The Staff of The Lutheran
Elizabeth Hunter, Kathleen Kastilahn, Daniel J. Lehmann, Julie B. Sevig and Sonia C. Solomonson contributed to The Lutheran's coverage of the 2009 Churchwide Assembly.
Articles by The Staff of The Lutheran:
- Assembly acts on memorials from ELCA synods
Topics include mentoring, immigration, worship materials, LDR, the Middle East and health-care reform - Carlos Peￃﾱa re-elected
Highest elected lay official also serves as chair of the Church Council - Ministry door opens to partnered gays and lesbians
In four separate votes, assembly gives majority approval to ministry recommendations - Assembly takes dramatic step
In addition to sexuality statement, assembly approves full communion with Methodists and initiatives on HIV/AIDS and malaria. - Lean times result in slimmed down budgets
Income expected to fall over next two years - Tour de Revs ends at assembly
Pastors log 2,800 on a bamboo bicycle - Canadian bishop delivers greeting in word & song
Johnson delivered a greeting of reality and promise - LYO president urges expanded roles for youth and young adults
Faison asks for 10 percent representation at next assembly - What next?
Conflict, conversations, commitment - Assembly approves full communion with Methodists
Three decades of dialogue culminate in "Confessing our Faith Together" - Chaplain returning home asks ELCA for replacements
Griffith thanks the ELCA for support and prayers - Social statement on women slated for 2015
Message on human disability is forthcoming - Book of Faith: 1,000 congregations are 'official'
Four years later, the idea has grown into a commitment - Let faith, not fear, lead the ELCA toward 2017
What image of the church shapes our witness in complex and challenging times?" Hanson asked - Stamping out malaria & HIV
Peter Mayer played a benefit concert; Assembly offered overwhelming support
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