Lutheran CORE Working Groups

 

Vision and Planning Working Group
  • Explore possibilities for the future of Lutheran CORE, including relationships with other reform movements
  • Cooperate with reform movements in other in other church bodies in the process;
  • Develop plans and recommendations regarding a possible reconfiguration of North American Lutheranism.
  • Review Lutheran CORE constitution so that it is consistent with the vision
Theological Education
  • Sponsor theological conferences on Scripture, theology, and the Confessions
  • Develop a plan for continuing education for pastors, lay ministers and lay people
  • Consider a plan for mentoring seminarians and newly ordained pastors
  • Utilize the contribution of the WordAlone Institute
  • Explore the possibility of a deepening relationship with an already-existing seminary.
Synodical Consultation
  • Develop a memorandum of understanding with supportive bishops and synods on the calling process, the candidacy process, and disciplinary procedures
  • Utilize the contribution of the WordAlone calling process
  • Explore with supportive synods ways to share ministry resources
  • Involve retired bishops within Lutheran CORE in the process
  • Involve people who have served or are serving on candidacy committees
  • Involve WordAlone’s emerging chaplaincy corps of retired pastors
Organization
  • Develop a budget for 2010
  • Prepare a budget proposal for 2011
  • Provide insurance coverage and tax exempt status
  • Prepare a plan for fund raising for individuals, reform movements, and congregations
  • Provide nominations for officers, steering committee, advisory council, and committee on appeals
  • Develop a plan for staffing needs and office location
  • Assemble a roster of membership
  • Foster relationships with other reform movements
  • Develop a process for the Committee on Appeals
  • Plan for the 2010 convocation – agenda, location, voting processes, elections procedures
Mission and Benevolence
  • Plan for the formation of new congregations and satellite ministries
  • Support other missionary agencies like the World Mission Prayer League
  • Target selected global missionaries engaged in pioneer evangelism (within and outside the ELCA) and develop plans for their support
  • Plan for ways to support immigrant African, Hispanic and other ethnic congregations
  • Assemble a list of options for financial support for benevolence, including ELCA designated giving, Lutheran CORE, and other worthy ministries inside and outside the ELCA
Congregational Life and Pastoral Support
  • Develop a plan for pastoral care for pastors, lay ministers and congregations inside and outside the ELCA
  • Provide resources for congregational evangelism;
  • Explore possibilities for pastoral and congregational clusters
  • Assemble a list of resources for congregational ministry in Christian education, stewardship, youth ministry, and others
  • Include resources from Sola Publishing, Concordia, Augsburg Fortress, and others
Ecumenical, Lutheran, and International Relationships
  • Explore possibilities for partnerships between Lutheran CORE and other Lutheran church bodies
  • Maintain contact with Lutheran Churches and communities outside North America
  • Strengthen relationships between immigrant African congregations and African church bodies
  • Consider way for official and unofficial contacts and relationship with ecumenical agencies - American and international