Evangelical Lutherans

CHICAGO (ELCA) -- In a wide-ranging report Nov. 13 to the Church Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), the Rev. Mark S. Hanson, ELCA presiding bishop called for "strong leadership" from council members. At the same time, he addressed a proposed 10 percent cut in the churchwide organization's 2010 current fund spending plan which, if approved, will reduce funding for ministries and eliminate several staff positions...