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Churchwide Organization Chart
This is the Churchwide Organization organizational chart for October 2010 and into the future.
Churchwide Organization Reorganization
This is a message to rostered leaders from Bishop Mark S. Hanson about the churchwide organization restructuring in October 2010.
Churchwide Organization Reorganization
DownloadDesign Rationale
This is the Design Proposal for the Churchwide Organization Narrative and Rational from October 2010.
Outcomes of the Churchwide Organization
This is the direction for the churchwide organization for the 2006-2007 biennium.
Outcomes of the Churchwide Organization
DownloadPlan for Mission Governance
This is the Plan for Mission Governance Document from 2004 prepared by the Church Council Executive Committee.
Plan for Mission History
This is the plan history of the Plan for Mission.
Plan for Mission Proposal Overview
This is the Plan for Mission proposal overview from 2004.
Plan for Mission Proposal Overview
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Authorization for Ministry
An essay by Timothy Wengert on the goal of ministry and the distinction between lay and clergy in the office of ministry.
Communio Ecclesiology
This is an essay by Vitor Westhelle on the church in transit/transitions, the public/private, globalization and imperialism and meeting at the cross both in a resurrected Christian sense and in the sense of it being a place where two worlds meet.
Context for Ministry
This is contextual information for the strategic planning process.
Ecclesiology, Mission and Structure
This is an essay by H. George Anderson about ecclesiology.
Ecclesiology, Mission and Structure
DownloadThe End of the Public Office of Ministry
An essay by Timothy Wengert on Reformation eschatology and how it affects the public office of ministry today.
The End of the Public Office of Ministry
DownloadThe Future of ELCA Institutions
This is a keynote address by Presiding Bishop Mark S. Hanson on the future of ELCA institutions.
Gathered and Scattered
This is an essay by Martha Stortz explaining the symbiosis between worship and service.
A Liturgical Perspective
An essay by Thomas Schattauer on the selection and designation of people for the office of ministry.
Lutherans are Jesus People
This is an essay by Mark Allan Powell on how loving Jesus leads to worship and all else flows from that.
Ministry of Word and Sacrament
An essay by Thomas Schattauer on the ministry of word and sacrament.
Ministry and Lay Presidency from a Mission Perspective
An essay by Maria Erling on the post-Christendom society of the North and how the purpose of the office of ministry is to bring the congregation in deep engagement with the world.
Ministry and Lay Presidency from a Mission Perspective
DownloadOrdination from the Perspective of Mission
An essay by Maria Erling on how the purpose of the office of ministry is to bring the congregation in deep engagement with the world.
Ordination from the Perspective of Mission
DownloadOrdination and Scripture
An essay by Sarah Henrich that explores call, ordination and public ministry through an exegesis of Scripture.
Reflections on ELCA Mission Statement
This is an essay by Marc Kolden that states we need to proclaim the gospel so people may be baptized and then serve the world.
Reflections on ELCA Mission Statement
DownloadReflections on ELCA Strategic Planning
This is an essay by Diane Jacobson commenting on the ELCA mission and vision.
Reflections on ELCA Strategic Planning
DownloadThird Millenium
This is an essay by Winston Persaud on how the gospel is the theological center of our lives as Christians.
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