ELCA Announces Gay Clergy Standards Recommendation

Yesterday, the ELCA announced their opinion on gay clergy and gay clergy relationships. This issue seems to be one that many denominations feel caught between in a rock and hard place. While trying to minister to the needs of all the entire congregation and bring more people to Christ, their seems to be a conflict within many churches.

I am not casting my own opinion. I am curious and would like your input as to your thoughts, how your church handles the issue of what happens when a member of their staff acknowledges being gay or in a same sex relationship. This issues appears to be one that many churches (other than the more conservative denominations) do not want to handle clearly.

Please share with me your thoughts on this. I am in process of securing an interview for the magazine with Rev. Beth Stroud, the Methodist minister in Philadelphia to hear the story from her viewpoint as well.