The authority of scripture

​The History of Women's Ordination in the Lutheran Church of Australia

The Lutheran Church of Australia came into being in 1966 as the result of the union of two Synods, the ELCA and the UELCA.1 In 1951, as part of the long walk to union, the Joint Intersynodical Committees agreed upon a ten point document on Scripture and Inspiration which formed Section VIII of The Theses of Agreement, the document of union.

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LCA General Synod 2006

"There is nothing new under the sun..."  (Ecc.1:9)

To get the feel of the 2006 Synodical Convention of the Lutheran Church of Australia, at which 50.4% of delegates voted “That Scripture permits the ordination of women”, you might start by reading Galatians 2.  Different issue, same politics.

The Ordination of Women in the LCA

On July 24 and 25, 1998, a symposium was held at Luther Seminary (now Australian Lutheran College), Adelaide, South Australia on the question whether also women should be admitted to the public office of the ordained ministry of word and sacrament.