Saint Paul Area Synod -- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

The Way it Looks from Here


The Way It Looks from Here: An occasional e-letter from Peter Rogness

January 4, 2010: Thoughts about Congregational Annual Mettings>

Bishop Rogness has written five e-letters to rostered leaders and congregations with his reflections about recent actions around the rostering of gay and lesbian persons in publicly accountable, lifelong, monogamous, same-sex relationships. The e-letters are available in PDF format:

August 21, 2009: Reflections from the 2009 Churchwide Assembly>

August 26, 2009: More Reflections from the 2009 Churchwide Assembly>

Three-Part E-Letter

September 29, 2009: The Heart of the Decision: Doing a Peculiarly Lutheran Thing>

September 30, 2009: Scripture as Authority: Can’t the Bible Just Settle This?>

October 1, 2009: Registering Dissent>

Update

November 12, 2009: A Time of Holy Conversations >