Structure
"The LCA is 'synodical' church, meaning that every congregation 'walks together' with every other congregation, every district with every other district, and every department or agency with every other one... every congregation is... unique... So, while all congregations adhere to the LCA constitution, they are free to exercise their own interpretations of the LCA's mission and ministry objectives."
Every three years representatives of the LCA's congregations meet for... Synod... Pastors provide input regarding theological matters, but in effect it is the people in the pews, rather than church leaders, who determine the direction of church."
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