- ELCA vs. Missouri Synod - Major Differences? - Christian Forums
Theology of the ELCA Q What has The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod (LCMS) stated officially about its differences with the theological position of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)? A
- ELCA will not remove conscience protections for gay marriage opponents . . .
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America will not remove conscience protections for members who oppose same-sex marriage, according to a church official In 2022, the progressive mainline denomination voted to approve an editing process for a 2009 document, which, among other things, required
- ELCA: Is the bible inerrant? - Christian Forums
The ELCA does not insist that its members believe in the inerrancy of Scripture That is, we do not teach that the Bible contains no errors in matters of science and history, or that it is without contradiction A simple read-through of the Bible shows that this is not the case
- North American Lutheran Church (NALC) - Christian Forums
The ELCA was the biggest and richest group but the Synods were independent but associated with the others on some level I don't know if that helps at all but the Lutheran Church (s) have many differing philosophies, most of them conservative but the biggest, richest, loudest, group is very Liberal so it's hard to put all Lutherans in one camp
- Theologia Crucis - Lutherans - Christian Forums
ELCA, LCMS, WELS, ELC, MoravianStarting today August 7th, 2024, in order to post in the Married Couples, Courting Couples, or Singles forums, you will not be allowed to post if you have your Marital status designated as private Announcements will be made in the respective forums as well but please note that if yours is currently listed as Private, you will need to submit a ticket in the
- Differences in LCMS, ELCA, WELS - Christian Forums
ELCA allows women to be pastors, LCMS and WELS do not Once upon a time, if I remember right from long-ago confirmation class, before the LCA and ALC merged to become ELCA, I seem to remember that the different synods were formed somewhat from geography
- ELCA Call Process - and Firing of Pastors | Christian Forums
The ELCA does not actually have a universal policy only a few guidelines Each individual regional Synod has a lot of latitude in deciding how to go about the process The synod my Congregation is in for instance, allows a call committee to only consider one candidate at a time
- What are the Differences between WELS, ELCA, and LCMS?
ELCA is different from the LCMS and WELS in that they are a liberal pietist denomination They ordain women, have open communion, and do not strictly hold to the Lutheran confessions
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