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	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		ELCA seminaries and colleges generally teach a form of historical-critical method of biblical analysis, an approach that, broadly speaking, seeks to understand the scriptures and the process of canon formation with reference to historical and social context.
		As a Lutheran church body, the ELCA professes belief in the "priesthood of all believers", or that all baptized persons have equal access to God and are all called to use their gifts to serve the body of Christ.
		The ELCA is a member of the National Council of Churches and the World Council of Churches and is a "partner in mission and dialog" with the Churches Uniting in Christ.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_America (2747 words)

	Lutheran Church in America - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In church governance, the LCA was clerical and centralistic, in contrast to the congregationalist or "low church" strain in American Christianity.
		Among the Lutheran churches in America, the LCA was thus the one that was most similar to the established Lutheran churches in Europe.
		The Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church, traditionally a Swedish-American Lutheran denomination, established in 1860.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lutheran_Church_in_America (461 words)

	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The Church is divided into one non-geographical synod (the Slovak Zion Synod) and 64 regional synods or dioceses in the United States and the Caribbean, each headed by a synodical bishop and council.
		The ELCA holds to the doctrine of the Sacramental Union, in other words, the belief that Christ is truly present – body, soul, humanity and divinity – "in, with and under" (Augsburg Confession) the Bread and Wine, so that communicants receive both, the elements and Christ himself.
		As a Lutheran church body, the ELCA professes belief in the "priesthood of all believers", or that all baptized persons are true ministers of the Church.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/ELCA (2246 words)

	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The ELCA is headed by a presiding bishop, elected by the Churchwide Assembly for a term of six years.
		The Church is divided into one special synod (the Slovak Zion Synod) and 64 regional synods or dioceses in the United States and the Caribbean, each headed by a synodical bishop and council.
		The ELCA is set to vote on a provisional agreement with the United Methodist Church called "A Proposal for Interim Eucharistic Sharing", which would be the first step toward reaching full communion with that denomination by 2008.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/ELCA (1698 words)

	Lutheran Church in the Foothills (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Lutheran Church in the Foothills belongs to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America - ELCA.
		Lutheran Church in the Foothills is a member congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
		We are delighted to have you attend Lutheran Church in the Foothills, wherever you are on your journey of faith.
	www.lutheranfoothills.org /faq.htm (404 words)

	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		While the church seeks to ensure proper preaching and teaching of the Gospel and administration of the sacraments, there is a high degree of synodical autonomy, and individual belief is allowed considerable latitude.
		The Lutheran tradition entails an accommodation to the state based on its doctrine of the divine ordination of secular power.
		The logo of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is a red cross over a red sphere surrounded by the name of the church.
	philtar.ucsm.ac.uk /encyclopedia/christ/cep/elca.html (406 words)

	Trinity Lutheran Seminary
		This church accepts the Unaltered Augsburg Confession as a true witness to the Gospel, acknowledging as one with it in faith and doctrine all churches that likewise accept the teachings of the Unaltered Augsburg Confession.
		As the American Lutheran Church and the Lutheran Church in America came to work closely together in theological education in the 1960s and 1970s, it became apparent that in the long run there should be only one Lutheran seminary in Ohio.
		As a seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, successor to the ALC and the LCA, Trinity stands essentially for that which its predecessors, ELTS and Hamma, stood for--commitment to the gospel of Jesus Christ, to educational excellence, and to thorough preparation for Christian service.
	www.trinitylutheranseminary.edu /AboutTrinity/MissionAndHistory.asp (1244 words)

	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America - Christianity Knowledge Base
		The Church is divided into one special synod (the Slovak Zion Synod) and 64 regional synods in the United States and the Caribbean, each headed by a synodical bishop and council.
		The ELCA uses the term synod differently than the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod or the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, which are separate sects.
		However, some pastors and congregations in the ELCA are in open rebellion against false ecuminism, preferring to practice fellowship via the declaration of in statu confessionalis.
	christianity.wikia.com /wiki/ELCA (2068 words)

