LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1969, Page 132

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132 RESOLUTIONS

erly the responsibility of the Board for Higher Educa-
tion; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Board for Higher Education shall
have discretionary power to establish enrollment quotas
at our synodical institutions.

To Provide Capital Funds for Selma College
RESOLUTION 6-42 (Recommitted 6-23)

Report 6-01, “Capital Funds Projects” (CW, pp. 259 to
260)

Wuereas, There can be no doubt that great need for
educational buildings and for faculty housing exists at
the Selma institution; and

Wuereas, The Christians of our Synod earnestly
desire, out of love for their brethren, to meet those
needs; and

Wuereas, The Synod has instructed its boards to
provide the best possible educational programs for
training its ministers and teachers on her college cam-
puses; and

Wuereas, There are insufficient budget funds avail-
able to meet the needs at Selma; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Synod grant a sum of money up
to $1,000,000 to the Selma college, said grant to be
funded by:

1) available building and loan funds for faculty

housing:

2) any currently pending allocations;

3) whatever items are included for Selma in the
approved capital funds resolution of this conven-
tion;

4) a Synodwide appeal for funds at the appropriate
time; and be it finally

Resolved, That the delegates at this convention
pledge themselves also personally to bring the story
of Selma to their congregations and circuits and to sup-
port the synodical appeal when it is issued.

Action: Adopted (16).
(This resolution replaced 6-23, which was recommitted in
Session 10. :

An amendment to reword the resolution to read “a sum
of $1,000,000 or more” failed to carry.

Also voted down was an amendment to insert between
the two resolveds an additional resolved that if an alternate
course becomes available that will provide the same or bet-
ter facilities at substantially lower cost to the Synod the
same be given prior consideration.

Another amendment changing the resolved to read “a
minimum of $250,000 and up to $1,000,000” failed.)

7. PARISH EDUCATION

To Emphasize Christian Education
and the Edifying Word
RESOLUTION 7-01
Report 7-01, I, D, Recommendation 1 (CW, p. 339)

Wuereas, The Detroit convention of the Synod af-
firmed that the church is God’s mission to His church,

to the whole world, and to man’s whole self and society;
and

Wuereas, At the Synod’s New York convention the
Board of Parish Education emphasized the necessity of
equipping all the members of Christ’s body to enable

- thern to be God’s mission to His church and world; and

Wuereas, The Synod at New York adopted a “Call
to Action” to initiate a reformation in parish education
that would lead to congregational renewal and would
move congregations forward in mission; and

Wuereas, Christian education is the process of com-
munication by which God’s edifying Word is proclaimed,
taught, exemplified, heard, seen, received in faith, expe-
rienced, and lived in personal and corporate responses
by tlhe Spirit’s power; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Synod in convention assert that
Christian education, understood as the communication
of Ciod’s edifying Word, is essential to the life of the
church and is the primary process and fundamental
activity of the church in mission and the basic means
for church renewal.

Aiction: Adopted (4).

To Initiate Parish Renewal
Through Education
RESOLUTION 7-02

Report 7-01, I, D, Recommendation 2 (CW, p. 339)

Wuereas, The commitment to Christian education as
the fundamental process of the church in mission must
be a. commitment of each Christian; and

Wuenrgas, In a constantly changing world God gra-
ciously gives to each generation its own unique oppor-
tunities to communicate the eternal truths of the Gospel
of Jesus Christ to the people of its time; therefore be it

Resolved, That every congregation be urged by the
Synod to study the Scriptural basis for the work of the
church in Christian education in order to better under-
stand the church’s function in Christian education and
assess the opportunities inherent in its own social and
cultural environment; and be it further

Resolved, That Parish Renewal Through Education
materials and plans be recommended as an effective way
by which congregations can conduct their self-study;
and be it further

Resolved, That the Synod and District Boards of Par-
ish Education assist the congregations in conducting
a self-study and stand ready to aid them in implement-
ing their findings; and be it finally

Resolved, That other departments and boards of the
Sy:nod and the Districts be invited to view Parish Re-
newal Through Education as an excellent opportunity
for strengthening and undergirding the entire work of
the church.

Action: Adopted (4).