“Disclosure: I still have many relatives and friends trapped by their emotions and social connections in this apostate travesty.”
I do as well, from 20-something nieces and nephews to my 80 year old mother, who asked me not to talk to her about it. I pray for them, that they’ll see what it truly means, and that they all will find the strength to leave- but not without voicing why.
As a side note, when I left the ELCA about 8 years ago, I asked that my family be taken off of the church mailings and membership. I hadn’t heard anything from them , and now have moved away. A few weeks ago I got an form to subscribe to The Lutheran magazine. How did they track me down, and WHY?! My family is probably still counted on their records. :o(
I feel for you and your family. Pray for them. Remind them occasionally, but not - obviously - with obnoxious frequency that fellowship with Christ saves, not fellowship with any organization, because the leadership of the ELCA will not stand with them on judgment day as some kind of counsel for the defense. And, secondly, remind them how much more good they could be doing for others by belonging to a church that actually confesses the Christ of the Scriptures.
God bless you and yours.