Reconciling Works

“Where All Can Safely Live,” a curriculum for intergenerational anti-bullying education, is now available from Lutherans Concerned/North America.  Drawn from material provided by the United States Government, the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), and the Pacific Violence Prevention Institute (PVPI), the four one-hour long sessions are ideal for small or large educational sessions […]

Hi…    The ELCA has returned to Orlando, Florida, the World Center Marriott, site of the 2005 Churchwide Assembly, for its 2011 Churchwide Assembly.  The World Center Marriott has been expanded in the interim.  We thought it immense at the time, large enough then to easily accommodate an assembly with more than 1000 voting members.  […]

Lutherans Concerned/North America’s new anti-bullying resource booklet, “Where Hands Will Reach,” is now available.  The booklet contains devotions, stories and theological reflections, and is being distributed at the 2011 ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) Churchwide Assembly.  The booklet is also available in pdf form on the LC/NA website, www.lcna.org, under Resources.   The stories […]

Lutherans advocating for the full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in the life of the church and society will continue their efforts at the 2011 Churchwide Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) being held at the Orlando World Center Marriott, Orlando, Florida, August 15-19.   Our focus is […]

Press AdvisoryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lutherans Concerned/North AmericaAugust 8, 2011Contact: Phil Soucywww.lcna.orgcommunications@lcna.org   703-980-2038   Lutherans Continue to Work for LGBT Full Inclusion at August ELCA Churchwide Assembly in Orlando WHO:  Lutherans Concerned, an advocacy group within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), participating under a banner of Goodsoil.  Lutherans Concerned/North America is the fiscal agent […]

Where All Can Safely Live – Revised and Expanded! A guide to understanding bullying in our communities, how to talk about it, and how to prevent it. This anti-bullying curriculum is an introduction to what bullying is, how it functions, and why we as Christians are called to prevent it from happening in our communities. […]

Anti-Bullying Resources Available! Read on to get more information on ReconcilingWorks’ curriculum and devotional booklet.

The Board of Directors of Lutherans Concerned/North America has selected a Treasurer, Youth Representative, and Chaplain from among the candidates for those positions.  These board members join the board for the 2010-2012 biennium. As Treasurer, the board selected Laura Lazar, a professor teaching in the MBA program at Augsburg College, a resident of Minneapolis, Minnesota.  […]

Results from the 2011 Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) National Convention: ADOPTED: The Social Statement on Human Sexuality, 213 – 134, 61%, a wide-ranging document discussing all aspects of sexuality in the context of Canadian society. See here for more info on this document. PASSED, 204 – 133, 61%, the following motion on the unity […]

The Three Motions Submitted to the ELCIC National Convention related to the Social Statement on Human Sexuality   BULLETIN OF REPORTS Section F–National Church Council Report page F-99ff _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Covenant People: In Mission for Others, Thirteenth Biennial Convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada July 14-17, 2011 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MOTION #26 That the Evangelical Lutheran […]