	GUIDELINES FOR LUTHERAN-JEWISH RELATIONS EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Lutherans should consider, however, that Christians may be able more easily to share in a typical weekly Jewish worship service than Jews can in a typical Christian service, since the latter includes prayers and blessings which presume faith in Jesus and the Trinity.
		Lutherans are not obligated to adopt the same perspective on these matters, but it is vital for us to understand and respect our neighbor's concerns.
		Lutheran pastors should make it clear in their preaching and teaching that although the New Testament reflects early conflicts, it must not be used as justification for hostility towards present-day Jews.
	www.j-cinstitute.org /ChurchStatements/Lutheran_Guidelines.htm (1408 words)

	Death Penalty Religious: Statements: Evangelical Lutheran Church in American
		Members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America continue the deliberation, upholding together the authority of Scripture, creeds, and confessions; the value of God-given life; and the commitment to serve God’s justice.
		Lutheran theological tradition has maintained that society is ruled by the Law and is influenced and nourished by the Gospel.
		It is because of this church’s commitment to justice that we oppose the death penalty.
	www.deathpenaltyreligious.org /education/statements/elca.html (1523 words)

	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Lutheranism came to the Americas that way; some of the earliest settlers in the Americas were Scandinavians, Dutch and German Lutherans.
		The various Lutheran churches, with the exception of the Synodical Conference, continued to work together closely, but were limited to soldiers' and sailors' welfare efforts.
		The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America was finally born at its constituting convention in Columbus, Ohio, April 30-May 3, 1987.
	www.chaplaincare.navy.mil /Christian_ELCA.htm (1987 words)

	HRC \| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
		Indeed, this church holds that ‘Marriage is a lifelong covenant of faithfulness between a man and a woman.’ … The mandate of the 2001 ELCA Churchwide Assembly did not envision the present secular debate over gay marriage and the task force mandate does not involve addressing those public concerns.
		In an effort to help the church create a structure for this proposed new policy, in April 2005, the Church Council of the ELCA passed a resolution suggesting that specific procedures be followed before gays and lesbians in same-sex relationships be allowed to serve as ministers.
		Lutherans Concerned is a national education and advocacy group with chapters nationwide working on behalf of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues within the church.
	www.hrc.org /TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=21759 (1598 words)

	The Living Church Foundation
		Delegates to the 9th biennial Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) in Orlando rejected proposals to allow a local option for the blessing of same-sex unions or the ordination of gay clergy, voting to continue “to encourage the Church to welcome gay and lesbian people into its life.”
		A canonical resolution requiring a two-thirds majority offered by the ELCA church council after a three year study that would have allowed bishops “to permit” the ordination and deployment of a candidate “who provides evidence of intent to live in a life-long, committed, and faithful same-sex relationship” was rejected as well: 490 to 503.
		Ferguson noted the Episcopal Church and the Lutheran Church “face similar challenges” as “we too are not of one mind” on issues of human sexuality.
	www.livingchurch.org /publishertlc/viewarticle.asp?ID=1201 (380 words)

	Metropolitan Chicago Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
		She is an ELCA pastor with a call to the Saint Paul Area Synod for clergy family counseling and church consulting.
		Full communion is not a merging of churches but encourages church bodies to work together in a variety of local and international ministries.
		The ELCA is in full communion with the Episcopal Church, Moravian Church in North America, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Reformed Church in America and United Church of Christ, and it has established Interim Eucharistic Sharing with the United Methodist Church.
	mcselca.org (762 words)

	Christian Today > Christian News, Updated Daily > Evangelical Lutherans Pass Policy Denouncing Israeli Wall
		The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America on Saturday became the latest in the string of Protestant churches denouncing the Israeli wall that is being built on the West Bank.
		Munib Younan, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL), spoke to the Assembly by telephone from Jerusalem.
		Meanwhile, Bishop Munic Younan, head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, told delegates that the barrier is an obstacle to peace since it prevents many Palestinians from reaching their jobs, hospitals and sanctuaries.
	www.christiantoday.com /news/america/evangelical.lutherans.pass.policy.denouncing.israeli.wall/387.htm (613 words)

	About CLC - Christ Lutheran Church - Wichita, Kansas.
		A congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
		One of 123 Lutheran Churches around the world in the Lutheran World Federation.
		One of 15 ELCA congregations in Area Ministry 5 (in south-central Kansas) of a 2-state region, the Central States Synod.
	www.christ-lutheran.org /church (344 words)

