CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The winter 1999 edition of MOSAIC, the video magazine of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), includes segments on binge drinking on college campuses, the crisis in rural America and welcoming gay and lesbian people to congregations.
The winter edition is available Dec. 1.
MOSAIC is produced by the ELCA Department for Communication. It is intended for educational use in a variety of congregational settings including Sunday School classes, adult forums, youth groups, women's and men's groups, new member classes, church council meetings, committee meetings and other organizational meetings. Each issue includes a users' guide, with a synopsis of each segment and discussion questions.
The winter 1999 MOSAIC video magazine includes these stories:
+"The War on Campus Binge Drinking" features comments from college administrators, students, counselors and a campus pastor about alcohol abuse on campus and how to prevent it. Segments were taped at Capital University, an ELCA higher education institution, and The Ohio State University, Columbus. Nearly half (44 percent) of U.S. college students are binge drinkers, according to a recent study conducted by the Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention.
+"Starving the Family Farm" revisits Larry and Rachel Ecklor, the Hillsdale, Wis., farm family featured in a 1989 MOSAIC story, "The Long Winter of Rural America." The segment also features Roy and Gina Grewe of Cumberland, Wis., dairy farmers who are surviving despite rising production costs and lower farm prices for milk. Sandra LaBlanc, ELCA director for rural ministry resources and networking, also comments on the dim forecast for family farms.
+"Welcoming Gays and Lesbians: A View from the Pew" includes the views of pastors and members of three congregations of the ELCA=20 Indiana-Kentucky Synod, who seek to respond faithfully to welcome and=20 invite the participation of gay and lesbian people in their congregations. = Each congregation, its pastor and members offers different stories and perspectives on this subject.
MOSAIC is issued quarterly. Annual subscriptions are available through the ELCA Department for Communication.
Editors: Specific information about MOSAIC subscriptions and the contents of each issue are available on the World Wide Web at www.elca.org/co/mosaic or by contacting the ELCA Department for Communication by phone at 800/638-3522 ext. 6009. Digital photographs that accompany each story can be requested by e-mail to tfrakes@elca.org or by phone.
For information contact:
John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or NEWS@ELCA.ORG
http://listserv.elca.org/archives/elcanews.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
