$2,925: Chicago-Atlanta round trip airfare for disciplinary hearing participants (estimate 15 people).

$15,200: Five night stay at the Sheraton Midtown, Atlanta for people participating in the disciplinary process (estimate for 20 people). Meals extra.

$100,000: Cost of disciplinary proceeding to remove one partnered gay pastor from the ELCA clergy roster. Can the ELCA spend this much on the hearing and lose it's case?

Priceless: Having a pastor who is faithful to the Gospel no matter what the church's policy is.

Bishop's Academy: The 2007 ELCA Bishop's Academy will be held January 6-11 at the

Eaglewood Resort and Spa in Itasca, IL. The academy will provide an opportunity for the Bishop's to look at the Biblical and theological grounding of leadership in public life.

No Vacancy: Just in case you were wondering, the Sheraton Midtown, Atlanta is completely booked for Pr. Bradley Schmeling's Disciplinary Hearing.

Another Letter of Disclosure: Central Great Lakes Synod Bishop Thorvald ("Wally") Noe-Effingway has issued a pastoral letter of disclosure indicating that he has filed changes against a pastor of the Synod who has sex reassignment surgery. Read the Bishop's letter at cglsynod.org.

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