Resolutions From the Saint Paul Area Synod Assembly (ELCA)

5/19/2012

Here is an interesting list of the resolutions adopted at the Saint Paul Area Synod Assembly. Of course they voted to oppose the Minnesota Marriage Amendment (the MN amendment defines marriage to be only between one man and one woman.

Resolution 2012-1: Native American Reconciliation - Adopted with amendment
Resolution 2012-2: A Resolution Opposing Voter Identification Amendment to the Minnesota State Constitution - Adopted
Resolution 2012-3: Facilitate Lutheran Discernment Relative to Military Participation - Adopted with amendment
Resolution 2012-4: A Resolution Opposing Marriage Amendment to the Minnesota State Constitution - Adopted
Resolution 2012-5: Becoming a Multicultural and Anti-Racist Church - Adopted as amended

From the Saint Paul Area Synod website. (see here)

4 Comments

Didaskalos

5/19/2012 11:24:17 pm

When may we expect an ELCA synod *anywhere* to pass a resolution resolving that the Lord Jesus Christ's imperative in Matthew 28 will become -- as it always should have been -- the church's first priority, both here in this country and in the world?

[from Lutheran CORE] ". . . New ELCA mission starts have declined by 50% [from 1988 to 2008] and the ELCA Church Council received a report in November 2008 that new ELCA missions have not thrived, especially those connected with ethnic strategies.
Missionaries supported financially by the ELCA in the global mission field have declined by 62%, down from 471 in 1988 to 180 in 2008. ELCA global mission has always used an accompaniment model, meaning that it intentionally shifted from sending evangelists to sending people who support already established churches. As a result, in 2009 the ELCA supports financially only 11 missionaries who have evangelism in their job description. The other ELCA missionaries do much needed ministry in areas of teaching, healthcare, development and administration, and no doubt they witness to Jesus. However, there are still millions of people in the world who have never heard of Jesus and his Gospel. Evangelists are needed to tell them the good news. Independent Lutheran mission agencies have been sending evangelists into mission fields dropped by the ELCA."

Kathy

5/21/2012 01:27:19 am

"Resolution 2012-5: Becoming a Multicultural and Anti-Racist Church - Adopted as amended"

"Multicultural"? Like the Catholic Church?

Stacey

5/21/2012 12:55:33 pm

Seriously - a resolution was needed to become an "anti-racist church?" So, is every synod who doesn't have a resolution like that considered pro-racist? I would have thought being "anti-racist" was a fairly self-evident goal, without needing to proclaim it in a resolution. It's ridiculous and borderline silly, if it weren't so sad!!!

Dave

5/21/2012 01:36:30 pm

Based on the ELCA's mideast policy, I would be more impressed if they promised to become a less anti-Semitic church.

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