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LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 1969, Page 329

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HIGHER EDUCATION 329

cern for the maintenance of the highest possible effec-
tiveness in the Synod's program of training young men
for future ministry and of the solemn obligations which
the Synod has assumed in the calls extended to faculty
people, by offering prayers for the welfare of the Syn-
od’s colleges and seminaries, by assuming a fair share
of the necessary synodical financial support, by actively
pursuing a program of ministerial recruitment in the
parishes and supporting young men who are qualified
to undertake ministerial studies, and by conveying to
the Board for Higher Education relevant proposals and
suggestions for meeting and overcoming the problems
relating to the present emergency in faculty recruitment

and retention. Boarp oF CONTROL

CONCORDIA SENIOR COLLEGE
ALLEN H. FEDpER, Chairman
W. Leroy BIESENTHAL, Secretary

(6-62)
To Revise Church Work
Deposit Fee Program

Whereas, The purpose for refunding the church work
deposit fee to a graduate of a synodical school is to rec-
ognize his service as a minister in the church: and

Wuereas, The present plan, in which a student is
refunded the total amount of the deposit (maximum
of $560) at the time when he is inducted or installed
into office, makes no distinction between those who give
longer service: therefore be it

Resolved, That beginning with the graduates of the
class of 1971, each student be given one fourth of the
amount of his church work deposit fee during the first
year when he is installed or inducted into office. and
that one fourth of the fee be refunded during each of
the next 3 years in which he serves in one of the min-
istries of the church.

Boarp For HIGHER EpUCATION
SAMUEL GOLTERMANN, Asst. Exec. Sec.

(6-63)

To Change Language Requirements
and Other Standards

WuHereEas, The growing shortage of pastors in our
church is due to a certain degree to the inability of stu-
dents to master the language requirements; and

Wuereas, There is a growing desire to have more
clergymen of minority races, and many have not the
cultural background to meet our present standards: and

Wuereas, It is fairly obvious that many men, trained
well but without learning all the languages now re-
quired, could well serve many congregations and work
excellently in many city situations: therefore be it

Resolved, That the California and Nevada District
memorialize the Synod at Denver, 1969, to study the
feasibility of training men at our terminal schools for
the ordained ministry, trained to serve well but not

obligated to meet language requirements and other
standards not attainable by some fine candidates for our

clergy. CALIFORNIA AND NeEvapa DIstTRIcT

Cart A. WALLIs, Secretary
(6-64)

To Introduce Required Courses in Evangelism

Whereas, The primary task of the church is to share
the Good News in Christ; and

Wuereas, The “full-time” workers (pastors, teach-
ers, deaconesses, and lay workers) are not only to be
equipped to lead souls through Christ to glory but also
to equip the saints; and

WuereEAs, The church must constantly be concerned
with any apparent deficiency in the theological knowl-
edge and techniques of evangelism; therefore be it

Resolved, That we commend those synodical schools
which have courses in evangelism and encourage them
to continue and supplement the same; and be it further

Resolved, That we request the Board for Higher
Education and the faculties of our synodical schools to
arrange for and institute required courses in the theol-
ogy and techniques of evangelism and also arrange for
on-campus presentations and programs by individuals
and or groups conversant with and successful in the
techniques of evangelism.

District Evangelism Contact Men

Rev. R. C. Raedeke
Minnesota South
Rev. R. Kerekes

Rev. Art Gehring
Alberta and
British Columbia

Rev. Harley Meyer Mid-South
Atlantic Rev. Roy Biberdorf
Rev. Herb Graf Mid-South
California and Nevada Rev. Norman Raedeke
Mr. Walter Janssen Montana

Rev. Richard Ames
North Dakota

Central Illinois
Mr. Cal Woodward

Colorado Rev. H. Parsch
Rev. A. S. Kitts North Wisconsin
Eastern Rev. H. Heinemann

Rev. Milan G. Weerts
Florida-Georgia
Rev. Fred Hubert

Northern Illinois
Rev. M. Hofman
Northern Nebraska

Indiana Rev. H. Rast
Rev. Frank Koepke Northwest

Iowa East Rev. R. Zehnder
Rev. W. Discher Ohio

Iowa West Rev. M. Henschel
Rev. E. L. Eckhardt Oklahoma

Kansas Rev. Orlen Lapp
Rev. Kenneth Zorn Ontario

Mr. Dale Korth
South Wisconsin
Rev. L. Lineberger

Manitoba and
Saskatchewan
Rev. E. Scheck

Michigan Southeastern
Rev. Ray Malotky Rev. James Pape
Minnesota North Southern