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2026 Convention Workbook 241
THEOLOGICAL DOCUMENTS —COMMISSION ON THEOLOGY AND CHURCH RELATIONS
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Unity in Doctrine, Uniformity and Variety in Practice
A STUDY DOCUMENT OF THE COMMISSION ON THEOLOGY AND CHURCH RELATIONS
OCTOBER 2025
Unity in Doctrine, Uniformity and Variety in Practice A Study Document © 2026 The Lutheran Church— Missouri Synod 1333 S. Kirkwood Road St. Louis, MO 63122 888-THE LCMS • lcms.org All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of The Lutheran Church— Missouri Synod. Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Cover Image: LCMS Communications/Erik Lunsford Contents Preface........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Early Church ................................................................................................................................................................................................................5 Case Study 1 JerusalemCouncil(Acts 15) ......................................................................................................................................................................... 5 CaseStudy 2 Date of Easter(Second Century)................................................................................................................................................................ 7 Lutheran Reformation ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 11 CaseStudy 3 Lutherans Invocait Sermons(1522) ...................................................................................................................................................... 11 CaseStudy 4 Adiaphoristic Controversy (16thCentury) .......................................................................................................................................... 15 The Missouri Synod .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 CaseStudy 5 Formation of theSynod (1847) ............................................................................................................................................................... 19 CaseStudy 6 Lay Lectors(1989) ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 22 What Now? ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 27
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