EXTRAORDINARY LUTHERAN MINISTRIES
PO BOX 14317, CHICAGO, IL 606148503 www.elm.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: EXTRAORDINARY LUTHERAN MINISTRIES BELIEVES THE PUBLIC WITNESS OF LGBTQIA+ MINISTERS TRANSFORMS THE CHURCH AND ENRICHES THE WORLD.

PROCLAIM - PROCLAIM IS THE PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY FOR LUTHERAN PASTORS, DEACONS, CANDIDATES, AND SEMINARIANS WHO PUBLICLY IDENTIFY AS LGBTQIA+. ELM STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE VOCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES AND COMMUNITY BUILDING. IN 2019, THE PROCLAIM COMMUNITY REACHED 400 MEMBERS. PROCLAIM CURRENTLY HOSTS AN ANNUAL GATHERING; THE 2019 WAS HOSTED IN MILWAUKEE, WI JUST AHEAD OF THE ELCA CHURCHWIDE ASSEMBLY WITH THE THEME "THE CHURCH (UN)BOUND." THE 2019 GATHERING WAS OUR LARGEST GATHERING TO DATE.

CANDIDACY ACCOMPANIMENT - ELM STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS WORK DIRECTLY WITH CANDIDATES FOR ROSTERED LEADERSHIP IN THE ELCA AND ELCIC. ELM ALSO DEVELOPS RELATIONSHIPS WITH CHURCH-WIDE STAFF, SYNODS, AND SEMINARIES AND TO MAKE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO CANDIDATES, CANDIDACY COMMITTEES, AND SYNOD STAFF TO ENSURE RESPECTFUL, EFFECTIVE, AND MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT THROUGHOUT THE CANDIDACY PROCESS. IN 2019 ELM WORKED WITH OVER 65 SEMINARIANS AT VARIOUS SEMINARIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AS LGBTQIA+ SEMINARIANS GRADUATE, THEY ARE PAIRED WITH A FIRST-CALL COACH WHICH DRAWS FROM THE WISDOM AND COUNSEL OF PROCLAIM MEMBERS IN SETTLED CALLS WHO HAVE REGIONAL CONNECTIONS AND COACHING SKILLS.

MINISTRY ENGAGEMENT - ELM WORKS TO ENCOURAGE A DIVERSITY OF CALLS FOR GIFTED LGBTQIA+ LEADERS, WHILE CELEBRATING AND HIGHLIGHTING EXTRAORDINARY CONGREGATIONS AND MINISTRIES IMPACTED BY THE MINISTRY OF LGBTQIA+ LEADERS. IN 2019, ELM WAS PRESENT AT FIVE SYNOD ASSEMBLIES AND HAD A DISPLAY ROOM AT THE ELCA CHURCHWIDE ASSEMBLY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH RECONCILINGWORKS.

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