... : A letter from Presiding Bishop Mark S. Hansen to ELCA members. Within Hansen shares the following delusions: Sisters and ... America,… Where does the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) stand today? We stand together in God’s ... ;. Wrong again; in His mercy God may be still pouring His Spirit upon some in the ELCA, but it’s in spite of your grievous decision to practice ...

ELCA Splits Over Gay Clergy This article is on the front page of Sioux Falls' Argus Leader. My point in this post is not to argue who is right or wrong. Too much of that has been done already in hurtful and violent ways that are antithetical to the ideals of the Church. I recently had a conversation (via Facebook) with an old seminary friend about those who decide to stay and why we need to ...

... Church Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) acted Nov. 15 to reduce the 2010 churchwide ... -time equivalent positions, of which six were vacant. The Church Council is the ELCA's board of directors and serves as the legislative authority ... or reassignments of staff, said the Rev. M. Wyvetta Bullock, ELCA executive for administration, in a report to the council. She said 23 ...

... you don't notice it as much. Every so often, though, the buzz not only buzzes but shocks me. I hang out on the ELCA Facebook page. They do a splendid job with it; every day they post a question for ... to be -- at the mercy of others. I don't like it. I don't want to think that my fate as a citizen or as an ELCA Lutheran is so dependent upon sympatico Sincere Bible Study Guys (and ...

All are invited to join Pastor Harman for an informal discussion concerning the decisions made at the 2009 ELCA Churchwide Assembly, including the social statement on human sexuality and related ministry policy resolutions. The ... Nov. 15 at 11:00 a.m. (following worship). Additional information is available at the church and can also be found on the ELCA.org Churchwide Assembly 2009 home page.

... the Seven Marks group of pastors. It is now clear that a very substantial portion of the ELCA cannot and will not accept the decisions of the Churchwide Assembly this past summer. Along with ... church body in North America. We do this in service to those congregations who wish to leave the ELCA, and perhaps also for congregations who might wish to leave the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada ( ...