A Season of Action: Ecumenical Responses to the Climate Crisis
On Thursday, April 20, 2023 the ELCA Church Council unanimously adopted the church’s sixteenth social message, titled “Earth’s Climate Crisis“ — an action that acknowledges the urgency of this critical moment and our responsibility as Christians to respond decisively. On...
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 Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) concluded a productive meeting on January 26-28, 2023,...
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 St. Paul. People around the world will be praying, advocating, and working together to uplift the unity that is God’s...
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 of the author. The original article can be found at here. By Dr. Michael J. Chan This article will...
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 church will have wrestled with the appointed texts of the Revised Common Lectionary. Jeremiah’s “new covenant,” Paul’s “faith apart from...
New Horizons for Episcopal-Lutheran Relations
By Richard J. Mammana The Episcopal Church’s 80th General Convention in Baltimore this summer was a watershed moment for relationships of Lutherans and Anglicans around the world. The triennial gathering was delayed by a year because of the global Covid...