| The Tenth Biennial Churchwide Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America was held at Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois, August 6-11, 2007. This year's theme was "Living in God's amazing grace : Thanks be to God!" |
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Pastor Tim's Daily Reflections:
August 6, Monday August 7, Tuesday August 8, Wednesday August 9, Thursday August 10, Friday August 11, Saturday |
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Read Bishop Payne's brief reflection about the “Golden-vested Yankees” at the Churchwide Assembly:
http://www.nesynod.org/2007_CWA/paynerroundup.htm
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Read more about the Assembly at the ELCA Churchwide Assembly Page and get up-to-date news from ELCA news service. | ||
View "Thanks be to God!" 2007 Synod Assembly Video with Mark S. Hanson. | ||
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To keep current on the Assembly: The ELCA provided Webacasts for plenary sessions, as well as provided photos and preliminary minutes within a very reasonable amount of time. Also, the ELCA News Service produced official news release in print, radio and video formats, including posting the print releases at http://www.elca.org/assembly/news. You can join a CWA discussion group offered by Luther Link go to – http://www.elca.org and sign up for a free "lite" membership, and ask to join the 2007 Churchwide discussion group (or email 2007_CWA_IN_CHICAGO.topic-subscribe@faithgroups.com). Pastor Keyl, Heidi Jakoby, and Judy Converse attended as voting members from the New England synod. |