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Lutheran CORE, or Coalition for Renewal, is a community of confessing Lutherans spanning several Lutheran church bodies, like the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ and the North American Lutheran Church. Lutheran CORE describes itself as: * A confessional and confessing unity movement for all Lutherans who identify with the purposes of Lutheran CORE; * A churchly community, grounded in Word and Sacrament, and rooted in the Holy Scriptures, the ecumenical creeds, and the Lutheran Confessions; * An association, not a church body, providing a sense of Christian community and Lutheran identity; * A coalition of congregations, individual lay persons, pastors, synods, church bodies and other reform renewal movements.〔Lutheran CORE Constitution, Chapter 1〕 == Purpose of Lutheran CORE == * Strengthen the renewal of personal faith and congregational life, and foster a sense of churchly community and identity among its supporters and partners. * Serve as a community of faith for its members, nurturing a dimension of the church as a larger Christian fellowship and fostering mutual support and encouragement in the Christian faith among its members. * Support and counsel all individual members who seek to live in accord with Biblical and confessional teachings and practices in their churches and in the world. * Be an advocate and prophetic voice to churches within the Lutheran community, and work for reform and renewal under the Word of God. * Cooperate with Lutheran churches and entities and support ministries within them; conduct joint ministries with Lutheran church bodies; and, as may be needed, provide alternate resources for congregational life in worship, Christian education, and youth ministry. * Work for the outreach of the Gospel, following the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20) as a priority in the life of Lutheran CORE. * Develop a means for ongoing theological reflection and conversation on issues related to Holy Scripture, the Lutheran Confessions, and personal and social ethics. * Provide counsel to congregations and individuals in their financial support for the mission of the Church, encouraging support for ministries that are reflective of Lutheran CORE's convictions and commitments.〔Lutheran CORE Constitution, Chapter 5〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lutheran CORE」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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