Pr. Johnson,
Um, not really. I think with the LCMS it always come down to an inability to ever say: "God forgive us; we were wrong."
I'm not a pastor. Maybe it's worth mentioning why I am here, and why I occasionally break my general silence on the forum. I'm one of those people who have been in the ELCA but who, over the years, ignored the partisan politics of the headquarters. (As did nearly all the people in the churches we were members of as we moved from place to place.) But the actions of CWA 2009 have forced me out (de facto if not de jure) and I ended up in this forum as I have sought how to go forward from that decision.
I live in New England so there is about zero chance of a church within any reasonable distance of me to vote itself out of the ELCA. We remain, estranged, in our church because of personal friendships and lack of alternatives. The LCMS would be possible geographically and I find many things to admire, but there just isn't a fit. LCMS clearly has a longer list of doctrinal essentials than I do, so it looks like I just don't make the grade for potential membership. Being a scientist and not a theologian I am sure I get lots of the theology wrong, but while I may be seeing the LCMS wrong, my point may still have some value for all of you if it helps you understand how outsiders view things LCMS people say.
At this point I'm tired of being in contention with my church body, and I'd really like to find a place where contention is not the primary definition of the church body. We had planned to retire to another part of the country where we could make a move to one of the newer Lutheran churches picking up refugees like us, but economics prevents that so far.
So, we drift slowly away.