ELCA Church Council Is Busy...

Shrimp here.

The ELCA Church Council has been meeting and ELCA News has been updating on its Twitter feed. Here's the news so far:

#ELCA Church Council re-elects Rev. Rebecca Larson to 4-year term as exec. dir., ELCA Church in Society program unit.
about 5 hours ago via HootSuite

#ELCA Church Council adopts revised Candidacy Manual.
about 6 hours ago via HootSuite

Church Council adopts revised version of "Vision and Expectations: Associates in Ministry, Deaconesses and Diaconal Ministers in the #ELCA."
about 7 hours ago via HootSuite

#ELCA Church Council adopts revised version of "Vision and Expectations: Ordained Ministers in the ELCA"
about 7 hours ago via HootSuite

#ELCA Church Council adopts revised "Definitions and Guidelines for Discipline" established by Committee on Appeals.
about 7 hours ago via HootSuite

#ELCA Church Council adopts revised CW current fund spending auth. for '10 to $69.3 million; World Hunger revised to $20.3 million.
about 11 hours ago via HootSuite

#ELCA PB tells Church Council he's "feeling confident hope" about the ELCA's future.
about 14 hours ago via HootSuite

#ELCA PB reports to Church Council nearly $9 million given by ELCA members for Haiti earthquake relief and recovery.
about 14 hours ago via HootSuite

#ELCA PB tells Ch. Council he sent letter to Pope Benedict XVI pledging prayers for him, for sexual abuse victims and for Catholic Church.
about 14 hours ago via HootSuite

And a report on ALPB Forum Online is that the action to provide for the reception of the 17 pastors of Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries will be during Sunday's sessions.

That's the latest from Higgins Road. Shrimp out.