ELM affirms proposed rite of reception
Thursday, March 11th, 2010The following statement is from ELM – Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries – regarding the new ELCA proposal for the reception of ordained ELM pastors to the church roster:
Thursday, March 11
Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries celebrates, rejoices in, and welcomes the proposed Rite of Reception to the Roster of Ordained Pastors offered this past weekend at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Conference of Bishops meeting.
This rite will apply only to those who were extraordinarily ordained and on the ELM roster. Those on the ELM roster who were previously on the ELCA roster and desire to return will enter through a reinstatement process, and those previously on the roster of another church body will enter through a reception process. Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries is hopeful the proposed rite will be approved by the ELCA Church Council April 9-11, opening the door for all ELM pastors who desire to be received onto and reinstated to the roster of the ELCA.
The following individuals are known murder victims with ELCA ties killed since Pretty Good Lutherans was started in September 2009: