Resolutions

During the quasi committee of the whole, the assembly debated the four parts of the Recommendation on Ministry Policies. The assembly then took a straw poll on each of the four parts.

#1 - yes 282, no 160, and 4 abstentions

#2 - yes 269, no 174, an 3 abstentions

#3 - yes 296, no 139, and 7 abstentions

#4 - yes 250, no 180, and 13 abstentions

The Report and Recommendation on Ministry Policies was requested by the 2007 Churchwide Assembly, which asked that the Task Force for the ELCA Studies on Sexuality “address and make recommendations on changes to any policies that preclude practicing homosexual persons from the rosters of this church” [CA07.06.27]. The document was released by the task force in February 2009 along with the proposed social statement, “Human Sexuality: Gift and Trust,” which was requested by the 2001 Churchwide Assembly.

Resolutions

• R1 - was the favored resolution coming out of the quasi committee of the whole and was then passed during regular session - rendering R2 and R3 moot
• R4 - passed - carried by voice vote
• R5 - passed - carried by voice vote
• R6 - passed - carried by voice vote
• R7 - passed - carried by voice vote
• R8 - passed 226 yes and 196 no - and served as a substitute for R9 & R10
• R13 - passed, rendering R11 and R12 moot
• R14 - passed - carried by voice vote
• R15 - passed as amended - carried by voice vote
• R16 - passed as amended - carried by voice vote - Statistics from Pr. Denver Bitner

Guide to Writing Resolutions

Send completed resolutions to:
Northern Illinois Synod—ELCA
Att: Pr. Jeff Clements & Resolutions Committee
103 West State Street,
Rockford IL 61101-1105
(815) 964-9934
jclements@nisynod.org