NASHVILLE, TENN. (ELCA) -- The Rev. Eric. C. Shafer, director of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Department for Communication,=
was re-elected Feb. 10 to a four-year term as chair of the Communication
Commission of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. =
(NCC).
Commission communicators met here Feb. 8-10.
The commission acts as the communication unit for the NCC, Shafer = said.=20 Its work includes joint efforts in telecommunications and technology, programming and electronic media, news, interpretation and public = relations, media ethics and advocacy, and media education. The commission also = serves the 34 Protestant and Orthodox member communions of the NCC, and works = with some non-members in communication efforts.
"I am pleased to continue to serve the ELCA and our NCC ecumenical partners in our important shared communication ministry," Shafer said. "Together we can do much more to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with believers and nonbelievers alike in the United States and Canada."
"I am grateful that Bishop (H. George) Anderson and the Rev. Robert Bacher, my supervisors, continue to see my ministry with the NCC as an important part of the ELCA's and my work.
Shafer's new term as chair begins in 2000. The position also places = him on the NCC Executive Board, and he is a delegate to the NCC General = Assembly.
Other commission officers elected to begin terms in 2000 include Ann Gillies, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Louisville, Ky., vice chair; = Charlene J. Smith, United Church of Christ, Cleveland, secretary; and Judy Weidman, = United Methodist Communications, Nashville, treasurer.
Officers concluding terms in 1999 year include Peggy West, United Methodist Communications, Nashville, and Gillies. West was elected = secretary in 1996 and Gillies was elected treasurer the same year.
The Rev. Randy Naylor is the associate general secretary and director = of communication for the NCC, New York. He is a pastor of the United Church = of Canada.
For information contact:
John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or NEWS@ELCA.ORG
http://www.elca.org/co/news/current.html
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About the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America:
The ELCA is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with 2.8 million members in more than 8,500 worshiping communities across the 50 states and in the Caribbean region. Known as the church of "God's work. Our hands.," the ELCA emphasizes the saving grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unity among Christians and service in the world. The ELCA's roots are in the writings of the German church reformer Martin Luther.
For information contact:
Candice Hill Buchbinder
Public Relations Manager
Candice.HillBuchbinder@ELCA.org
