The Lutheran Church of Australia once again voted NOT to ordain women.From General Synod 2015 Ordination: Synod says ‘no’ – General Synod 2015:
General Synod has said ‘no’ to the ordination of women in the Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA).
At 11.25 this morning, Saturday, 3 October, LCA Bishop John Henderson declared the result of the secret ballot. Of the 423 delegates registered at convention, 145 voted against the resolution to ordain both men and women; 269 supported it. The Constitution of the LCA requires a two-thirds majority of registered delegates at the convention to bring about a change in matters of a theological or confessional nature.
The vote followed a number of sessions of dialogue and debate among the 420-plus delegates, supported by worship and prayer. Seventy-eight delegates – 39 pastors and 39 lay people – spoke to the proposal.