Lutherans OK big change in structure

Resolution 8-08 was giving many people fits at the national convention of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.

The title: “To Realign the National Synod Ministries Around Two Mission Boards.”

It was a staid heading, but it represented a radical and historic change to the denomination structure.

Supporters said the proposed restructuring would decrease costs in an era of dramatic fiscal challenges throughout mainline Protestant Christendom. Critics felt the move would be a step toward a hierarchical structure more similar to the Catholic Church’s.

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