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Lutheran CORE — Goals
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over-arching goal of Lutheran CORE is to be a voice for the Word of God within the church. We are, therefore, a confessing and confessional movement within the Lutheran church. We seek the renewal of Lutheran churches according to Holy Scripture and the Lutheran Confessions, and we endorse the Common Confession as a summary of Lutheran convictions for our time and place. Lutheran CORE is open to all who share our commitment for renewal — congregations, lay people, pastors, and other reform movements..
We are committed to prayer for the Lutheran churches and their leaders. We seek for ways to dialog with both synodical and churchwide leaders. We will continue to support our church, when its decisions and actions conform with the Word of God. We will speak the truth in love when our church diverges from the Word of God.
To the right of the Goals below there is a small graphic---
that serves as a link to other pages that provide explanation about the particular goal along with links to essays, reports, or other documents pertinent to that goal.
I. Authority of God's Word
Lutheran CORE will...
- Encourage and support ongoing study on Biblical interpretation.
- Prepare a series of papers on the authority of the Bible from a Lutheran perspective;
- Develop articles in Lutheran Forum, Word and World, and in other journals;
- Sponsor regional and other conferences on how Lutherans understand Holy Scripture.
II. Making Disciples for Christ
Lutheran CORE will...
- reassert Christ's Great Commission to make disciples of all nations as a priority in the life of the church, through emphases on congregational renewal, church plants and global missions.
III. Naming of God
Lutheran CORE will...
- Develop a plan and design that will advocate for the use of the name of the Holy Trinity in worship, Christian education, and theological education.
IV. Marriage and Family
Lutheran CORE will...
- Uphold the Biblical norms for marriage, family and sexuality;
- Sponsor conferences and seminars and will prepare theological papers related to marriage, family, and human sexuality.