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Towards Church Fellowship (1989) |
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In the light of the discovery that nothing stands in the way of church fellowship, we urge Lutheran and Reformed churches throughout the world who are members of the Lutheran World Federation and the World Alliance of Reformed Churches to declare full communion with one another. By this we mean:
We propose that at every level of church life, member churches of the two traditions explore together what is needed in that particular situation for further growth in unity. Situations around the world are so diverse that new forms and styles of life together must be tailored to each context... At the international level, we call upon the Lutheran World Federation and the World Alliance of Reformed Churches to collaborate wherever possible in their work, studying what appropriate conclusions should be drawn for their life from the new relationship existing between Lutheran and Reformed member churches...
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