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ELCA Churchwide Issues

Studies on Sexuality

April 2005 e-Update for ELCA Rostered Leaders

Recommendations From the ELCA Church Council to the ELCA Churchwide
Assembly on Sexuality Studies

April 11, 2005 – PDF file (63k)

Northwestern Ohio Synod Council Response to the
Report and Recommendations of the Task Force for the ELCA Study on Sexuality
March 2005

March 2005 e-Update for ELCA Rostered Leaders

September 2004 e-Update for ELCA Rostered Leaders

July 2004 – E-mail Update for ELCA rostered leaders

A Synopsis of the Sexuality Studies Hearing With Dr. Jim Childs
(June 12 at Zoar, Perrysburg)

ELCA's Response Form for Journey Together Faithfully, Part Two: The Church and Homosexuality


Day of Prayer and Reflection for Clergy Presentations
(April 27 at Zoar, Perrysburg)

Day of Prayer and Reflection Presentation
Pastor Howard Abts

Binding and Loosing this side of Heaven; Loosing isn't losing
Pastor Connie Bonner

The Church As Subversive Culture
Reflections On Scripture, Culture and Church Regarding Homosexuality

Pastor Tom Lyberg

The Lutheran 'Lens': Reflections on Biblical Passages from a Lutheran Perspective
Pastor R. Kevin Mohr


Journal of Lutheran EthicsJourney Together  Faithfully,  Part Two: The Church and Homosexuality
Journeying Together and Faithfully? by Dennis Bielfeldt

Journey Together Faithfully at First Lutheran Church,
Duluth Minnesota by David R. Benson

Journey Together Faithfully, Part Two: The Church and Homosexuality

What on Earth is God Saying: Reading the Bible from a Lutheran Perspective
A review of the NWOS' Days of Prayer and Reflection held in November 2003

Communication And Participation – An Update On The ELCA Studies On Sexuality Rev. Dr. James Childs Director for ELCA Studies on Sexuality
(February, 2003)

A Brief Summary of Responses to Journey Together Faithfully: Part One

Journey Together Faithfully, Part One

Sexuality Studies Progress Report, Rev. Dr. James Childs
Director for ELCA Studies on Sexuality (September 2002)

Journey Together Faithfully – study's home page

Frequently Asked Questions

Confessional Lutheran Resources for Addressing the Study of Human Sexuality
Presentation by Prof. Walter Bouman from Trinity Seminary on April 9 (PDF file/80k)*

Talking Together as Christians about Homosexuality
A Guide for Congregations – study resource

Study Resources

Talking Together as Christians about Tough Social Issues

Evangelism


You shall be my witnesses...
ELCA Evangelism web site

Health and Health Care Today

Issue's home page – by ELCA's Division for Church in Society

Health, Healing, and Health Care: First Draft of a Social Statement

Background Information

Online response form to First Draft of a Social Statement

Genetics & Human Cloning

Genetic Testing & Screening – study resource

Genetics! Where Do We Stand as Christians? – study resource

Human Cloning: Papers from a Church Consultation – study resource

Journal of Lutheran Ethics

"What we (ELCA) say about public life" – ELCA's social statements and messages about many of today's topics.



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