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This work remains the classic and formative study of the development of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod's system of church organization and governance. Over the years, the analysis in this volume has proven to be of ongoing interest and even the cause of controversy and disagreement, as the LCMS continues the task of understanding how best to organize itself for work in a country where there are no regulations and forms imposed on it by a central governing or ecclesiastical authority.
