CHICAGO (ELCA) -- A working draft of a possible full-communion statement of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and United Methodist Church (UMC) is now available for discussion and comment by congregations of both traditions.
The Church of Norway`s General Synod November 16th adopted a Partnership Agreement with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Southern Africa (ELCSA). The title of the agreement is "Communion in Faith, Life and Witness".
Ecclesiology - how each church understands itself and its relation to other churches - is crucial for Christians, for the churches, and for the ecumenical movement.