ELCA NEWS SERVICE
November 15, 2006
ELCA Council Elects Rebecca Larson, Learns About Other Leadership
Roles
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CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Church Council of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) elected the Rev. Rebecca S.
Larson to serve another four-year term as executive director of
ELCA Church in Society, and it received information about two
other significant leadership positions at the ELCA churchwide
offfice.
The Church Council is the ELCA's board of directors and
serves as the legislative authority of the church between
churchwide assemblies. The council met here Nov. 11-13.
Assemblies are held every other year; the next is here Aug. 6-11,
2007.
Prior to assuming her position in the ELCA, Larson was
secretary for research and development in the Lutheran World
Federation (LWF) Department for World Service, Geneva,
Switzerland, from 1994 to 2002. Larson had responsibilities in
the area of development education, public policy advocacy and
disaster response policy development. She led the LWF's
education efforts on such topics as poverty, international debt,
humanitarian intervention in complex emergencies and
HIV/AIDS. She edited the LWF publication "Development Education
Forum."
Larson coordinated the LWF's involvement in the
International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), which was awarded
the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997. She chaired the ICBL steering
committee.
Charles Miller announces retirement, Randall Lee continues
present role
In his written report to the Church Council, the Rev.
Charles S. Miller, executive for administration and executive
assistant to the ELCA presiding bishop, shared his intention to
retire on Oct. 31, 2007. In November 2001 the council elected
Miller to serve a six-year term as executive for administration
and executive assistant to the ELCA presiding bishop. Prior to
serving in this role, Miller was executive director of the former
ELCA Division for Church in Society (now ELCA Church in Society).
The Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the ELCA,
appointed the Rev. Randall R. Lee to continue his role as
executive of ecumenical and inter-religious relations, ELCA
Office of the Presiding Bishop, through Oct. 31, 2007. In
September 2002 the council elected Lee to serve a four-year term
as director of the former ELCA Department for Ecumenical Affairs
(now ELCA Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Relations).
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http://www.elca.org/churchinsociety and information about ELCA
Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Affairs is available at
http://www.elca.org/ecumenical on the ELCA Web site.
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