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	List of ELCA synods - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Each of the 65 synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America elects one bishop and three synod council officers for leadership, vision, and expertise.
		Synod Bishops are elected to six year terms and may be limited by the synod constitution.
		Terms and limitations for synod council officers are determined by the synod's constitution.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_ELCA_synods (89 words)

	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The ELCA is headed by a presiding bishop, elected by the Churchwide Assembly for a term of six years.
		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.
		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/ELCA (2173 words)

	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America - the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The ELCA is headed by a presiding bishop, elected by the Churchwide Assembly for aterm of six years.
		ELCA seminaries andcolleges generally teach a form of historical-critical method ofbiblical analysis, an approach that, broadly speaking, seeks to understand the scriptures and the process of canon formation withreference to historical and social context.
		The ELCA is a member of the National Councilof Churches and the World Council of Churchesand is a "partner in mission and dialog" with the Churches Uniting in Christ.
	www.free-web-encyclopedia.com /?t=ELCA (1484 words)

	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The ELCA was formed on January 1, 1988, creating the largest Lutheran church body in the United States.
		The ELCA's doctrine and requirements for entry are less conservative than those of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS) or Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS), the second and third largest Lutheran bodies in the United States.
		The ELCA was ordered to pay the largest per capita settlement in a church sexual abuse case in the United States by a jury in Marshall, Texas on April 22, 2004.
	open-encyclopedia.com /ELCA (829 words)

	ELCA News - Early ELCA Synod Assemblies Address Sexuality, Other Issues
		ELCA to reaffirm Martin Luther's statements about the Scriptures and reaffirm "sound principles of biblical interpretation" such as using Scripture to interpret Scripture when it is unclear; interpreting texts in their literary and historical contexts, and praying for guidance of the Holy Spirit.
		ELCA that was formed "to promote the full participation of sexual minority persons in the professional life of the Lutheran church," according to its purpose statement.
		ELCA Constitution to provide congregations with authority to train and appoint lay people to preside at Holy Communion when an ordained pastor is not available; the Northern Great Lakes Synod assembly asked the churchwide assembly that licensed lay leaders be given permission to perform weddings in their congregations under appointment by a synod bishop.
	www.stlconline.org /elcanews/200406/2004063002.html (2108 words)

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		ELCA synod assemblies for 2002 were held between April 6 and June 23.
		The synod changed its previous action to read "that this assembly urges all congregations of the Delaware-Maryland Synod to welcome gay and lesbian people." The assembly instructed its secretary to inform LC/NA of the synod's action and asked that it be removed from the list of RIC synods.
		It called for ELCA synod bishops to be informed and the council to be involved in any future decisions about the sale of "copyrighted properties or symbols of the ELCA." The Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Synod said the Mountain Dew advertisement conflicted with Davey and Goliath's purpose.
	www.concordtx.org /wrldnews/elcax.htm (1364 words)

	ELCA News - ELCA Assembly Reviews 2004-2005 Budget
		In the ELCA's Southwestern Minnesota Synod, Mary Page's faith-centered involvement in employment, congregational and churchwide work was praised as expressing the strategic goal of stepping forward as a public church.
		Lastly, the efforts of Emanuel Valdez, ELCA Southwest California Synod, to help bridge the gap between Latinos and the Lutheran church were praised for encouraging faithful, wise and courageous leaders whose vocations serve God's mission in a pluralistic world, the fifth strategic direction.
		As the strategic directions of the ELCA are clarified, budget elements will need to be reevaluated by the church council in accord with ELCA guidelines.
	www.stlconline.org /elcanews/200308/2003081304.html (840 words)

	Christ Lutheran Church On-Line - Northern Illinois Synod (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Synod means "walking together." Christ Lutheran Church along with 164 other congregations, is part of the Northern Illinois Synod of the ELCA.
		Each Synod is led by a Bishop who provides spiritual and administrative leadership for each of the synod's congregations and their pastors and rostered lay leaders.
		The synod then commits 55% of what it receives from congregations to the prgrams and ministries of the churchwide organization of the ELCA.
	www.makingchristknown.org /clc/northern_illinois_synod (120 words)

	WordAlone - Who We Are (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Under growing pressure, the 2001 ELCA Churchwide Assembly responded to CCM opposition by voting that pastors could officiate at ordinations under "unusual circumstances." Such circumstances were not defined, but procedures were established that seemed to ensure such ordinations seldom would occur.
		Participants in the e-mail list in all parts of the country began holding regional meetings, which they continue to schedule.
		In February 2000 in Milwaukee, Wis., 18 ELCA and WordAlone leaders, evenly balanced in number of supporters and opponents of CCM, participated in an unofficial two-day dialog that was professionally mediated.
	www.wordalone.org /who.htm (1368 words)

