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For What Shall We Pray?

- “For What Shall We Pray?” is a weekly post inviting individuals, groups, and congregations to lift up our world in...

For What Shall We Pray?

- “For What Shall We Pray?” is a weekly post inviting individuals, groups, and congregations to lift up our world in...

For What Shall We Pray?

- “For What Shall We Pray?” is a weekly post inviting individuals, groups, and congregations to lift up our world in...

For What Shall We Pray?

- “For What Shall We Pray?” is a weekly post inviting individuals, groups, and congregations to lift up our world in...
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April 2, 2023–Broken Trust

- Amy Martinell, Sioux Falls, SD Warm-up Questions Who is someone you completely trust? What organizations (school, clubs, health system, etc.)...

March 26, 2023–Invitation to Care

- Brenda Henry, Carnegie, PA Warm-up Question What issue in your community would like to see addressed and why?  Are there...

March 19, 2023–Seeing Possibility

- Jason Fisher, Champaign, IL Warm-up Question Share a story of someone who pointed out the potential they saw in you....

March 12, 2023–Unlikely Friendship

- Samantha Johnson, Jacksonville, NC Warm-up Question Have you ever made a surprising connection with a stranger?  Unlikely Friendship When Detroit...
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40 Days of Giving 2023: Week 5

- Session 5 — Psalm 130 “I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in [God’s] word I hope.” —Psalm...

World Water Day 2023

- March 22 marks the 31st annual World Water Day, a United Nations observance to celebrate the progress the world has...

40 Days of Giving 2023: Week Four

- Session 4 — Psalm 23 ‘“You prepare a table before me.” —Psalm 23:5 The community of Cataño, Puerto Rico, is...

40 Days of Giving 2023: Week Three

- Session 3 — Psalm 95 “For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.” —Psalm...
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ELCA Farm Bill Listening Sessions

- BACKGROUND | REGISTRATION LINKS | LEARN MORE The U.S. Congress is working to draft a new, five-year Farm Bill. “You...

March Updates: U.N. and State Edition

- Following are updates shared from submissions of the Lutheran Office for World Community and state public policy offices (sppos) in...

March Update: Advocacy Connections

- from the ELCA advocacy office in Washington, D.C. – the Rev. Amy E. Reumann, Senior Director Partial expanded content from...

Faith-Based Global Gender Equity Advocacy at CSW67

- You can be and are part of the exciting 67th UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67) taking place...
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Index of the March 2023 Issue of Administration Matters

- Issue 86 of Administration Matters It’s tax season: Updated tax guides are now available through Portico. Portico Benefit Services provides...

Index of the January 2023 Issue

- Issue 85 of Administration Matters Stories of Faith in Action We are pleased to share with you the latest version...

Index of the September 2022 Issue

- Issue 84 of Administration Matters Stewardship Kaleidoscope: Sept. 26-28 Join us online or in person in Savannah, Ga., to hear...

Index of the July 2022 Issue

- Issue 83 of Administration Matters ELCA Churchwide Assembly Pre-event: “Embody the Word” Bible study sessions In preparation for the 2022...
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Roma refugees from Ukraine face racism, discrimination

- Mariia Simian, from Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, is living through war for a second time. Just three years old when World War...

Situation Report: Türkiye and Syria Earthquake

- Situation: On Feb. 6 two powerful earthquakes hit Türkiye and significantly impacted neighboring Syria. The first was a magnitude 7.8...

Lutheran Disaster Response: 2022 in Review

- 2022 was a full year for Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR). The highest profile event is the ongoing war in Ukraine....

A Therapeutic Camp for Ukrainian Children in Slovakia

- When the war in Ukraine started, and thousands of refugees were crossing the border, Lucia Martonová and Jana Tabačková from...
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Grants: Next Steps for Applicants

- Dear Friends in Christ, On behalf of myself and the Disability Ministries advisory team, I wanted to say “thank you!”...

Book Review: The Pretty One by Keah Brown

- A book review by Rev. Peter Heide on “The Pretty One: On Life, Pop Culture, and Other Reasons to Fall...

Reinterpreting John 9 

- A reflection on John 9 through the lens of disability, by Rev. Brian Krause  The healing of the blind man...

Grants and tAble

- Dear Friends in Christ, We had an AMAZING response to our most recent opportunity to receive a grant from ELCA...
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ELCA-Disciples Bilateral Dialogue Affirms Shared Understanding of Baptism, Eucharist, and Ministry

- The following is cross published with permission from disciplescuim.org.   By the Rev. Paul S. Tché Fullerton, California – The Evangelical...

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Begins Today

- By Kathryn M. Lohre The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins today, bridging the feasts of St. Peter and...

Church Anew Lifts Up the ELCA’s “Preaching and Teaching with Love and Respect for the Jewish People”

- The following article was originally published by Church Anew* and is shared on the EIR Perspectives blog with the permission...

Preaching and Teaching “With Love and Respect for the Jewish People”

- By Rev. Peter A. Pettit We have just navigated our way through Reformation Sunday once again and many in the...
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Reflections on Christmas at the U.S.-Mexico Border

- By Emily Sollie Lenny stands next to the bank of the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo. He can see the U.S. from...

Response to Recent Arrivals of Migrants By Bus

- “Quienes cruzan por nuestro país para llegar a un mejor lugar para vivir son seres humanos con necesidades que comen,...

Welcoming Afghan Newcomers

- (original from ELCA Advocacy view here) Across the United States and over the years, places of worship and people of...

