The Native American Liturgical Celebration and Service of Reconciliation
Today’s post is from Kelly Sherman-Conroy (Oglala Sioux), Luther Seminary student and member of the American Indian/Alaska Native Lutheran Association. In August of 2016 the ELCA made a promise to the Native people. The Churchwide Assembly, made up...
Congregational Resources for World AIDS Day
Today’s post is from Megan Neubauer, Program Associate for the ELCA Strategy on HIV and AIDS. Spirit of the living God, you breathe on all that is. You lead us from the places of pain and difficulty to your...
King or No King?
Today’s post is from Julie B. Sevig, an ELCA deacon, communications specialist at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, and a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Chicago, IL. Sunday, November 26, is soon here. In some...
Commemorating the Reformation with Community
Today’s post is from Deb Stein, pastor at St. Stephen Lutheran Church in Syracuse, NY. Greetings from Syracuse, NY! Last Sunday for the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, St. Stephen in Syracuse, NY worshipped with two other congregations; those...
Navigating the Modern Era of Death Practices
Today’s post is from Benjamin Stewart, Gordon A. Braatz Associate Professor of Worship and Director of Advanced Studies at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. Death is currently enjoying a season of fashionability. I don’t mean our mini-liturgical-season of...
Free Webinar on Churches and Copyright
One of the questions churches ask is: what does the church need to know so as not to have problems with copyright? It is an important question and it is a complicated one, too. Churches often print or display...