Planning for Mission
Strategic planning for the future and mission of the ELCA
In 2003, the ELCA Church Council adopted “Faithful Yet Changing,” the ELCA's strategic planning process. It includes a paper on the biblical and theological foundations for planning, and a mission and vision statement for the entire ELCA.
Find out more about the mission statement, vision statement of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and learn about the operational values and strategic directions for the ELCA Churchwide Organization at the
ELCA Planning for Mission site on the ELCA Web archive.
Marked with the cross of Christ forever, we are claimed, gathered, and sent for the sake of the world.
- Mission Statement of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America