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LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 1998, Page 80

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80 SYNODICAL REPORTS

offerings by extension or distance learning in areas distant
from synodical campuses and instruction-specific for special
ministry functions in the church.

3. Conduct leadership development workshops for young
administrators in synodical higher education through
coordination of leadership training groups.

4. Encourage cooperative application of international study
experiences and cross-cultural activities among students and
faculty members of synodical institutions.

5. Continue the process of assisting synodical colleges,
universities, and seminaries achieve and maintain financial
viability to build $100M endowments.

6. Increase awareness of LCMS higher education programs
through national marketing approach resulting in 10%
increase in total enrollments and 50% increase in annual
gifts.

7. Expand the system relationship and college course offerings
with Lutheran high schools to increase matriculation of
Lutheran high school students to the system campuses by
50%.

8. Coordinate purchase and installation of administrative
software (AIS) for all 12 campuses.

9. Develop and implement strategies to expand the application
of the DELTO program.

10. Process an annual search for minority (ethnically diverse)
faculty persons with credentials to serve at a college/
university/seminary.

What the Board for Higher Education/Concordia Univer-
sity System does to provide a continued supply of church work-
ers:

* Supports a variety of church work programs on each campus

* Distributes endowment earnings restricted for church work stu-
dents

* Promotes educational experiences to strengthen values and de-
velop leadership skills

+ Partners with congregations to develop and establish approaches
to recruit locally

Maintains an updated list of LCMS youth and contacts the same
four times during junior and high school years

Represents the institutions at conventions, gatherings, and
Lutheran College Nights

* Meets annually with Lutheran high school leadership
Develops and distributes brochures and promotional materials
Displays information on web site through Internet

+ Offers an annual Concordia Sunday celebration to each congre-
gation

Standing Committee for Pastoral Ministry

The Standing Committee for Pastoral Ministry (SCPM) is ap-
pointed by the BHE to provide professional and/or technical assis-
tance, advice, or recommendations with respect to issues or con-
cerns initiated by the BHE, the members of the SCPM, the
presidents of the seminaries, the Council of Presidents, or the mem-
bership of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. As a committee
of the BHE, the SCPM assists the BHE to fulfill its responsibility
of providing leadership and supervision of educational services and
processes to prepare individuals for the pastoral ministry. The com-
mittee seeks to identify ways and means to coordinate and enhance
programs and activities of the two seminaries and pretheological
programs at the colleges/universities of the Concordia University
System. The primary function of the SCPM is to support the BHE,
providing for consideration of specific recommendations, proce-
dures, or resolutions for implementation of theological education.
Currently the SCPM meets quarterly with the Board for Higher Ed-
ucation in order to maintain a strong coordinating relationship.

During the past triennium the SCPM has been active in two im-
portant areas. During 1995 and 1996 the SCPM worked in each
meeting to study “Theological Education in the 21st Century.” In
addition to studying printed materials and discussing trends in the

Synod, the committee hosted a number of guest experts in the reg-
ular meetings.

Another important aspect of SCPM activity has been to monitor
and guide the efforts of the two seminaries in the pursuit of innov-
ative educational methods, particularly by coordinating the estab-
lishment of off-campus programs. A program has been established
in Irvine that offers an M.A. degree from Concordia University si-
multaneously with seminary education leading to ordination. Since
1996 the two seminaries have been cooperating to establish a pro-
gram of Distance Education Leading to Ordination (DELTO) that
provides an opportunity for qualified students to pursue seminary
studies locally when their ministry activities prevent them from
moving to a seminary campus.

Placement Figures 1994-97: Commissioned Ministers, Pastors, and
Vicars
Placement of Commissioned Ministers
94-95 95-96

Lay Ministers
Deaconess

Placement of Pastors

94-95 95-96 96-97

160 197

Vicar Assignments

94-95 95-96

Entered Service

Reinstated

ito Service
Retired or
Died in Office