Church in Society in the
Indiana-Kentucky Synod:

The Indiana-Kentucky Synod, ELCA, Church in Society delegation met with Senator Lugar's staff during the 2007 Ecumenical Advocacy Days 2007. In the Senate Foreign Relations Committee room are: Dan Bardua, Erik Hansen, Kaye Hill, Rev. Charles Allen, Rev. Cindy Geisen, staff member, Jeff Schacht (IU campus pastor), and two other Lugar staff members.

Currently, the focus of our work is 2-fold:

Now available for sale and for free download online:

"God's Mission in the World: An Ecumenical Christian Study Guide on Global Poverty and the Millennium Development Goals"

Asa follow-up to Resolution # R-1-06, which was presented at the synod assembly, we are crafting a study guide that will identify justice issues with the Synod and will provide tools for becoming effective advocates.

Download and print the ELCA Social Ministry Social Statement.

Called To Be a Public Church: 2008 ELCA Voting and Civic Participation Guide

Are you the ONE?

Take a step forward as part of a public
church that witnesses boldly to God’s love
for all that God has created.

Sign up for a ONE Campaign workshop

Be equipped to take action on behalf of the world’s poor
Learn how to become a ONE congregation
Receive and experience resources to help end poverty

Ecumenical Advocacy Days 2008 Conference

March 7-10, 2008 "Claiming a Vision of True Security" "Some take pride in chariots, and some in horses, but our pride is in the name of the Lord our God." - Psalm 20:7 Registration is now available for Ecumenical Advocacy Days, to be held March 7-10, 2008, in Washington, D.C. Ecumenical Advocacy Days 2007 photos from the I-K Synod Church in Society Committee's visit to Washington, D.C.

The concern of the Church in Society committee is to empower, equip, and encourage mission centers of the synod to step forward as part of a public church that witnesses boldly to God's love for all that God has created.

This is accomplished by:

1. Cultivating communities of moral deliberation.

a. This primarily consists of equipping congregations to have constructive, open, respectful, and discerning conversations about difficult social issues.

a. This focus includes encouraging congregations and individuals to participate in advocacy for justice in political, global, and corporate arenas at the local, state, and federal levels.

a. This primarily means encouraging congregations and individuals toward action on behalf of the disadvantaged, dispossessed, and displaced in our society at the local and national levels.

Church in Society Committee
Cindy Geisen, Chair	matterofcat@hotmail.com
Bill Gafkjen, Synod Staff Liaison	bgafkjen@iksynod.org
Chad Adamik	cra74red@yahoo.com
Jay Carlson	stpauls@cbnstl.com
Kaye Hill	kayehill@bloomington.in.us
Dana Lockhart	Dana.Lockhart@uky.edu
Paul & Darlene Scherer	pscherer@iusb.edu

 

Helpful Links
Called To Be a Public Church: 2008 ELCA Voting and Civic Participation Guide
Statistics from "Stand Up, Speak Out" Workshop at the 2006 ELCA Youth Gathering	Basic Principles of Advocacy Ministry	One Synod - One Book For the Life of the World
	What the ELCA Says About Public Life: Social Statements and Messages	Indiana Kentucky Synod Assembly 2006 Resolution #R-1-06 Resolution Concerning State "Moral Budgets"
Free in Christ to Serve the Neighbor: Lutherans Talk about Human Sexuality	Join the e-Advocacy Network!	Give Us This Day Study Guide
"God's Mission in the World: An Ecumenical Christian Study Guide on Global Poverty and the Millennium Development Goals"	Questions?	"Sexuality: Some Common Convictions" approved by the ELCA Church Council on November 9, 1996

 

Other Links of Interest
Resources	Social Ministries for Congregations	Congress.org ToGo Track your Senators' and Representative's votes by e-mail
ELCA Division for Church in Society	ELCA Social Statements and Resolutions	ELCA World Hunger Appeal
Lutheran World Relief	ELCA Domestic Disaster Response	Habitat for Humanity
Lutheran Services in America	Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service	Lutheran Office of Governmental Affairs