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Bookmark or Share- Troubles leaving the ELCA - Christian ForumsAug 29, 2010. #1. So as many of you know, there are churches in the ELCA attempting to leave the church following the 2009 assembly. But some have hit roadblocks according to the ELCA's "required" process for leaving which includes 2 votes with a 2/3 majority in each separated by at least 90 days and a meeting with the bishop.
- ELCA Apostolic succession - Christian ForumsAlthough the Lutheran bishop is not strictly needed for the Apostolic Succession, the Lutheran bishop brings the prayers, the authority, the recognition, and the blessings of thousands of fellow Christians. This "courtesy invitation" completes the circle of full communion, and emphasizes that there are no second-class partners in God's Kingdom ...
- ELCA exposed? Confused... - Christian ForumsThe ELCA is largely shaped by Scandinavian, not German, Lutheranism. There is a lot of pietist and broad-church influences. So alot of folks in the ELCA cannot simply join groups like the LCMS. The historical-critical method and women's ministry also is something shared by many conservatives in the denomination.
- ELCA: Is the bible inerrant? - Christian ForumsThe 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. However, the ELCA, like Martin Luther himself, holds the Bible in ...
- Being Christian in the ELCANov 28, 2023. #1. Hi, I'm new here. I grew up in the ELCA. Not by choice, though. My dad disliked the Catholic Church and made the whole family go to a Lutheran- ELCA Church. As I grew older, I did go to many Catholic masses (my mom is Catholic and my wife is also Catholic) and I felt like I disagreed with some of the things the Catholic Church ...
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