ABSTRACT
In February 2006, the Minneapolis Area Synod Council met at its regularly scheduled time. Prior to the council meeting, I had exchanged e-mails with Jen Nagel. She wanted the synod council to consider several resolutions passed by the Metro New York Synod in November 2005, in response to the decisions made at the August churchwide assembly in Orlando. In essence, the resolutions emphasize the call to “seek unity in the midst of our disagreements” over matters of sexuality. The focus is to use restraint in discipline against gay and lesbian persons in rostered ministry.