	Global Education: Women of the ELCA
		The balance of the trip expenses (minimum one-third of the total cost) is borne jointly by Women of the ELCA and the ELCA Division for Global Mission.
		The main responsibility of the seminar participants is to make a two-year minimum commitment to serve as global education advocates in their synod, sharing experiences gained during the seminar, and working with the synod to lift up issues affecting women in companion synod countries and churches.
		ELCA synod offices, synod companion synod committee chairs, and Women of the ELCA synodical women's organizations are asked to submit names of potential seminar participants.
	www.womenoftheelca.org /whatWeDo/globaled.html (454 words)

	GuruNet — Content Map
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		List of elementary schools in the Anchorage School District
		List of emergency special sessions of the United Nations General Assembly
	www.gurunet.com /cm-dsname-Wikipedia-dsid-2222-letter-1L-first-19001 (72 words)

	News Media Information For ELCA Sexuality Study Report & Recommendations
		The 2001 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's Churchwide Assembly action requires that in 2005 the ELCA consider whether or not the church should bless same-gender relationships and whether or not it should allow people in committed same-gender relationships to serve the church as rostered lay and ordained ministers.
		A 14-member ELCA Task Force for Studies on Sexuality is developing a report to the 2005 Churchwide Assembly and recommendations on how to answer the questions on homosexuality.
		The ELCA Conference of Bishops is expected to discuss the report and recommendations when it meets on March 3-8 in Dallas.
	www.nwos-elca.org /jan13/timeline.htm (360 words)

	[peace] Churchwide Assembly in August
		The ELCA is the fifth largest > Protestant denomination in the United States and is organized > into 65 synods, each headed by a bishop.
		> The council is the ELCA's board of directors and serves as > the legislative authority of the church between churchwide > assemblies.
		The > proposal calls for the ELCA and related agencies and institutions > to participate in the churchwide campaign for peace, "Peace Not > Walls: Stand for Justice in the Holy Land," through awareness- > building, accompaniment and advocacy activities.
	crl.nmsu.edu /pipermail/peace/2005-June/000596.html (1907 words)

	thelutheran.org \| Sexuality, governance and advocacy fill assemblies' plates
		But the Pacifica Synod failed to pass (228-144) a resolution that would have memorialized the Churchwide Assembly to require, among other measures, that voting members base their actions on "all issues pertaining to the ordination of practicing homosexuals and the blessing of same-sex marriages," on the majority view of their congregation or synod.
		The Montana Synod called for church policy changes voted on by the Churchwide Assembly to be ratified by voting members of ELCA synods.
		The South-Central Synod of Wisconsin asked the Church Council for the development of an ELCA social statement on prisons and corrections in the United States, including discussion of the church's role in prevention, victim restitution, and ministry to inmates and former inmates.
	www.thelutheran.org /article/article.cfm?article_id=4549 (807 words)

	Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		ELCA Colleges - List of ELCA Colleges and Universities in the United States
		ELCA St. Paul Area Synod - A synod is the gathering of congregations within a geographic area working together in mission and ministry.
		The Saint Paul Area Synod is one of 65 synods in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
	home.comcast.net /~royalredeemer.church/links.htm (341 words)

	The Original Gobbleblog: Evangelical Lutheran Church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		They turned aside all efforts to strengthen or liberalize the church's policies and preserved policies that forbid the ordination of homosexuals and the blessing of their relationships, although it was unclear whether same-sex ceremonies might be performed without penalty in some places.
		The Churchwide Assembly, which meets biennially, is the chief legislative body for the ELCA, which is the largest Lutheran church and the seventhlargest church in the United States with 4.9 million members.
		There are 1,015 delegates, or voting members, representing 65 regional synods at the seven-day meeting at the Marriott World Resort and Convention Center.
	www.gobbleblog.com /2005/08/evangelical-lutheran-church.html (143 words)

	SE MN SYNOD: Assembly 2005 - Resolution 2005-04 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Southeastern Minnesota Synod Assembly memorialize the 2005 Churchwide Assembly of the ELCA to adopt "Dissenting Position One" from the Task Force report:
		Admonish individuals, communities, congregations and synods that any discipline that may result in response to actions contrary to those policies be undertaken with all humility in the knowledge that we see through a glass darkly.
		BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Southeastern Minnesota Synod Assembly memorialize the 2005 Churchwide Assembly of the ELCA to adopt the following statement as official policy of the ELCA: "there is basis neither in Scripture nor tradition for the establishment of an official ceremony by this church for the blessing of a homosexual relationship.
	www.semnsynod.org /assembly/2005/2005-04.html (316 words)

