Synod has just issued a statement on membership in Synod and the three soon-to-be-obsolete Districts. You can find the original statement in the "latest additions" section of the LCC website, this page of the main LCC website, or you can read the verbatim copy I've included below. I would note that while Synod is making a... Continue Reading →
LCC CCMS Issues Two Opinions
Recently a reader of this site let me know that the Commission on Constitutional Matters and Structure (CCMS) had issued two opinions - one pertaining to vacancy pastors being the clergy delegate for a congregation, and nominations from the floor. CCMS Ruling, Sept 23,2018, Vacancy Pastors Voting - has the following question posed by President Timothy... Continue Reading →
LCC Commission on Nominations and Elections: Nominations from the Floor
Synod is continuing its march towards a restructured future with elections to the various Synodical positions taking place at the three Districts (1). Following the results of the restructuring vote at the 2017 convention, on March 14, 2018 the Commission on Nominations and Elections (CNE) sent out a call for nominations with a submission deadline of... Continue Reading →
Coming Soon – the LCC District Convention Season!
It's that time of the triennium where all three LCC Districts hold their conventions! And what conventions they will be where the main order of business will be to receive a number of reports, acknowledge service anniversaries, nominate people to positions in the restructured Synod (1), and a elect a new Board. For the East... Continue Reading →
LCC Central District Plans for Restructuring
As the restructuring process continues to work through all of LCC's Districts, each District has to answer the question of how to move forward - do they continue on? Do they wind things up? Is there a different option to pursue? And what do they plan to do about the situation Synod's put them in where... Continue Reading →
LCC Central District Convention Logo
While I spend a lot of time pontificating about disagreements with how Synod et al are behaving, every once in a while I see something unique, innovative, and that...well...just works. And then I get to write about it, which is even better! I'd like to thank whoever God inspired to design the LCC Central District... Continue Reading →