2009 Conference of Bishops
More than half of the 66 bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), the ELCA secretary, and five of the six bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC), plus spouses and staff visited the Middle East, Jan. 6-13, 2009.
Welcome to this trip blog!
Thanks for your interest in the 2009 Conference of Bishops Academy Middle East trip blog. Dan Lehmann, editor of The Lutheran magazine, hopes to be posting regular entries here when the group arrives in the Middle East after January 6. Brett Nelson, ELCA Communication Services Video Producer, hopes to be posting video clips during the journey. John Brooks, ELCA News Director, will be filing news stories and shooting still images to share. Ben McDonald Coltvet, ELCA Web manager, and others on the ELCA Communication Services staff will be providing support “back home” to help keep this blog and the companion photo galleries as up to date as possible.
Be sure to explore the links and other participant sites referenced to the right. Feel free to post comments or questions about the trip. Some trip participants may use the comments feature since it is an easy way for them to post. If you don’t have a Blogger login and use the anonymous posting feature, be sure to sign your name if you want others to know it is you.
If you have questions or comments about this blog you may send those to info@elca.org
Thanks again for visiting,
Paul Edison-Swift, ELCA Communication Services
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on January 4th, 2009 at 6:02 pm
Thank you for the great coverage of the Bishop’s Academy trip. There are many back home you that will follow this closely. I think it is great the Bishop Hanson and the Bishops have made this commitment to visit the Holy Land. We pray for an educational and inspiring trip. Dave Upmeyer, SE Michigan Synod.