These 10 young adults are among those leading the church and changing the world. Their profiles in the cover story of the June issue of The Lutheran magazine represent nearly 100 people under age 40 nominated by fellow church members for their leadership. They are artists and community activists, teachers and theologians, pastors and elected officials who are living and working in urban and rural settings throughout the country. These leaders are putting their ideas and words into action, actively responding to God’s call through their daily vocations. They are just a few of the many shaping our church now and for the future.
Innovations in rural ministry
Innovation is in bloom across the rural reaches of the ELCA, and perhaps nothing exemplifies that better than a new food ministry in Iowa. The Western Iowa Synod calls it…