	Welcome to the Eastern Washington/Idaho Synod!
		So for 2006 we are encouraging all congregations to be at the 2005 salary guideline level (see our synod website at www.ewaidsynod.org/2005guidelines.htm), which includes the ten percent increase from the 2004 figures.
		ELCA listings and links to the regions and synods of the church
		ELCA Disaster Response web site which has daily updates on what our church is doing and online giving information.
	www.ewaidsynod.org (1869 words)

	Northwestern Minnesota Synod Evangelica Lutheran Church in America
		But there's a stipulation that the congregation needs to submit a report to the ELCA evangelism office six months to a year after ordering the videos to tell how they were used and what kind of feedback you received.
		This is the second grant that the synod has received from Thrivent for this project.
		The NWMN Synod is seeking funding to establish a program to help relieve the seminary debt for newly graduated pastors called to serve in the NWMN Synod.
	www.nwmnsynod.org (729 words)

	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Churchwide Assembly is scheduled to meet in Orlando, Florida in August 2005.
		Associate in Ministry An Associate in Ministry serves local congregations, synods or other ministries in a variety of roles as parish administrators, youth ministry leaders, or other positions.
		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.worldhistory.com /wiki/E/Evangelical-Lutheran-Church-in-America.htm (1677 words)

	Lutherans to vote on ordaining gays - PittsburghLIVE.com
		Still, few Lutherans believe church members can reconcile their conflicting views of what the Bible says about homosexuality, and tensions rooted in years of wrangling over the issue are expected to spill over at the Churchwide Assembly, which runs through Sunday.
		The key proposals before the Orlando assembly are based on years of work by a denominational task force on sexuality that tried to find a compromise policy.
		= Affirm the church ban on ordaining sexually active gays but allow bishops and church districts called synods to seek an exception for a particular candidate if that person is in a committed relationship and meets other conditions.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/national/s_361372.html (605 words)

	Adherents.com
		A.L. Barry, president of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, says the decisions pushed the two Lutheran churches farther apart.
		Listed in table as Lutheran Synod of Buffalo under subheading "Lutherans ".
		LOWC is a shared ministry of the ELCA and the Lutheran World Federation, a Geneva-based communion of 124 member church bodies in 69 countries, representing about 57.6 million of the world's 61 million Lutherans.
	www.adherents.com /Na/Na_432.html (3130 words)

	The Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod - Who We Are
		The ELCA and its synods and organizations are responding to the disaster in a number of ways.
		Updates from the Southeastern Synod, including lists of items needed and distribution points.
		Read highlights in the July issue of Synod News and the resolutions adopted by the assembly.
	www.godslove.org (270 words)

	SE MN SYNOD: Assembly 2005 - Resolution 2005-03 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		WHEREAS, local expressions of the church (for example, synods and conferences) need to try some of these processes as well as the current ELCA model for outreach if we are to reach the growing population of the unchurched; and
		WHEREAS, the ELCA has identified specific sites for development of mission starts and redevelopments, yet does not have sufficient numbers of leaders identified as mission developers and redevelopers to do the ministry in those places;
		Submitted by Pastor John Heille, approved by the Zumbro River Conference Assembly on 2/13/05 in a previous form.
	www.semnsynod.org /assembly/2005/2005-03.html (156 words)

	A Mighty Fortress Lutheran Church
		Ministry of the NC and SC Synods of the ELCA offering programs such as adoption services, family counseling and education, foster care services, inmate/family consultation and support, etc.
		Unites 242 congregations of the ELCA by providing support and resources for these congregations.
		The ELCA magazine that informs people of the news of the church--locally, nationally, and internationally.
	www.amightyfortress.org /links.htm (184 words)

	The Leadership Situation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS), which commissioned the study, is one of the more conservative Lutheran Church bodies in America and is not normally lumped together with mainline denominations.
		The Synod’s Council of Presidents reports that 15 percent of its congregational leadership positions are vacant and that unless trends change drastically, 24 percent of its congregations will not have a pastor in 2007.
		The Klaases conclude their report with a list of problems they have identified that are factors in explaining why the Synod faces its clergy shortage.
	www.alban.org /leadership.asp (9100 words)

	Welcome to the home page of the Northeastern Ohio Synod, ELCA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Our web site offers a friendly roadmap of our synod for those seeking a church home, for congregations looking for assistance, for clergy and lay people involved in NEOS ministries, or for those just visiting.
		Over 200 ELCA congregations across Northeast Ohio are waiting to welcome you.
		Copyright © 1999 Northeastern Ohio Synod, ELCA, 1890 Bailey Road, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 44221-5259.
	www.neos-elca.org (576 words)

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