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Social Statements |
Genetics |
Timeline
Projected Timeline for Social Statements
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Record of Task Force Reports
This timeline lists key events and activities in the process and
that leads to consideration by the 2011 Churchwide Assembly of
an ELCA social statement on genetics.
Milestones are marked in
bold.
| 2005 |
August
 |
Churchwide Assembly
authorizes development of a social statement on genetics. |
| 2006 |
|
|
Church in
Society’s Department for Studies carries out preliminary
work toward hosting a consultation and establishing a
task force. |
| 2007 |
| January 20-21 |
ELCA
Consultation on genetics |
| June 1-3 |
Task Force Meeting
#1 |
Summer/Fall
|
Listening
Posts held throughout church by task force. |
| October 19-21 |
Task force meeting #2 |
| 2008 |
| Winter |
Additional listening posts |
| February 22-23 |
Task force meeting #3 |
| May 3 |
Task force meets
online |
| September 12-14 |
Task force meeting #4 |
November 1
|
Study on genetics
published for response from throughout the church. |
| 2009 |
| April 17-18
|
Task
force meeting #5 |
| August |
Churchwide Assembly
(Report) |
| November 1 |
Responses to study
on genetics due |
November 6-8
|
Task force meeting
#6 |
| 2010 |
January
|
Task force
meeting #7 to finalize work on social statement draft |
March
|
DRAFT of social
statement on genetics published for response |
Spring to Fall
|
Hearings held
throughout the church on draft of social statement |
November 1
|
Deadline for
responses to social statement draft |
| Fall |
Task force meeting #8 |
| 2011 |
January/February
|
Task
force meets and “signs off” on a PROPOSED social
statement on genetics with accompanying implementing
resolutions. |
March
|
Church in Society
program committee advises the program unit for Church in
Society regarding the text of the proposed social
statement on genetics and its implementing resolutions.
Executive director of Church in Society recommends the
proposed social statement on genetics and its
implementing resolutions to ELCA Church Council.
|
April
|
ELCA
Church Council reviews text and acts to recommend a
social statement on genetics with accompanying
implementing resolutions and directs that these be
placed on the Churchwide Assembly agenda. |
August
|
Churchwide
Assembly considers RECOMMENDED social statement and
implementing resolutions for adoption. |
November
|
ELCA social statement
published (Spanish translation to follow) |
| 2012 |
August
|
Study
guide to social statement on genetics published by
program unit for Church in Society. |
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