Question about LIFT: Renewing the Ecology of the ELCA

06/22/2010

Have you heard of LIFT: Renewing the Ecology of the ELCA (see here) and what do you think the purpose and goals are of the organization?

Comments

Conservative Mark

06/23/2010 1:53pm

It appears LIFT is some form of damage control by the ELCA as the ship is sinking. Long version short seems to be to keep them hanging on until 2011 and keep them engaged and feeling like they actually have a voice in the ELCA when August 21, 2009, in fact, proves we do not.

John

06/25/2010 3:14pm

There was some talk that LIFT would be a way to "change the ELCA" and saw it as a way to get orthodox values back. According to Bishop Hanson, that is NOT true:
"The task force's purpose is not to restructure the chuchwide organization or the ELCA," Hanson said.

Looks to me like it is a way to have the church change values along with demographic changes.

http://www.elca.org/Who-We-Are/Our-Three-Expressions/Churchwide-Organization/Office-of-the-Presiding-Bishop/Plan-for-Mission/LIFT.aspx

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