|
Current Ministries
Deepening the Welcome: After Churchwide Assembly 2009
(An Ecumenical Workshop)
17 April 2010, Edina Community Lutheran Church, Edina, MN
A ministry of the Joint Synod Committee for Inclusivity
Living out the Minneapolis and Saint Paul Area Synods’ decisions
to become “Reconciling in Christ” and welcome people of all sexual orientations and gender identities into congregations.
Go to ELCA Registration Form
Ecumenical Registration Form
When: April 17, 2010 8:30 AM – 2:00 PM
Where: Edina Community Lutheran Church 4113 West 54th Street, Edina, MN 55424
Who: Everyone is welcome. This is an ecumenical workshop. Whether your congregation
is already Reconciling in Christ or you are just starting your journey toward welcome, this workshop is for you.
Since the decisions at Churchwide 2009, many congregations
have sought ways to be faithful to the scriptures to fulfill the welcome of Jesus Christ.
This workshop focuses on how congregations can intentionally
choose to become more welcoming to all persons, including lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) Lutherans. Planned
breakout sessions include:
· A Biblical Perspective of Welcome
·
Welcome in Worship
· “COMING OUT” as a Welcoming Community
· Involving Children
in Welcome
· God's Work, Our Hands: Welcome After CWA 2009
· Come to the Table --
the Drama of Welcome
·
Marriage Equality in the Sanctuary
Edina Community Lutheran Church has offered to host this workshop as part of their 25th
anniversary celebration of becoming a Reconciling in Christ (RIC) congregation.
Cost: $10 per person or 4 persons for
$30 – includes a light lunch
Additional Information: Contact Pastor Justin Lind-Ayers
email: (pastor at bethanyinseward.org) or 612-332-2397.
SPONSORED BY:
The Joint Synod Committee for Inclusivity and Lutherans Concerned / Twin Cities
We affirm with the apostle Paul that in Christ "there is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female" (Gal 3:28).
Go to ELCA Registration Form
Ecumenical Registration Form
____________________
Walking the Talk of Welcome
(7 November 2009, Calvary Lutheran Church, Minneapolis) ____________________
Introduction to Walking the Talk of Welcome (30 May 2009,
Minneapolis Area Synod Assembly)
____________________
Lutheran Student Scholarship $2,000 awarded annually, given in support of a Lutheran LGBT student or an LGBT student attending a Lutheran
college.
____________________
Prior Ministries
Redefine the Rainbow (January 20-22, 2006) College Spirituality and Sexuality Conference Augsburg College,
Minneapolis
____________________
Marriage Workshop (April 23, 2005)
Working Group Discussion
of Marriage Augsburg College, Minneapolis
Details of Marriage Workshop
____________________
Gather Us In
(July 2004)
Assembly of Lutherans Concerned/North America and Reconciling in Christ Conference
____________________
Caring Families and Friends (1980s through 2007) A monthly support group for LGBT persons, their friends and families. Meetings included
prayerful discussion and lectures on relevant topics.
____________________
|
