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The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America addresses social concerns as a witness to God’s just and loving purpose for all of creation. It does this by equipping and nurturing members for their calling in the world, encouraging learning and moral deliberation around social concerns, developing and enacting social policy in the form of social statements, and interpreting and applying social policy.

• Learn more about and read the 10 social statements of the ELCA
• Learn more about and read the 11 social messages of the ELCA
• Currently, there are three processes underway:
  Criminal Justice, Genetics and Human Disabilities
• The ELCA has adopted nmerous Social Policy Resolutions on a diverse range of topics
• Find a resources for your congregation to become a community of moral deliberation
• Policies and Procedures of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America for Addressing Social Concerns describes the purpose, character, development and use of social statements, messages, social policy resolutions, and studies of social issues.
  

Addressing Social Issues: ELCA Policy Documents and Resources (through 2007)
This CD was published by the ELCA program unit for Church in Society. This resource includes a complete collection of the social policy documents of the ELCA (social statements, messages, and social policy resolutions through December 2007). Study and interpretive resources are also included on this CD.
 
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