Has Liturgy Become a Test of Lutheran Identity in the LCMS?

Has Liturgy Become a Test of Lutheran Identity in the LCMS?

Author: Unite Leadership Collective September 4, 2026 Duration: 43:34
Ask Tim or Jack a question directly by joining our growing community of LCMS lay leaders and pastors: click here. What actually makes worship Lutheran? Is it Scripture and the Lutheran Confessions—or must Lutheran churches also use the same hymnal, liturgy, music and ceremonies? Tim Ahlman and Jack Kalleberg examine the CTCR document Unity in Doctrine and Uniformity and Variety in Practice and confront one of the most persistent tensions in the LCMS: the difference between doctrinal unity a...

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