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- ↑ Engelsviken, Tormod; Harbakk, Ernst; Olsen, Rolv; et al., eds. (2008). Mission to the World: Communicating the Gospel in the 21st Century. Regnum Books International. p. 47. ISBN 9781870345644 . Retrieved January 15, 2013.
On 18th-19th May 1891 the Norwegian Lutheran Federation for Mission in China (popularly called The China-federation) was constituted in Bergen. [...] The China-federation started work in other countries (as Japan and Ethiopia) and therefore changed its name to Norwegian Lutheran Mission (NLM).
- ↑ "Historical Sketch of CLS". China Lutheran Seminary.
- ↑ Norsk Luthersk Misjonssamband Store Norske Leksikon, retrieved 22 February 2012
- ↑ Ystebø, Bjarte (November 30, 2007). "Flukten fra hønsegården - Sambandet og statskirken" (in Norwegian). Norge IDAG . Retrieved January 15, 2013.
Generalsekretær Ola Tulluan sier at landets største misjonsorganisasjon, NLM, (med 50 000 medlemmer) kan komme til å gå ut av Den norske kirke.
- ↑ Døvik, Olav; Helljesen, Vilde (November 30, 2007). "Bryter med Kirken" (in Norwegian). NRK . Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Skoler" (in Norwegian). NLM. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
Norsk Luthersk Misjonssamband eier mange skoler, dette er grunnskoler, videregående skoler, folkehøgskoler, bibelskoler og høyskoler.
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