Why a Circle?

For us a circle represents that leadership is a dynamic flow that moves among us according to contextual need. A circle continues when those in it stay highly connected with each other so that the circle is not broken. We commit to being a circle, staying highly connected with one another, supporting leadership among us as it arise in the contextual moment.

Our Goal:  A functional, active national network of witnesses that engages issues of becoming an anti-racist society and realizing racial justice in the church and throughout society.

Objective 1:  Engage all synods to have a functioning Anti-Racism Team (ART) or an equivalent

• Determine the church’s mandate for synodical ART’s.
• Request the report from Communications on synod ART contacts & provide an analysis.
• Design a Campaign to follow up with synods lacking an ART.

Objective 2:   Create an alert network using digital media. 

• Interface with Communications to design network structure. 
  
• Develop a methodology for collecting and sharing stories of success in turning toward becoming anti-racist and stories of the challenges in realizing a cross-cultural church. 
  
• Connect with the Missional Advancement unit to develop protocols so that the EALA message receive wider publication in the ELCA.
  

Objective 3:  Develop an ecumenical component for the Network. 

• Create a map of ecumentical connectors for EALA participants to engage.
  

Objective 4:  Develop follow-up and new objectives.