Lutheran Affiliation



Study of Affiliation with

the ELCA and/or another Lutheran Body


Zion Huron

  1. Orderly sequence of questions for Zion study meetings in 2011.
  2. Pastor Vance's Response to Sexuality vote the Churchwide Assembly in August 2009

Bishop Marcus Lohrmann

    [Pastoral and Scholarly writings by Bishop Lohrmann, including the nature of the Church]
  1. Covenant in the Midst of Conflict
  2. Reflections on the Authority of Scripture

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

  1. Brief Summary of Actions at Churchwide Assembly (CWA) 2009
  2. The Social Statement called "Human Sexuality: Gift and Trust".
  3. Supporting resolutions to implement the passage of the Sexuality Statement.
  4. Notice of Amendments for 2011 including changes to procedure of withdrawing from the ELCA.
  5. Expectations of Ordained Pastor in faith and conduct.
  6. Ruling on Pastors and Churches to belong to the ELCA and another Lutheran expression.
  7. What is Bound Conscience?
  8. Video of explanation for using bound conscience in voting on social statements.
  9. Faithful Discernment in the ELCA, by Professor Brian Peterson of Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary
  10. The Twelfth Biennial Assembly is AUGUST 15-19, 2011, at Orlando, Fl

What Other Lutherans Teach:

  1. Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod (LCMS)
    1. Family/Marriage/Sexuality
    2. Holy Scriptures
  2. WordAlone
    1. FAQs
    2. "The Roads To Decision"
  3. Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ (LCMC)
    1. What is LCMC?
    2. Seeking Pastors
  4. Lutheran CORE (Coalition for  Renewal)
    1. Common Confession
    2. Concerns about the Sexuality Statement
    3. Statement on Scripture
  5. North American Lutheran Church (NALC)
    1. Vision and Plan
    2. Provisional Constitution of NALC

The Dialog - issues and answers as we go along:

        [issues will be added here as our study goes on]
  1. How to interpret the Bible?  By an ELCA bishop, and a CORE theologian.
  2. Learning to Distinguish Law and Gospel. 
  3. The concern is not primarily homosexuality.
  4. Comparison of the ELCA and NALC by one congregation.