LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1965, Page 301

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LUTHERAN COUNCIL IN THE U.S.A, 301

Item 6. Each cooperating body shall be asked to de-
cide whether to participate in a cooperative project
approved by a division, such project to be undertaken
when (a) two or more cooperating bodies have indi-
cated their intention to do so, and (b) a plan of financ-
ing is approved by the standing committee for the
division.

Item 7. Each division shall submit a written report
on its activities and those of its departments, commis-
sions, and offices to the council at each annual meeting,
and as determined by the Executive Committee at other
meetings of the council and at meetings of the Execu-
tive Committee.

A. Division of Educational Services

Item 1. The Division of Educational Services shall
provide means for consultation, cooperation, and shar-
ing of plans, procedures, and program ideas in the
fields of (a) church and church-related education, and
(b) campus ministry at non-Lutheran institutions of
higher education.

Item 2. To achieve this objective, the division may:

a. In relation to church and church-related edu-
cation,

1. convene from time to time meetings of persons
designated by the cooperating bodies and at their ex-
pense who are engaged in (a) parish and inter-parish
education, (b) college education, (c) theological semi-
nary education, and (d) the continuing education of
the laity;

2. maintain liaison with Lutheran professional and
special interest organizations in the field of education;

(Note: Such agencies as the following are intended —
National Lutheran Educational Conference, Association of
Lutheran College Faculties, Conference of Lutheran Pro-
fessors of Theology, and Lutheran Academy for Scholarship.)

3. undertake, upon request of two or more cooperat-
ing bodies and at their expense, projects concerned with
church-related higher education,

b. In relation to campus ministry at non-Lutheran
institutions of higher education,

1. upon request of cognate agencies of two or more
of the cooperating bodies and at-their expense

a. facilitate cooperation in such areas as the teach-
ing of credit and noncredit courses in religion by
campus pastors, and the inauguration and support
of chairs of religion at non-Lutheran colleges and
universities;

b. arrange for joint meetings of the cooperating
bodies’ agencies for college and university work
and of their staff members;

ce. publish materials for use in campus programs;

d. make surveys and assessments of campus con-
ditions and needs related to the division’s in-
terest and concern;

e. hold occasional conferences for students, faculty
members, and campus staff members;

2. encourage the participating bodies to cooperate in

establishing and sharing common facilities for campus
programs, and in developing mutually acceptable pat-
terns for joint campus programs;

3. cooperate with Lutheran student organizations on
both campus and intercollegiate levels;

4. prepare and distribute annual comprehensive re-
ports of campus ministry carried out by the cooperat-
ing bodies at non-Lutheran institutions of higher edu-
cation.

B. Division of Mission Services

Item 1. The Division of Mission Services shall as-
sist the participating bodies by providing a means for
furthering cooperation among them in their mission
activities both at home and abroad.

Item 2. To achieve this objective, the division may:

a. undertake studies of social and cultural changes
having a bearing on the mission activities of the co-
Operating bodies and make its findings available to
them, along with suggestions as to programs and pro-
cedures for mission strategy;

b. provide a forum for the exchange of information,
plans, and viewpoints, and sponsor for this purpose
conferences and workshops, including those for persons
engaged in Lutheran world mission activities;

c. develop procedures that will assist the cooperat-
ing bodies in their planning to facilitate the maximum
outreach of their ministry to all people, and enable
them to enter and remain in fields at home and abroad
without undue duplication, overlapping of effort, or
waste of resources;

d. focus the attention of the cooperating bodies on
opportunities for ministering to social, cultural, and
ethnic groups not being served adequately in the Lu-
theran outreach, and suggest ways and means for
them to proclaim the Gospel effectively to those in
such groups;

e. provide special services, upon approval of the
council.

(Nore: Such fields as the following are intended — med-
ical missions, volunteer services, Christian literature.)

Item 3. The division shall supervise the following
departments:

a. Church and Community Planning — to direct
studies concerning congregations in metropolitan and
rural areas in relation to social and economic changes
affecting them, and to aid cooperating bodies in de-
termining the location of churches and the realignment
of parishes. All services to congregations are to be
provided according to procedures agreed upon by the
cooperating bodies; :

b. Medical Mission Services — to assist the cooper-
ating bodies as requested in studying trends and op-
portunities, formulating policy recommendations, re-
cruiting personnel, and obtaining supplies related to
medical missions; ;

c. Spanish Publications — as desired by the co-
operating bodies, to share in the preparation and pub-
lication of printed materials in the Spanish language,