrollment) offers possibilities for providing Christian
education in places and to children and youth where
full-time Christian education is not always feasible; and

Wuereas, The opportunities presented in shared time
to extend the learning experience of children and youth
already in a full-time program of Christian education
need to be more fully explored; and

Wuereas, Proper evaluation of new methods and
practices must be weighed as to their consequences to
the student and to the entire program of Christian edu-
cation; and

Wuereas, The Board of Parish Education has kept
itself informed on the developments in shared-time edu-
cation; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Board of Parish Education con-
tinue its study of shared-time education and make its
findings available to District Boards of Education and
the Synod generally; and be it further

Resolved, That local experiments be encouraged
wherever possible in consultation with District Boards
of Education; and be it finally

Resolved, That the Board of Parish Education de-
velop guidelines for appraisal and direction in estab-
lishing and maintaining a shared-time program to the
best advantage of our children and youth in either part
or full-time programs of Christian education.

Action: This resolution was referred to the Synod’s
President.

To Make Survey Before Establishing
a Lutheran Secondary School
RESOLUTION 7-12
Report 7-01 VI (CW, p. 281)

Wuereas, The Synod’s Handbook recommends that
congregations cooperatively establish Lutheran high
schools wherever possible; and

Wuereas, A number of communities are continuing
their exploration of the possibility of a Lutheran secon-
dary school; and

Wuereas, The Board of Parish Education has avail-
able guidelines for the establishment of Lutheran sec-
ondary schools; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Board of Parish Education en-
courage larger Lutheran communities which do not have
a Lutheran secondary school to study the feasibility of
establishing such a school; and be it further

Resolved, That before a Lutheran secondary school
is established, a comprehensive survey be made in co-
operation with the synodical and/or District Board of
Parish Education.

Action: This resolution was referred to the Synod’s
President.