2018 Synod Assembly Book of Reports
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Be sure to see ADDENDUM below Part D (added April 26).
Part A (updated April 18; be sure to see updated Proposed Agenda below, not included in this Part A)
Guests and Other Leaders of the Assembly
Proposed Agenda (updated April 24)
Descriptions of the Committees of the Assembly
Tips on Parliamentary Procedure
Rules of Organization and Procedure
Part B (updated March 28)
Report of the Bishop, the Rev. Erik K. J. Gronberg, PhD
Informe del Obispo, el Rev. Erik K. J. Gronberg, Doctor en Filosofía
Report of the Vice President, Deacon Stephanie Varnum
Report of the Secretary, Mr. Todd Weiss
Report of the Treasurer, Mr. Mark Bradley
2018 Upcoming Milestones of Ministry Listing
Part C (updated April 27)
Elections: (Part C Addendum, added April 17)
1. Synod Treasurer: (updated April 17)
Ballot A – Synod Treasurer (updated April 17)
Ballot B – Rostered Minister of Word and Sacrament from Hispanic/Latin@ Conference
Ballot C – Rostered Minister of Word and Sacrament from Eastern Conference
Ballot D – Lay Male from Heart of Texas Conference
Ballot E – Lay Female from Heart of Texas Conference (added April 27)
Ballot F – Lay Male from Conference Out West
Ballot G – Lay Female from Conference Out West
3. ELCA Church Council position: (updated April 17)
Ballot H – TWO Rostered Ministers of Word and Sacrament (updated April 17)
4. ELCA Churchwide Assembly Voting Members: (updated April 17)
Ballot I – Female Rostered Minister of Word and Sacrament
Ballot J – Male Rostered Minister of Word and Sacrament (updated April 17)
Ballot K – Lay Female 18-35 yo (updated April 17)
Ballot L – Lay Female 36+ yo (updated April 17)
Resolutions from the Synod Council:
Resolution of Appreciation (added April 27)
Part D (updated March 28; be sure to see Addendum below, added April 17, and videos added April 27)
Synod Staff and Other Synod Ministry Reports: (updated March 28)
Bishop’s Associate for Leadership Formation and Congregational Care
Director of Evangelical Mission, ELCA
- Congregational Vitality Team (formerly New/Renewing Ministries Team)
- Public Witness Team for Peace and Justice
NT-NL Related Ministries: (updated March 28)
Briarwood Lutheran Retreat Ministries
Lutheran Campus Ministry (LCM) of Denton
Mission Endowment Fund (MEF) of NT-NL
Parish Lay Ministry Academy (PLMA)
NT-NL Lutheran Men in Mission (LMM)
NT-NL Synodical Women’s Organization (SWO – aka WELCA)
NT-NL Lutheran Youth Organization (LYO)
ELCA Churchwide Reports: (updated March 28; be sure to see Addendum below, added April 17, and videos added April 27)
2018 Synod Assembly Churchwide report in detail (added April 17)
* can also be found at http://download.elca.org/ELCA%20Resource%20Repository/2018_Synod_Assembly_Churchwide_Report.pdf
Report of the ELCA Presiding Bishop, the Rev. Elizabeth Eaton
Informe de la Obispa Presidente de la IELA, la Rev. Elizabeth Eaton
Bishop Eaton’s Synod Assembly video (added April 27)
ELCA’s 2017 Year in Review video (added April 27)
ELCA Mission Investment Fund (MIF)
NT-NL Agencies / Institutions / Organizations (AIOs) Partnerships: (updated March 28)
1517 Media (formerly Augsburg Fortress)
Good Samaritan Society, ELCA – Denton Village and Lake Forest Village (no report yet)
Louisiana Interchurch Conference (LIC)
Lutheran Foundation of the Southwest (LFSW)
Joint report from Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC) and Wartburg Theological Seminary (WTS) (updated March 28)
Lutheran Seminary Program in the Southwest (LSPS)
Seafarers International House (NEW)
Texas Lutheran University (TLU)
Texas Impact (added April 27)
Upbring (formerly Lutheran Social Services – LSS)
ADDENDUM: 01-18 NT – NL Financial Statement (Years Ended January 31, 2018 and 2017) (added April 26)