	Untitled Document
		We of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America are deeply concerned about the environment, locally and globally, as members of this church and as members of society.
		V. We of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America answer the call to justice and commit ourselves to its principles--participation, solidarity, sufficiency, and sustainability.
		We especially commend this church's Department for Environmental Stewardship in the Division for Church in Society, for its network of caregivers, its advice to church members and institutions on innovative caregiving, and its materials for use in environmental auditing.
	www.webofcreation.org /DenominationalStatements/elca.htm (3763 words)

	Church in Society \| ELCA
		To learn more about the mission and operation of Lutheran Disaster Response, to learn about what goes into volunteering through “LDR Volunteering 101,” to read stories from volunteers who have already spent time helping with hurricane recovery, and to register on-line for your volunteer experience, use this link.
		Sign this historic petition, aimed at convincing the United States’ political leaders to give an additional 1 percent of the US budget to meeting the basic needs of the world’s poorest - education, health, clean water, food, and care for orphans.
		Dr. Mary Streufert is the new Director of Justice for Women in the Church in Society Program Unit.
	www.elca.org /churchinsociety (300 words)

	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
		ELCA seminarians have two ecumenical opportunities this fall: October 1 is the deadline to apply to spend the January term in Geneva, one of the ecumenical centers of the world, to discover what it means to be members of a global communion and the implications for this on ministry in North America.
		October 31 is the deadline to submit an essay for a $500 scholarship; the topic is "The Significance of Ecumenical Activity in Congregational Life."
		We also visit a small congregation on Puerto Rico that is making a big impact in their community and around the world through cheerful giving.
	www.elca.org (145 words)

	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Region 2 Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Description: The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America was formally created in 1988 from the three church bodies known as the American Lutheran Church, the Lutheran Church in America, and the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches.
		Several congregations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America are located in Los Angeles, and the Southern California (West) Synod of Region 2 of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is headquartered in the Los Angeles area.
		The Region 2 Archives have subsumed the archives of the former American Lutheran Church district and the former Lutheran Church in America synod and their antecedents.
	www.usc.edu /isd/archives/arc/lasubject/records/id63.html (479 words)

	EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICA AND HOMOSEXUALITY
		There is also little discussion in Fundamentalist and other Evangelical denominations, because the topics have yet to be engaged by pro-equality and anti-equality groups.
		It is the mainline-liberal denominations, like the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) where debate is now at a fever pitch, pitting the denomination's liberals and conservatives against each other in an effort to reach a consensus.
		The only potential compromise appears to be a form of local option in which individual synods or congregations decide whether or not to bless same-sex relationships and/or consider gay candidates for ordination who are in committed same-sex relationship.
	www.religioustolerance.org /hom_elca.htm (208 words)

	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America: Guidelines for Lutheran-Jewish Relations (November 16, 1998) - Sacred Heart ...
		Evangelical Lutheran Church in America: Guidelines for Lutheran-Jewish Relations (November 16, 1998)
		For Lutherans to read, understand, and acknowledge this Declaration (see accompanying text) can be a first step in renewing our relationship with the Jewish community.
		Lutheran curricular materials should exercise the same care.
	www.sacredheart.edu /pages/12638_evangelical_lutheran_church_in_america_guidelines_for_lutheran_jewish_relations_november_16_1998_.cfm (1379 words)

	Emanuel Lutheran Church
		e welcome you to Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, a servant church in the city of New Brunswick, NJ.
		Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church is a member of the New Jersey Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
		Emanuel is also a Reconciling in Christ congregation, a program of Lutherans Concerned/North America, that commits congregations to opening their doors to all people, regardless of race, gender or sexual orientation.
	www.emanuelnb.org (147 words)

	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, history, information and news
		The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is a church so deeply and confidently rooted in the Gospel of God's grace that we are free to give our lives joyfully in witness and service.
		The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) traces its roots directly to the Protestant Reformation that took place in Europe in the 16th century under the inspiration of Martin Luther, a German monk.
		Rachel's Day is a time to mourn the loss of our children and to renounce the forces of evil and fear that plague our nation.
	www.faithandvalues.com /channels/elca.asp (441 words)

	Welcome to Holy Cross Evangelical Lutheran Church
		Holy Cross is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
		The ELCA is the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States.
		The presiding bishop of the ELCA is Mark S. Hanson.
	www.holycrosslutheran.org (163 words)

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