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Emmaus Conference:
February 9-10, 2012
Lecturer: President, The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, St. Louis, Missouri
Assistant Pastor, Village Lutheran Church, Ladue, Missouri.
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GJ - What a snorer for a conference title! "Let's talk about us instead of justification by faith."
This is a good goal for the new edition of Luther versus the UOJ Pietists - having it ready for the conference. Watch them invent reasons why the book cannot be distributed free, as it was last year.
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Brett Meyer has left a new comment on your post "Emmaus Conference - Lutheran Trifecta. Olde Synodi...":
Currently the LCMS is not a member of the World Council of Churches (WCC). Although they do participate in meetings of the National Council of Churches. The LCMS CTCR documents state,
"D. Other Christian Groups
Although the LCMS is not a member of the World Council of Churches (WCC) or the National Council of Churches (NCC), the Commission makes an effort to keep abreast of the latest developments within these groups. At the request of the President and the CTCR, the Executive Director of the CTCR participates in meetings of the NCC Faith and Order Commission and, whenever possible, attends meetings of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) and Christian Churches Together (CCT).
Through the CTCR and the President’s office, the Synod takes part in various ecumenical discussions and dialogs. In past years the Synod has participated in discussions with Roman Catholics, Episcopalians, Methodists, the Orthodox, Baptists, the Reformed, and Evangelicals. The LCMS is a participant in Round XI of the USA Lutheran/Roman Catholic Dialogue under the theme of “The Hope of Eternal Life.” In the Fall of 2010, the LCMS began a series of theological discussions with the Anglican Church in North America. The goal of these dialogs is for our churches to gain a greater understanding of and appreciation for one another and to affirm each other insofar as we are able."
Clearly the LCMS doesn't need to be a member in order to participate, work with or coordinate efforts with these groups. LCMS' heavy involvement and financial support for the ELCA and Lutheran World Relief (LWR) is evidence enough that they have no issue with financiing the brutal murder of unborn babies, children, women and men around the globe.
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GJ - The LCMS would be considered backwards if they did not participate actively, so they try to shine up to the unionists while playing it safe about "being a member."
Likewise, WELS has been working with Lutheran World Relief for decades, a fact kept hidden from the members and pastors.
