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Synod Assemblies - How to Participate

Goodsoil Legislative Team and Lutherans Concerned/North America anticipate another busy synod assembly year in 2010. Although the decisions of the 2009 Churchwide Assembly are of historic proportions and have allowed for great progress, there is still much work to be done to help the church move from policy to practice.  If you’ve never before worked on legislation in your synod, this will be a great year to start. Let us know you’d like to help by contacting us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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What Is Goodsoil?

Goodsoil is a collaboration of organizations working for the full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and their families in the full ministerial and sacramental life of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Goodsoil is comprised entirely of lay and clergy members of the ELCA.

Lutherans Concerned/North America is the fiscal agent for Goodsoil.

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2010 Synod Assembly Report

As of this posting, the 2010 synod assembly season in the ELCA is nearly complete. There is a great amount of important work done at assemblies every year; see below for a report of assembly activity specifically relevant to the full inclusion of people of all sexual orientations and gender identities in the life of the church. Please note that sometimes reporting from synods is incomplete; we do the best we can to be as accurate and complete as possible. If you see errors or ommissions, please let us know.  

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