Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
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The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod is a conservative, confessional Lutheran denomination in the United States known for its strict adherence to biblical inerrancy and traditional Lutheran doctrine.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Christian church body
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Lutheran denomination → Protestant denomination → |
| clergyTitle |
pastor
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| confessionalStandard |
Augsburg Confession
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Book of Concord → Luther’s Small Catechism → |
| country |
United States
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| denominationalFamily |
Lutheranism
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| doctrine |
Trinitarianism
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biblical inerrancy → closed communion → creationism → justification by faith alone → male-only pastoral office → original sin → real presence of Christ in the Eucharist → sacramental theology → |
| ecclesialCommunion |
Lutheran Church–Canada (close partner)
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other confessional Lutheran church bodies worldwide → |
| educationInstitution |
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
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Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne → |
| educationSystem |
Concordia University System
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| foundedBy |
German Lutheran immigrants
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| foundingYear |
1847
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| governingBody |
Synodical convention
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| headquartersLocation |
St. Louis, Missouri
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| historicalLanguageOfWorship |
German
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| languageOfWorship |
English
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| leaderTitle |
President
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| liturgicalPractice |
historic Lutheran liturgy
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| membershipType |
congregations
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| missionFocus |
church planting
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parish education → world missions → |
| ordinationPolicy |
does not ordain women as pastors
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| originalName |
German Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States
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| polity |
congregational with synodical structure
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| publishingHouse |
Concordia Publishing House
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| selfDescription |
confessional
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orthodox Lutheran → |
| stanceOnAbortion |
pro-life
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| stanceOnOrdinationOfWomen |
opposes ordination of women
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| stanceOnSameSexMarriage |
opposes same-sex marriage
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| theologicalOrientation |
confessional Lutheran
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conservative → |
| viewOnEcumenism |
restrictive altar and pulpit fellowship
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| viewOnScripture |
Scripture is the inspired and inerrant Word of God
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| worshipStyle |
predominantly traditional
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Augsburg Confession
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acceptedBy |
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Book of Concord
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authorityIn |
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Lutheranism
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hasMajorBody |
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Lutheranism
("Confessional Lutheranism")
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hasSubtradition |
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Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
("German Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States")
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originalName |