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A statement on the 2009 ELCA Churchwide decision

I sit at my desk and prayerfully consider a statement to simply state my Biblical and pastoral understanding of the ELCA’s decisions “to allow congregations that choose to do so to recognize and support lifelong, monogamous, same-gender relationships” and to allow persons in these relationships to serve as rostered leaders (including pastors) of those congregations.Continue reading “A statement on the 2009 ELCA Churchwide decision”

July 2010 Front Page

The forum for the presentation of the survey results brought about the question about the statistics of congregations in the ELCA and how they are reacting to the ChurchWide Decision of 2009. Here is a quote from the Office of the Secretary of the ELCA, “As of June 3, we have been advised that 419Continue reading “July 2010 Front Page”