3/16/2017 9:10:00 AM ITASCA (March 16, 2017) – The Conference of Bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) emphasized leadership development and congregational growth when it met here March 2-7. The conference is an advisory body of the ELCA that includes 65 synod bishops, the presiding bishop and secretary. The Rev. William O. […]
10/14/2016 12:00:00 AM CHICAGO (ELCA) – The Conference of Bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) approved the redesign of the first-call process and continued discerning the church’s future priorities in a process known as “Called Forward Together in Christ” when it met here Sept. 27 – Oct. 4. The conference, an advisory […]
3/14/2016 1:40:00 PM ITASCA (ELCA) – The Conference of Bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is discerning the denomination’s future directions and priorities in a new process known as “Called Forward Together in Christ.” The conference is an advisory body of the ELCA that includes 65 synod bishops, the presiding bishop and […]