Independent Sports Leagues

ELCA Churchwide Assembly Action CA99.06.59

Passed by the 1999 Churchwide Assembly in Denver, Colorado.

Resolved
To affirm the concern addressed in the memorial of the Saint Paul Area Synod describing the frequent competition and conflict of recreational and leisure activities with family and religious life inherent in today's culture;

To refer this memorial, and the wider issue of cultural trends and forces that affect family and religious life, to the Coordinating Team described in Sphere One of "Policies and Procedures of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America for Addressing Social Concerns," requesting the Team to consider the development of study resources pertaining to these concerns; and

To transmit this response as information to the Saint Paul Area Synod.