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LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 1975, Page 61

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THEOLOGY AND CHURCH RELATIONS 61

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Assoc. Prof. Lower half 6é 12 2, BS |
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Instructor Lower haif 21 | 4 44 3.00" |

TOTAL S60 85

question more broadly than dealing specifically with continuing
education grants, and commented: ‘The largest discrimination
in benefits received by women is that of housing allowance.”

d. Synodical Educational Institutions—Faculty Data by Rank
(See Table 3d)

In all of the Synod’s colleges that reported, only one woman
holds the rank of full professor, whereas 67 men (15%) hold that
rank. At the associate professor level, 33% of the teachers are
men, 2% women. For assistant professor, the figures show 29%
males, 6% females. The rank of instructor has 9% men, 8%
women in our synodical educational institutions. Regarding
salaries, the survey of synodical colleges and seminaries showed
that about two thirds of the men are in the upper half of the assis-
tant professor salary range, but only half of the women are in
that range. Only at the instructor level are men and women paid
essentially equal salaries.

C. Theological Study
1, Presentations by Guest Speakers

Prof. Kenneth Schueler. chairman of the LCMS Commission
on Mission and Ministry in the Church, presented a paper on
“An Orientation to Action: What Does God Want Us to Do?”
He emphasized the freedom of all Christians as members of
the body of Christ through baptism.

Rev. Norbert E. Kabelitz, pastor of Redeemer Lutheran
Church, Oklahoma City, in a review of passages of Scripture
that speak of male and female roles and relationships, proposed
that they apply to one of three conditions: (a) first generation
(before the Fall), (b) second generation (after the Fall, under
the Law), and (c) third generation (end of the Law, together in
Christ). The title of his presentation was ‘You Can’t Be Human
Alone.”

2. Scriptural Studies by the Task Force

Woman Suffrage in the Church. A Report of the Commission
on Theology and Church Relations, LCMS, 1969.

The Gospels. A review of Christ’s encounters with women.

3. Materials Received and Reviewed
a. Reports

CTCR report on Women’s Services in the Church (Conven-
tion Workbook, 1973, pp. 612).

The Ordination of Women. A condensation by Raymond
Tiemeyer based on materials produced through the Division
of Theological Studies of the Lutheran Council in the U.S.A.

The Role of Women in the Life of the Church. A report of the
Comprehensive Study of the Doctrine of the Ministry for pre-
sentation to the fifth biennial convention of the Lutheran
Church in America, Minneapolis, Minn., June 1970. LCA Board
of Publication, 2900 Queens Lane, Philadelphia, Pa.

Women: A Questioning of the Past and Present. A report of
the Commission on Church and Society of the American Lu-
theran Church, 422 South Fifth Avenue, Minneapolis, Minn.

b. Magazines

Interaction (July—August 1974). This issue is subtitled
“Women in the Biblical Focus: Women and the Church.”

The Other Side. Vol.9, No.4 (July—August 1973), an issue
devoted entirely to the concerns of women.

The Springfielder. Vol. XXXIII (March 1970). Six authors
contributed articles to this issue of the theological journal of
Concordia Theological Seminary, Springfield, Il., with empha-
sis on the role and status of women in the church.

c. Published Articles

Marty, Martin. “The File on Women,” Context (June 15,
1973), 1-6.

Norden, Rudolph. ‘Free in Christ.’ LWML Quarterly
(Summer 1973), 17-18.

. “Women’s Liberation,” LWML Quar-
terly (Summer 1973), 19— 20.
. “Women’s Ordination,” LWML Quar-
terly (Summer 1973), 21— 22.

Sayers, Dorothy L. ‘““Are Women Human?” Eternity (Feb.
1974), 14—16, 34, 39, 68.

Swindler, Leonard. “Jesus Was a Feminist,’ Catholic World
(Jan. 1971).

Woodson, Meg. ‘‘(He Loved Me-— He Loved Me Not,” Chris-
tianity Today (Oct. 11, 1974), 8—10.

d. Papers

Larson, Janet. ‘Foundations for Understanding the Chang-
ing Roles of Women in the Church” (Jan. 1973). A paper de-
livered to the Commission on Theology and Church Relations.
. “Considerations for an LCMS Commit-
tee on Women in the Church.”

Sistersources. A packet of materials and papers distributed
by the Lutheran Women’s Caucus, 751 W. Brompton, Chicago,
Tll. 60657.

Spannaus, Olive. ‘Women’s Role in the Church” (Feb. 1971).
A paper delivered to the Central Regional Pastors Conference,
Northern Illinois District.

D. Affirmative Action Taken on Convention Nominations and
Establishment of Resource Bank of Women

To make people more aware of the gifts women have to
offer our church, a letter was sent to the Lutheran Witness
noting that “layman” in the call for synodical convention nomi-
nations also includes women. Another letter to the chairman
of the Synod’s Nominations Committee suggested that women
be included in the request for nominations. The task force
submitted names of women to serve on boards and commissions.
Finally, the task force is attempting to establish a “resource
bank” of competent and qualified women, with background
information on their interests, experience, and qualifications,
for use on both synodical and District level.

E. Worship and Educational Subcommittees Activities
1. Worship Materials and Commissions

Through an interview, the task force subcommittee learned
that conscious effort is being made by the Inter-Lutheran
Commission on Worship to avoid sex stereotypes in material,
to use inclusive terminology, and to present positive images for
women. It is the hope of the task force that the new hymnal
(projected publication date 1978) will be free of sex bias, both
in its language and in the images portrayed. Examples of sex
bias appear both in the present LCMS hymnal and in the Wor-
ship Supplement.

There are women members on the Inter-Lutheran Com-
mission on Worship, but none represent the Missouri Synod.
Nor are any women on the LCMS Commission on Worship.
The reason may lie partly in the wording of Bylaw 11.111 in the
LCMS Handbook. In recommending a change in the Handbook
terminology (see recommendations later in this report), the task
force is urging that future appointments to the worship commis-
sions include women.