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Mission & Ministry
A 21st-century church
When you think about technology in the church, does projecting song lyrics onto a screen for worship come to mind? Or is it something bigger in scope—like a live Twitter…
Faith in Action
New ways to proclaim the gospel
Live from Omaha, Neb., it’s Sunday worship from Kountze Memorial Lutheran Church! Since 1962, this congregation has broadcast its Sunday service on cable TV. “Just go to any nursing home…
Faith in Action
Virtual witnesses
Peace Lutheran Church in Seattle is using technology to assist in what is one of the most traditional rites of passage in ELCA congregations—baptism. As part of Peace’s 75th anniversary…
Mission & Ministry
Facing climate change together
In October 2018, Lutheran Disaster Response U.S. (LDR) held its annual consultation with a focus on understanding climate change. Coordinators shared firsthand experiences of vulnerable communities affected by disasters worsened…
Mission & Ministry
New approaches, extended services
The Results Innovation Lab from Lutheran Services in America (LSA) is equipping leaders to improve health, safety, stability and education for 20,000 at-risk youth by 2024. The lab employs a…
Mission & Ministry
Living stones
When Tuhina Verma Rasche returned to the Aida refugee camp near Bethlehem in spring 2019, she was welcomed with open arms and a warm meal. During her first trip there…
Mission & Ministry
Fighting the odds
It might seem odd for a church that is hundreds of years old to feel like a new, budding faith, but that is the reality for those who belong to…
Faith in Action
“Being Jesus”
A few years ago, members of St. Matthew Lutheran Church, North Hollywood, Calif., began passing out sandwiches to food-insecure people at a nearby park. That small effort to address the…
Faith in Action
A blessing for the new year and each day
Recently, it was my son’s baptismal anniversary. As a pastor, you may expect that we light the baptismal candle every year and make a big deal of marking this occasion….
Theology & Beliefs
ELCA 20/20
As we begin calendar year 2020, I’m reminded that “20/20” is also the term we use to describe clarity of vision. How can the ELCA see Jesus more clearly in…
Faith in Action
Unpacking white privilege
Editor’s note: At its June 2019 meeting, the ELCA Church Council adopted a “Declaration of the ELCA to People of African Descent.” At the 2019 ELCA Churchwide Assembly, leaders from…
Faith in Action
For the sake of the neighborhood
Dave Greenlund has a reputation in Lauderdale, Minn., a little town surrounded by Minneapolis, St. Paul, Roseville and Falcon Heights. He didn’t think he would get a reputation. He just…
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