LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1981, Page 54

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54 MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION

Board for Missions, and appropriate synodical institu-
tions to assume responsibility for the development,
implementation, and administration of all theology
programs for the preparation of workers for the His-
panic Ministries. It was also directed to review imme-
diately the present theological education programs for
Hispanics, to implement the directive of the Anaheim
and Dallas conventions for the establishment of a
Hispanic seminary extension as an avenue for the
preparation and training of workers for Hispanic pastor-
al ministries, to give a report in July of 1982 to the
Florida-Georgia and Texas Districts on this matter, and
to seek resources for funding and implementing the
theological programs for Hispanic Ministries. Colleges
and seminaries were encouraged to continue consider-
ing employment of at least one Black faculty or pro-
fessional staff member and were instructed to cooperate
with the work of the Commission on Black Ministry for
this purpose as a result of the adoption of Res. 6-20A (TB
243). The convention reaffirmed the need to devise and
enrich the program for the training of pastors and
teachers for ministry to Blacks and ethnic minorities
and asked that additional forms of training for church
vocation workers be developed. This was done by
adoption of Res. 6-21 (TB 132) and Res. 6-22 (TB 132).

Discussion was begun on Res. 6-23 which would
require that Boards of Control ordinarily not call a
pastor to teach in a seminary until that pastor has
completed some years of service as a parish pastor.
During the discussion an amendment to delete the word
“ordinarily” from line 16 and to substitute the words “at
least three” for the word “some” in line 17 (TB 133) was
declined. The resolution then was adopted as presented
by the floor committee. By the adoption of Res. 6-31 (TB
348) the relationship of Concordia College, Edmonton,
to the Synod was clarified. By adopting Res. 6-09 (TB
116) the convention agreed that courses leading to a
minimum proficiency in the English language fields,
especially oral communication, should be included in all
church work preparation programs leading to ministry
to Hispanics. It also agreed that professional workers
should be encouraged to take advantage of existing
programs for continuing education, that congregations
be urged to make time available to their professional
workers for such education and provide necessary
funding for it, that the Board for Higher Education
convene a committee to study and draw up a plan for
continuing education workshops and seminars, that the
President of the Synod expand the present Continuing
Education Committee and that a report of this com-
mittee be made to the next convention through the
President of the Synod, by the adoption of Res. 6-25A
(TB 2438). After declining to strike the word “male” from
the title and agreeing to add a final resolved stating,
“Resolved, That these materials be multicultural in
nature” as well as adding the words “and other agencies
within the Synod” and after the word “BHE” in line 53
(TB 133), the delegates adopted Res. 6-24 (TB 133) as
amended. The centennial anniversaries of Concordia
College, Bronxville; Concordia College, Milwaukee; and

St. Paul’s College, Concordia, Mo., as well as the 75th
anniversary of Concordia College, Portland, and the
60th anniversary of Concordia College, Edmonton,
were recognized and the Secretary of the Synod was
instructed to write letters of congratulations to each of
these schools by the adoption of Res. 6-28 (TB 135). By. .
adopting Res. 6-29 (TB 135) the Synod expressed its
thanks to God and to those who had donated gifts and
endowments to special building projects on the cam-
puses of its colleges and seminaries.

Statement

Dr. Mugge, chairman of the Board of Social Ministry, ;
was given the privilege of presenting a statement to the
convention regarding the activities of the board in
relation to its association with NILB. It was felt that the
statement was necessary in view of the fact that the
stewardship of the board seemed to have been impugned.
at a previous session.

Parish Services

The final series of resolutions from the Floor Com-
mittee on Parish Services was next considered by the
delegates. After they had adopted Res. 7-02 (TB 137),
directing the Board of Parish Education to update the
1943 translation of Luther’s Small Catechism and its
exposition, one of the delegates expressed his concern,
that since the Catechism was to appear in Lutheran
Worship, the result would be two catechisms in circula-
tion and use by the Synod. The delegate was encouraged: &
to express his concern about this matter in a letter to th
Board of Parish Education. By adopting Res. 7-13 (TB:
142) the convention asked congregations, associations
and Lutheran high school boards of control to evaluate:
the salaries of their teachers and encouraged them to;
establish salary scales equal to those paid in their local:
public school districts. Because it was impractical, and:
because some Christain textbooks produced by th
Board of Parish Education are available, the convention;
agreed to decline consideration of Overture 7-15 (C
296) by adopting Res. 7-14 (TB 142). After declining t
consider a substitute motion which called for the con
sideration of Overture 7-11A (CW 295), the delegate
adopted Res. 7-15 (7B 143), reaffirming the commitme!
of the Synod to the important religious role played by
parochial schools in the lives of its youth, its homes, a
its churches, and urged that public witness be given
the goals, values, and nature of these schools. Th
resolution also requested the Board of Parish Educatio
to provide current information immediately and i
summary reports at the next convention on progres
made to sustain and protect our parochial schools fro
encroachment by the enactment of puble policies. Asi
final resolution Floor Committee 7 presented Res. 7-1
(TB 144). The resolution resolved that each congregatio
of the Synod study the 1979 convention resolution
regarding the teaching of creation and that the Biblica
doctrine of creation be emphasized at all levels of parisbg
education.