Urgent Need for Congregational Accompaniment of Afghan refugees

- URGENT NEED FOR CONGREGATIONAL ACCOMPANIMENT OF AFGHAN REFUGEES At the end of August, we watched with anguish the fall of...
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Redemption Song; Episode 2 of the series, Talks at the Desk

- As we continue to celebrate Black history month we invite you to watch episode 2 of the series, Talks at...

We invite you to join us in celebrating Black History Month

- The African Descent Ministries of the ELCA is celebrating Black History Month with season two of Talks at the Desk,...

Prayers for the Fulfillment of King’s Dream by Rev. Dr. Andrea L. Walker

- I was 4 years old when Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. I was too young to understand the import...

Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day by Vance Blackfox

- It is my prayer that each of you had a wonderful Indigenous Peoples’ Day, and that as you looked around...
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Advent Pilgrimage in Palestine 2022

- Join us in Sensing Advent: Practicing God’s justice in embodied community Advent Pilgrimage in Palestine is a four-week virtual pilgrimage...

ALAMEH Statement on Iran

- ALAMEH (Association of Lutherans of Arab and Middle Eastern Heritage) issued a statement on Iran, please find it linked below....

Christian Presence in Jerusalem

- Today, September 27, the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem issued a statement in support of HM King Abdullah...

Special Action Alert: Support U.S. Funding of Augusta Victoria Hospital

- Support U.S. Funding of Augusta Victoria Hospital! Take action today. Background President Joe Biden visited Augusta Victoria Hospital on July...
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Why “Created to Be?”

- A message from the Director of the ELCA Youth Gathering, Deacon Tammy Jones West–  I have been a part of...

How in the world do you select a host city? 

- Announcing the city of the ELCA Youth Gathering, Multicultural Youth Leadership Event and the tAble is a fun and somewhat...

Behind the curtain…

- A message from Deacon Tammy Jones West, 2024 ELCA Youth Gathering Program Director— First, there is no curtain but for...

New Orleans & the ELCA Youth Gathering

- Since the start of the Evangelical Lutheran Church (ELCA) in 1988, New Orleans has hosted the ELCA Youth Gathering and...
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An Introduction to Equity Design

- This is part two of a two-part introduction to design thinking. Part one is available here.  Introduction   Design thinking...

Thriving Congregations, Thriving Church

- People are lonely. A January 2020 survey from Cigna found that three in five US Americans are lonely, and we know loneliness only...

Open Doors

-   Open Doors supports ELCA congregations interested in meeting new people in this time of re-gathering in physical spaces Over...

An Introduction to Design Thinking

- Introduction Have you or your worshipping community ever encountered a tough problem and found yourselves unable to come up with...
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The Wolf Shall Lie Down With the Lamb: #NoPlasticsforLent

- The Word Genesis 1:29-30 29 God said, “See, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is upon the...

Creation Care on Campus: #NoPlasticsforLent

- A Starting Place Creation care looks different at different stages of our lives. College is a transitional time for many...

Local is Global: #NoPlasticsforLent

- The Word “And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to...

Justice Alongside Indigenous Peoples : #NoPlasticsforLent

- ‘Wild’ Places I have been interested in environmental activism, indigenous justice, and decolonization since I was a kid (I was...
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Reviving hope in Memphis

-   by Rev. Antoinette Robinson, Peace Lutheran Church, Memphis Peace Lutheran Church, Memphis, formed Trinity Ministries in partnership with two...

Reclaiming faith with LGBTQIA+ community in Los Angeles

-   ADORE LA is seeking new and creative ways to do church in the city of Los Angeles. This LGBTQIA+...

Communing with Christ in the strawberry field

-   The faith community of Iglesia Luterana Santa Cruz communes with Christ in a strawberry field of Santa Maria, Calif....

CV Training Event Travel and Logistics – San Diego – February 2020

- Congregational Vitality Training Event — San Diego Travel & Logistics for Training Event & Pre-Events: February 17-21, 2020 TRAINING EVENT...
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Helmut and Rotraut Diefenthal: Service in Malaysia and Tanzania

- Franklin Ishida ​ The son of a Jewish father, Helmut Diefenthal and his wife, Rotraut, survived Nazi Germany and World...

Nurturing the church in Japan

- Nathan and Sharonette Bowman ​ New playground equipment is enjoyed at the kindergarten. The Rev. Nathan and Sharonette Bowman accompany...

Hunger

- Kirsten Fryer The Rev. Kirsten Fryer serves as pastor at St. Andrew’s United Congregation in Cairo and is also pastoral...

Women’s Sunday in Kenya

- Leslie Weed-Fonner and Michael G Fonner ​ Women’s Sunday worship March 1 at the Nairobi International Lutheran Congregation. The Rev....
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Mensaje navideño

- Jesús es nuestro verdadero hogar. Esa es nuestra esperanza en Navidad y durante todo el año. Nunca estamos lejos de…

Reflexiones sobre las elecciones recientes

- Video de reflexiones sobre las elecciones por parte de la reverenda Elizabeth Eaton, obispa presidente de la ELCA

Obispa presidente de la ELCA emite declaración sobre Standing Rock

- CHICAGO (14 de noviembre de 2016) – La reverenda Elizabeth A. Eaton, obispa presidente de la Iglesia Evangélica Luterana en...

Una mirada mayor al Catecismo menor

- Por Elizabeth Eaton, Obispa presidente de la ELCA, columna de octubre de 2016 en Living Lutheran Nota del editor: Esta es...