ELCA Publishing House to Form Separate Not-For-Profit Corporation
MINNEAPOLIS (ELCA) -- The board of trustees for Augsburg Fortress Publishers endorsed a management proposal to form a separate not-for-profit corporation that will house all of the publisher's Internet operations. Augsburg Fortress is the publishing house of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The board met here Oct. 12-14....
ELCA Board Approves New Plan for Worship Resource Needs
LAKE GENEVA, Wis. (ELCA) -- To help address the worship needs of the 5.15 million-member Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), the board of the church's Division for Congregational Ministries (DCM) approved the "Next Generation of ELCA Worship Resources," a new multi-year plan for the division's worship team and Augsburg...
ELCA Publishing House Financial Outlook Improves, Board Told
MINNEAPOLIS (ELCA) -- The financial outlook for Augsburg Fortress, the publishing house of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), is generally improved in 2000, its board of trustees was told at its Oct. 12-14 meeting here. The company expects to achieve its sales goal, its expenses are under budget...
ELCA Men's Organization Organizes "Tool Kit"
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- A new "Men's Ministry Tool Kit" will be available this winter for the 10,851 congregations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The board of Lutheran Men in Mission discussed the components of the tool kit and other items when it met here Oct. 13-15. The...
ELCA Board Approves Outdoor and Men's Ministries Plans
LAKE GENEVA, Wis. (ELCA) -- To help guide the outdoor and men's ministries of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), the board for the church's Division for Congregational Ministries (DCM) endorsed multi-year "strategic" plans for Outdoor Ministries and Lutheran Men in Mission, the men's organization of the ELCA, at...
The Rev. Paul R. Nelson, ELCA Director for Worship, Dies
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Paul R. Nelson, 49, director for worship in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), died Oct. 28 at his home here following a lengthy illness. Nelson joined the ELCA churchwide organization in September 1988, when he was appointed by the ELCA Division for Ministry...
ELCA Publishing House Adopts Acquisition Strategy
MINNEAPOLIS (ELCA) -- The board of trustees for Augsburg Fortress Publishers adopted a strategy to acquire, when necessary, related businesses to help it expand its publishing capabilities. The company's plan to acquire other businesses is part of Augsburg Fortress' strategic plan adopted by the board in early 1999. Augsburg Fortress...
ELCA Bishops Support Women's Event, Hear Women of Color Clergy
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Conference of Bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) affirmed a plan to organize a leadership event for women Aug. 6-8, 2001, and committed -- as they are able -- to provide financial support and help recruit participants. The event will precede the 2001...
Lutherans Help with Relief Efforts in Xenia, Ohio
CHICAGO (ELCA) Lutheran Disaster Response, a ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and The Lutherann Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS), is participating in relief efforts in Xenia, Ohio, after a tornado and severe storms struck the town Sept. 20. The tornado killed one person. Initial assessments indicate that more...
The Middle East to Be Topic for Lutherans November 3-5
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Munib A. Younan, bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan (ELCJ), will discuss the present situation of Christians living in the Middle East at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's (ELCA) 2000 Multicultural Mission Institute Nov. 3-5 at The Westin Los Angeles Airport Hotel,...
ELCA-LCMS Discussion Panel Holds Third of Three Meetings
ELCA-LCMS DISCUSSION PANEL HOLDS THIRD OF THREE MEETINGS CHICAGO -- Representatives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) discussed their churches' ecumenical goals and views on the "Church Growth Movement" here Oct. 2-3. The last of three scheduled meetings included talk about the...
ELCA Bishops Advise Council on Issues Related to Pastors' Call
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Conference of Bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) advised the ELCA Church Council of its preferences on possible constitutional language that could give a synodical bishop and an advisory committee appointed by the bishop greater latitude in dealing with conflicts involving a congregation...
ELCA Bishops Learn Officer Won't Seek Re-election, Finances Good
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The vice president of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), Dr. Addie J. Butler of Philadelphia, announced she will not seek re-election when her six-year term ends in 2003. Butler announced her decision in a report to the ELCA Conference of Bishops. The Conference of Bishops...
ELCA Bishops to Explore Mission with Large Congregations
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Conference of Bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) adopted a proposal that it will explore the possibility of a formal consultation with leaders of large congregations in the ELCA. The Conference of Bishops is an advisory body that includes the bishops of the...
ELCA Bishops Advise Board on Ordination Standards Proposal
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Conference of Bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) agreed with a recommendation to the ELCA Church Council from the ELCA Division for Ministry that a proposal that would allow the bishops to grant exceptions to the church's ordination standards be declined. The proposal...
Travel Restrictions Affect Jerusalem Hospital; ELCA Pastors to Stay
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Augusta Victoria Hospital, a Lutheran-owned and -operated health care facility in Jerusalem, was unable to get patient referrals or schedule diagnostic or surgical procedures because of travel restrictions for people entering the city, said Craig Kippels, hospital administrator, in an Oct. 17 news release. Augusta Victoria Hospital...
ELCA Bishops Suggest Possibilities for CCM Exceptions to Council
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Conference of Bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) suggested the presiding bishop and synod council be consulted should a candidate for ordination in the ELCA wish to be ordained without the presence of a synod bishop. The bishops offered the advice to the...
ELCA's Susquehanna University Names New President
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Dr. L. Jay Lemons, 41, Wise, Va., was named 14th president of Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, Pa., on Oct. 1. Susquehanna is one of 28 colleges and universities of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Lemons succeeds Dr. Joel L. Cunningham, who left Susquehanna -- after serving...
Lutherans Continue Effort to End U.S. Military Activity on Vieques
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- More than 20 Spanish-speaking staff and leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's (ELCA) churchwide organization met here Oct. 5 to discuss how best the church can continue its effort to put an end to U.S. military training on Vieques, an island eight miles east of...
ELCA Bishops Support Mideast Peace Efforts, Pray for all Involved
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Conference of Bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America [ELCA] encouraged President Clinton to continue his efforts to halt the violence in Israel and "forge a just and comprehensive peace agreement between Israelis and Palestinians." The bishops also said the President and his negotiating team...
