Reconciling Works

RIC Sunday is January 29, an opportunity to celebrate the witness of God’s love for persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities. It’s a time to highlight what it means to live a theology of reconciliation.     These celebrations will be echoed throughout the welcoming movements in many communities of faith, for whom this […]

Lutherans Concerned has hired Tim Feiertag as Grassroots Organizing and Training Coordinator at the LC/NA headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota.  Tim will take up his position as of February 15, working throughout LC/NA. Tim is a 2009 Mdiv. Graduate of Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, and a graduate of Valparaiso University with a degree in Social […]

  Citing unforeseen emergent changes in her family situation, Pastor Vicki Wunsch has tendered her resignation from LC/NA effective December 30, 2011.   In her letter of resignation, Vicki said, “This was a very difficult decision for me as I have enjoyed working with LC/NA over the last few years in my role as lead trainer […]

 Lutherans Concerned will join with other faith groups in presenting two academies of special interest to pastors and laypeople in the Practice Spirit Do Justice program of “Creating Change” in Baltimore, January 2012.   “Pastoral Care with Transgender and/or Same-Gender-Loving People” will be facilitated by JamieAnn Meyers, Transgender Representative on the LC/NA Board of Directors and […]

Lutherans Concerned will join with other faith groups in presenting two academies of special interest to pastors and laypeople in the Practice Spirit Do Justice program of Creating Change in Baltimore, January 2012.   “Building Bridges Across Oppressions” will be facilitated by JamieAnn Meyers, Transgender Representative on the LC/NA Board of Directors and LC/NA Co-Chair Nicole […]

Since there are still spaces available, the Lutheran School of Theology Chicago has decided to offer a scheduled J-term course on faith based community organizing and building an inclusive church for three hours of continuing education credit. The weeklong class will run from January 9 thru 13, 2012, 9am to 4pm each day.  The course […]

[Sent to the membership lists of Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, and the District of Columbia] Maryland will soon be undergoing another round of battles in its legislature to legalize same-gender marriage.  Equality Maryland has a Clergy Support letter on its website, http://www.equalitymaryland.org/religiouspetition.   Strong opposition to equal rights for LGBT people has come […]

[The following clip synopses and hyperlinks were generated through Google News.] Disclosure tied to Minn. gay marriage measure will come down to semantics … The Republic Campaign-style ads that discuss the pros or cons of gay marriage but don’t specifically mention a 2012 vote on a Minnesota constitutional amendment will require less disclosure about who’s […]

Lutherans Concerned has hired Rev. Vicki Wunsch as Grassroots Organizing and Training Coordinator.  Vicki will take up her post and responsibilities at the LC/NA headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota.  She will work nationally in her new position.   Vicki has a Master’s degree in curriculum development and training from the University of Minnesota and a […]

In an article published in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, December 8, the Rev. Herbert Chilstrom, first presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, spoke to the Roman Catholic bishops in Minnesota, and by extension, to all Roman Catholic bishops, about the position taken by them in support of the upcoming ballot to amend the […]