2000-1

An amendment to the preamble of the Constitution of

Lutheran Student Movement-USA (LSM-USA) to create

an inclusive environment in respect to LSM-USA and its members.

WHEREAS,     the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has taken steps toward shared communion and more open relations with the Presbyterian Church (USA), the Episcopalian Church, the Moravian Church in America, the Reformed Church in America, and the United Church of Christ, and

WHEREAS,     Resolution 1982-3 entitled “Ecumenical Commitment” resolves to pursue                                   greater ecumenism while “upholding the Lutheran Doctrine which we                             confess”.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Preamble of the Constitution of LSM-USA read;

“We, Christian students following in the Lutheran tradition, recognizing our identity in the Christian faith as confessed by the Lutheran churches, and living in creative and dynamic relationship with those churches, frame this Constitution to inform and empower a faithful witness to the Good News of Jesus Christ in the academic community.  It is our purpose to enable and facilitate that witness and service to which God calls local communities of faith in the world of higher education.”

Author:

            Thomas L. Saul, University of Arizona

            Rocky Mountain Regional Representative