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LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 1975, Page 345

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HIGHER EDUCATION 345

Identical or similar:

6-92B to 6-92N

Gethsemane, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Emmanuel, Adell, Wis.

St. John’s, Random Lake, Wis.
Epiphany, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Holy Cross, Fort Wayne, Ind.
St. Michael, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Emmanuel, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Redeemer, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Emmaus, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Salem, Affton, Mo.

Pastoral Conference, Oklahoma Dist.
Prince of Peace, Leo, Ind.
Concordia, Fort Wayne, Ind.

Wm. J. Hoerger
Herbert Ries
Herbert Ries

A. W. Machinske
Theo. Klees
Donald Meyers
Fred Stennfeld
(Vacancy)

Car] Schlutz
Arno Krentz

F. Schumacher
(vacant)

L. F. Thomas

6-93A

To Make Concordia Senior College
a 4-Year College

WHEREAS, Changes in educational patterns of students pre-
paring for the ministry and changes in the specific needs and
requirements of the church have with other causes resulted
in a severe drop in enrollment at Concordia Senior College,
Fort Wayne, Ind.; and

WHEREAS, This drop in enrollment threatens the future
existence of Concordia Senior College; and

WHEREAS, Concordia Senior College is uniquely equipped
with the physical and administrative resources for the task of
preseminary training; and

WHEREAS, The synodically operated colleges no longer have
the special preministerial character they once held and no
longer effectively serve as feeders of preseminary students to
Concordia Senior College; and

WHEREAS, The unique preseminary education offered at
Concordia Senior College is still a desirable asset in the min-
isterial education of our Synod’s pastors; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Synod study the feasibility of a 4-year
ministries education at Concordia Senior College which would
consolidate and strengthen the single-purpose program spe-
cifically designed for the student preparing for the pastoral
ministry and complement this program with a selected range
of additional church ministries programs; and be it further

Resolved. That the Synod study the feasibility of, in addition
to the preseminary program, Concordia Senior College offering
4-year programs for preparing young men and women for a
variety of church work or Christian service vocations at a pre-
professional level.

Trinity Lutheran Church
Athens, Wis.

Walter Boneske, Chairman
Erwin Mueller, Secretary
David Seip, Pastor

Identical or similar:

6-93B to 6-93E

Bethlehem, Canyon Country, Calif. J. A. Schuricht

Zion, Fort Wayne, Ind. L. J. Shiley
Mount Olive, Santa Rosa, Calif. D. H. Stohlmann
Zion, Herkimer, Kans. C. Melcher

6-94

To Reappraise Role of Concordia
Senior College, Fort Wayne

WHEREAS, Concordia Senior College, Fort Wayne, was
created to present a strong and viable preseminary program to
serve the church with thorough training in the skills and knowl-
edge most valuable for the seminary student and minister, as

well as a means of appropriate indoctrination and spiritual
formation: and

WHEREAS, It has become clear in the past few years that
Concordia Senior College appears unable to continue in the
tradition of a solid orthodox Lutheran educational school: and

WHEREAS, Concordia Senior College has become a prime
source for first-year Seminex students because of the leanings
toward ELIM and denunciations against the present synodical
administration by a vocal group in the Fort Wayne faculty;
therefore be it

Resolved. That the Synod assembled in convention give seri-
ous consideration to either phasing out the role of Concordia
Senior College in the preministerial program or else give clear
directions to the Fort Wayne Board of Control to correct the
deplorable stance against the Synod’s position so evident at the
college: and be it further

Resolved, That Concordia Senior College not be authorized
to implement a 4-year preseminary program either now or in the
near future.

St. James Lutheran Church
University City, Mo.

John Essen, President

Carl Meinecke, Secretary
Tom Baker, Pastor

6-954

To Grant Expansion of Ann Arbor
to 4 Years

WHEREAS. Concordia Lutheran Junior College has. under the
grace and blessing of God, prospered since its opening in 1963
and has enjoyed the encouragement and support of the church;
and

WHEREAS, Faculty and staff have diligently attempted to
achieve the Synod’s goals by preparing able students to serve
in the church's ministries: and

WHEREAS, Concordia has in the 12 academic years of its
history graduated more than 2,000 students, many of whom are
already serving the church: and

WHEREAS. The North Central Association of Colleges and
Secondary Schools has recognized Concordia, Ann Arbor, as
a reputable institution of higher learning by granting full ac-
creditation in March 1968 and has thus prepared the way for
future growth and development: and

WHEREAS. Projections of the Board for Higher Education
indicate a vital and urgent need for an increased number of
Kingdom workers in view of pending shortages of graduates:
and

WHEREAS. The Michigan District has respectfully petitioned
the Synod at previous conventions to extend the program at
Ann Arbor to 4 years; and

WHEREAS. The Michigan District has committed itself to a
gift of $400,000 for library expansion when Concordia, Ann
Arbor, has been authorized to expand its program to 4 years:
and

WHEREAS. Stewardship of the church’s resources makes it
imperative that future expansion avoid excessive expense and
unnecessary travel on the part of students: and

WHEREAS. Careful and detailed local studies prepared for the
Board for Higher Education indicate:

a. That a concentration of 533,000 baptized members of The
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod presently reside
within the Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Ontario, and English
District circuits;

b. That recent demographic data strongly indicate con-
tinuing extraordinary growth for the states of Michigan,
Ohio, and Indiana, which are the prime recruitment areas
of the school:

c. That the 234-acre Ann Arbor campus provides adequate
space for expansion at no expense for land acquisition;
that present chapel classroom space, food service, and
other facilities are adequate to serve more than double