Daniel_Cheung
10-25-2009, 10:22 PM
ELCA Presiding Bishop Urges Commitment to Strong LWF
http://www.wfn.org/2009/10/msg00180.html
In a report highlighting changing
contexts of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and its respective member
churches, the Rev. Mark S. Hanson, LWF president, urged the
organization's council to make decisions that reflect commitment to "a
sustainable and strong LWF going into the future." Hanson is also
presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
In a wide-ranging report to the council Oct. 23, Hanson noted
that, while the LWF had exercised responsible fiduciary leadership
despite the global economy and serious changes in the financial resources
of member churches, the organization faces greater challenges currently
and in the future....
http://www.wfn.org/2009/10/msg00180.html
In a report highlighting changing
contexts of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and its respective member
churches, the Rev. Mark S. Hanson, LWF president, urged the
organization's council to make decisions that reflect commitment to "a
sustainable and strong LWF going into the future." Hanson is also
presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
In a wide-ranging report to the council Oct. 23, Hanson noted
that, while the LWF had exercised responsible fiduciary leadership
despite the global economy and serious changes in the financial resources
of member churches, the organization faces greater challenges currently
and in the future....