Yes, women are accepted as pastors in more liberal Lutheran churches.
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No, he was, in fact, a Lutheran Pastor.
In 2012, the President of the Lutheran Church in Australia is Pastor Mike Semmler.
No you do not. The Pastor at my church was actually a Baptist Minister before he came to our church and he did not study at a Lutheran seminary. In Australia, the answer is yea. There are only two ways in which can become a Lutheran pastor: 1. Attend a Lutheran seminary 2. For an elder (or other established Lutheran parish member) to go through an alternative accredited programme externally via the Lutheran seminary, in order to serve in his home church.
Lutheran ministers are called a "minister" or a "pastor." (The term "priest" is not used because Lutherans do not use apostolic succession.)
There's no such thing as a bishop in a Lutheran church. We strictly have pastors, as well as board members who act in the absence of the pastor.
No, it is not the same process.
There is no Presbyterian rule that prohibits the pastor from doing so. The local church may have such a rule, and the pastor may have his or her own reasons for not doing the marriage.
In 1891, the Harcourt group created the Harcourt Evangelical Lutheran Church. A pastor was first hired in 1893. In 1963, the name of the church was changed to Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church.
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Both. American Lutherans usually call their clerics "pastor." It is also common, while a little less common, for Lutheran a cleric to be called a "priest." In the European Lutheran countries, the term "priest" is almost always used to refer to the office while "Pastor" and "Father" are both common titles of respect (and "Mother" where the ordination of women is allowed.) "Pastor" means shepherd and refers to the all-encompassing nature of ministry and spiritual counsel. "Priest" tends to refer to the cleric's role as presider over sacraments, declarer of absolution and religious teacher of scripture and Church doctrine. So, both are appropriate. It depends on the country. The Lutheran churches of Scandinavia seem to use both "priest" and "pastor". However, in Australia and New Zealand, the term "priest" is never used, nor is "Father", but instead the term "Pastor" is used. "Priest" and "Pastor" are only used in reference to the Roman Catholic and the High Anglican churches. The formal name with the Lutheran church is "Reverend". Thus, one could refer to "Pastor Smith", "Reverend Smith" or even say "Reverend Smith is my pastor". The generic term is also "minister", i.e. a minister within the Lutheran church.
The absolute best place to go is Martin Luther College in New Ulm, MN. You can study to become a Lutheran education teacher as well as become a Pastor. If you choose to become a pastor you could continue on to Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in Mequon, WI.