| 词条 | American Association of Lutheran Churches |
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|imagewidth= |name = American Association of Lutheran Churches |image = Americanassociationoflutheranchurcheslogo.jpg |caption = |main_classification = Protestant |orientation = |theology = |polity = congregationalist polity |leader = |founded_date = 1987 |founded_place = |parent = |merger = |separated_from = American Lutheran Church |separations = |associations = |footnotes = |congregations = 67 (2014) |members = 16,000 (2008) |website = www.taalc.org }} The American Association of Lutheran Churches (TAALC, also known as The AALC) is an American Lutheran church body. It was formed on November 7, 1987, as a continuation of the American Lutheran Church denomination, the majority of which merged with the Lutheran Church in America and the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches to form the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The AALC offices were originally in Bloomington, Minnesota. The national office moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 2007. It has 67 congregations, with about 16,000 members, in 2008.[1] Its current Presiding Pastor is the Rev. Dr. Curtis E. Leins. Historical Background{{Lutheranism in the United States|expanded=alc}}The AALC began with 12 congregations and had, as of 2008, grown to 70 congregations spread across 23 states. The AALC sees itself as a confessional Lutheran church body in the United States. At its beginning, the AALC defined itself by what it saw as maintaining a commitment to the authority of Holy Scripture and the teaching of the Lutheran confessions by way of retaining the Confession of Faith of the American Lutheran Church. The AALC operates its own seminary, the American Lutheran Theological Seminary, originally located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. In fall 2005, the seminary relocated to Fort Wayne, Indiana, and is hosted by Concordia Theological Seminary of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS). The AALC holds to the inerrancy of scripture. It does not ordain women as pastors. However, women may serve as deaconesses. The AALC has two paths to ordination. In addition to serving in congregations, its rostered pastors also serve as chaplains in the U.S. Armed Services, hospitals, correctional facilities, law enforcement, hospice, and a host of other specialized ministries.{{Citation needed|date=March 2017}} Two AALC pastors are well known within confessional Lutheranism: Chris Rosebrough of Pirate Christian Radio and Jordan Cooper, who is an author, conference speaker, and host of the Just and Sinner podcasts. The AALC is also the denominational home of Trinity Lutheran Church of San Pedro, California, which was a key church in the Lutheran Renewal movement in the 60's under the leadership of the Rev. Larry Christensen.{{Citation needed|date=March 2017}} Fellowship with the Lutheran Church–Missouri SynodStarting in 1989, representatives of the AALC and the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) met in a series of official and unofficial talks. After six official meetings, at which various doctrinal papers were submitted, representatives of both the AALC and the LCMS recommended to their respective church bodies that they enter into altar and pulpit fellowship with one another. The proposal was brought before theology/doctrine commissions of each church body before being presented at their respective national conventions. During the June 20–23, 2007, AALC National Convention, the AALC declared fellowship with the LCMS; and voted to join the International Lutheran Council. On July 16, 2007, the LCMS declared fellowship with the AALC during the LCMS 63rd Regular Convention. Basic beliefs
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References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thearda.com/denoms/D_1414.asp|title=American Association of Lutheran Churches|publisher=Association of Religion Data Archives|accessdate=22 February 2012}} External links
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