Many of you know I was pastor at First English Evangelical Lutheran Church in Victoria and you may or may not know that I resigned from that role back in February due to differences of opinion on the decision made by the church wide gathering of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) in 2009 concerning HomosexualsContinue reading “A sad day…”
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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”