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LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 1975, Page 357

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HIGHER EDUCATION 357

6-131

To Differentiate Between Degrees
Granted

WHEREAS, The Synod desires to maintain the traditional
junior college — senior college — seminary route into the ministry:
and

WHEREAS. Many alternate routes into the ministry exist
which do not include as much specialized training: therefore
be it

Resolved. That the degree granted after completion of the
traditional route be different from alternate routes in order
to recognize this specialization.

St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church
White Creek, Ind.

Paul Kerlshof, Chairman
Norman Schraer, Secretary
Loren A. Boettcher, Pastor

6-132

To Eliminate Honorary Degrees

WHEREAS, The Synod wants to provide the best educational
standards and an adequate education for ministers, teachers,
and future professors; and

WHEREAS. The giving of an honorary doctor's degree with-
out the proper educational background and studies lowers the
educational standards of the Synod: therefore be it

Resolved. That our seminaries and colleges be instructed
that doctor’s degrees are to be given only to those men who
have worked for them through the educational requirements
for a doctor’s degree: and be it further

Resolved. That honorary doctor’s degrees no longer be given
out: and be it finally

Resolved. That if a school wants to honor a man he be given
a certificate of appreciation.
Zion Lutheran Church
Ocheyedan, Iowa
Allen Schmidt, President
Dennis Bremer, Secretary

6-133A

To Expand Recruitment Efforts
for Church Vocations

WHEREAS. The task of sharing the message of Christ with the
world remains the primary purpose of the church and of our
Synod; and

WHEREAS. The Lord continues to bless our Synod in its
present ministry and daily extends new opportunities; and

WHEREAS. The professional church worker assumes a key
role in the church’s ministry: and

WHEREAS. A comparison of the need for professional workers
and the number of students enrolled as church vocation students
at our synodical colleges indicates that our current supply is
inadequate for the immediate future, especially for pastors and
teachers; therefore be it

Resolved. That all members of the Synod encourage dedi-
cated and capable young men and women to consider a church
vocation for their life’s calling: and be it further

Resolved. That every appropriate means be used to sensitize
the constituency of the Synod to the need for more professional
church workers: and be it further

Resolved. That the Board for Higher Education. the Board
of Parish Education, the synodical colleges and seminaries.
and the Districts be encouraged to expand their recruitment
efforts for church vocations: and be it finally

Resolved. That congregations and Districts be encouraged

to expand and intensify their support of those students planning
to enter a church vocation.

Faculty

Concordia Teachers College
Seward. Nebr.

W. Th. Janzow. President
James Nelesen, Secretary

Identical or similar:

6-133B
Faculty. Concordia Seminary. St. Louis. Mo. Ralph Bohlmann

6-134A

To Develop Unified Program
of Recruitment

WHEREAS. The church continues to need pastors to serve its
congregations: and

WHEREAS. The present enrollments at the two theological
seminaries are not adequate to supply the needs of the church
in the foreseeable future: therefore be it

Resolved. That the Board for Higher Education of the Synod
be asked to develop a unified program of ministerial recruit-
ment that can be shared with the pastors and congregations of
the Synod; and be it further

Resolved. That the Board for Higher Education assist the
various synodical colleges to develop a unified program of
ministerial recruitment.

Board of Control

Concordia Seminary

St. Louis, Mo.

Ralph Bohlmann, Acting President

Identical or similar:

6-134B and 6-134C

Emmaus. Fort Wayne, Ind.
Board of Directors, Texas Dist.

Carl Schlutz
Carl A. Heckmann

6-135

To Urge Recruitment of Ministerial
Students

WHEREAS. It is the privilege and responsibility of our whole
church body to be involved in the work of providing and en-
couraging individuals to prepare for the office of the holy
ministry; and

WHEREAS. Present conditions in the world make it addi-
tionally imperative for the continued life and work of the church
to have an adequate number of such persons preparing for this
ministry: and

WHEREAS. The present enrollments at the two theological
seminaries are not adequate to meet the personnel needs of the
church in this respect: and

WHEREAS. The enrollment of ministerial students at synodical
institutions established to prepare such persons for entrance
to the seminaries is too low to assure an adequate supply of
ministerial candidates for the foreseeable future: therefore be it

Resolved. That the LCMS in convention assembled call upon
all pastors, teachers, parents. and officials to take serious note
of this growing need of the church and to.work even now for its
quick solution by encouraging students who may be attending
colleges and universities outside of the LCMS seriously to con-
sider preparing for the ministry by way of programs and cur-
ricula devised by the colleges and seminaries to make this
feasible with the least possible delay: and be it further

Resolved. That every manner of encouragement be given to
men of delayed vocation to contact our synodical colleges and