The following is a report form Mark Chavez, Vice President of the WordAlone Network, on current events in the ELCA. In spite of requests from 15 ELCA synods and a significant majority of ELCA bishops asking for a two-thirds majority vote, the ELCA Church Council voted to stick with its November decision to propose rules [...]

Is there anything more than justice and equality for unrepentant sinners behind the drive for change in ELCA ordination policies? The following is a report from yesterday’s Minneapolis Star Tribune on the latest meeting of the ELCA’s church council, the majority of which is content to change its “visions and expectations” for clergy on the [...]

In a report on the recent meeting of the ELCA Church Council, Mark Chavez notes that while a majority of the council has a clear agenda, it is rather confused about its priorities. Chavez, an ELCA pastor, serves as Vice President of the WordAlone Network.