LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1975, Page 152

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RESOLUTIONS 153

demic Freedom for use at our colleges and seminaries, to
wit:

Faculty members are pledged to the Scriptures as the
inspired and inerrant Word of God and to the Lutheran
Confessions. They are expected to honor, to uphold, and to
teach in accordance with the synodically adopted doctrinal
statements which express the convictions of fathers and
brethren with whom all members of the Synod are united in
their obedience to the Scriptures and the Confessions.
Faculty members are encouraged to study the synodi-
cally adopted doctrinal statements as well as the Scri tures
and the Confessions. Should they judge the synodically
adopted doctrinal statements to be out of harmony with the
Scriptures and the Confessions, they are to test their find-
ings and opinions with their peer group, namely, the faculty
and the Board of Control of the institution of which they are
a part, and then to present them to the Commission on
Theology and Church Relations before bringing them to the
Synod itself. Meanwhile they are to refrain in brotherly love

offense in the church.

Examples of pertinent synodical statements are in
Handbook Sections 1.09 e and 4.21; Resolution 3-17 of the
1962 convention; Resolution 2-08 of 1965; Resolution 2-04 of
1967; Resolution 2-27 of 1969; Resolution 2-21 of 1971;
Resolution 2-12 of 1973; and Resolution 3-01 of 1973.

Action: This resolution died since it failed to receive
action before adjournment.

To Recruit and Place
Black Students

RESOLUTION 6-29
Overture 6-127 (CW, pp. 355—366)

Wuereas, The need for black Lutheran pastors and
teachers is of crisis proportions; and

WHEREAs, Experience has shown that it is difficult to
recruit young black Christians for full-time church serv-
ice; therefore be it

Resolved, That we direct the Board for Higher Educa-
tion to coordinate the development of a vigorous program
of recruitment in consultation with the Association of
Black Lutheran Clergymen; and be it further

Resolved, That the education and training process
recognize the special needs of black students in matters
of curriculum, instructional staff, and social life; and be
it finally

Resolved, That the Board of Assignments avoid discri-
mination in the assignment of black pastors, vicars, and
teachers.

Action: This resolution died since it failed to receive
action before adjournment.