What is the role of the Church in the world? ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton says, “We’re not a social service agency with sacraments. We are the Body of Christ and together, we are church for the sake of the world.”
The world has grown crazier than usual; life as we knew it has tilted and won’t right itself. This takes energy to process and navigate, energy we’d rather pour into…
When the school year comes to an end, a mixture of emotions arises. Some students experience joy, others sense relief and some feel sadness. All these emotions are perfectly normal….
Elected April 25 as bishop of the Northeastern Minnesota Synod, Taryn Montgomery sees the vital importance of churches’ ties to their local communities. Montgomery, who served as synod minister for…
Yehiel Curry, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued his first entry in a new series of monthly messages. Each message will share a pastoral word, rooted in Scripture, that…
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