Recommendation for Assembly action:

• To receive with appreciation the Asian and Pacific Islander Ministry Strategy of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America developed by the Asian and Pacific Islander community; and

• To express support and deep appreciation for existing ministries of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America with Asian and Pacific Islander people; and

• To recommit the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America to partnership with existing Asian and Pacific Islander congregations and to intensified outreach with the Gospel among the wider Asian and Pacific Islander communities.

The Asian and Pacific Islander Ministry Strategy was adopted at the seventh biennial Churchwide Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Indianapolis, Indiana, August 11, 2001.