Pastor Jim will be in attendance as a congregational observer from St. Paul’s at the 11th biennial Churchwide Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, in Minneapolis, MN, August 17-23.  Among the business of the assembly will be to adopt a churchwide statement on human sexuality, and to adopt ministry recommendations which include revising the policy to permit persons who are in committed same gender relationships to serve on the ministry rosters of the ELCA.