The Coffee Hour — Lutheran Mission – Australia: Organizing and Unifying Congregations

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How were early Lutheran congregations in Australia organized and unified? The Rev. Thomas Pietsch, Assistant Professor of Theology at Concordia University Wisconsin, joins Andy and Sarah for the third episode in our series on Australian Lutheranism to discuss how congregations and missions were organized and supported—from the time of the early missionaries to unification in 1966; the Theses of Agreement in 1966; what these Theses accomplished and did not accomplish; and how they have served the Lutheran Church of Australia since then.

Resources in this episode:

Theses of Agreement: lca.org.au/foundational-documents
The history of the Lutheran Church in Australia: lca.org.au/our-history
Lutheran Mission – Australia: lutheranmissionaustralia.org.au and facebook.com/LutheranMissionAustralia
The Hermannsburg Choir: hermannsburg.com.au/stories/hermannsburg-choir