The Formula for Pastoral Ministry
Pastors subscribe to the Formula of Concord along with the other documents in the Book of Concord because they are in agreement with the Holy Scriptures. In the ordination rite we pledge to perform all the duties of our office in accord with these confessions. This course will examine each of the articles of the last of the Lutheran Confessions, the Formula of Concord from the perspective of pastoral theology, asking the question what does pastoral ministry look like when justification by faith alone is the basis and boundary of our preaching, teaching, liturgy, and the care of fearful consciences?he Church Today, A Small Catechism on Human Life, Word: God Speaks to Us, Confession: God Gives Us Truth, Luther on the Care for the Sick and the Dying, and two chapters in Lutheran Worship History and Practice. With LCMS President Dr. Matthew Harrison, he is editor of Women Pastors? The Ordination of Women in Biblical Lutheran Perspective. He is book review editor for Logia: A Journal of Lutheran Theology and a member of the Editorial Council of Lutheran Quarterly.
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