ELCA receives Lilly grant to support Compelling Preaching initiative
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ELCA receives Lilly grant to support Compelling Preaching initiative

The ELCA has received a $1 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help establish the ELCA Compelling Preaching: Transformed Listeners Initiative. The goal of the initiative is to cultivate…

Symposium brings focus to missing and murdered Indigenous women
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Symposium brings focus to missing and murdered Indigenous women

Meeting under the theme “Am I My Sister’s Keeper? Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls,” the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC) held its annual Vine Deloria Jr….

ELCA Church Council welcomes new vice president, 18 new members
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ELCA Church Council welcomes new vice president, 18 new members

The Church Council of the ELCA met at the Lutheran Center in Chicago, Nov. 10–Nov. 13. The council welcomed ELCA Vice President Imran Siddiqui and 18 new members, elected by…

The virtual church?
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The virtual church?

Bounce around the internet for a while and you’ll catch wind of how virtual reality experiences, such as those sought in the metaverse, are supposed to change the world—and soon….

Christ’s love in Karlsruhe
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Christ’s love in Karlsruhe

The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) convened in Karlsruhe, Germany, Aug. 31–Sept. 8. Representatives of the ELCA were among the more than 4,000 delegates, participants, observers,…

ELCA Conference of Bishops addresses leadership during fall meeting
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ELCA Conference of Bishops addresses leadership during fall meeting

The Conference of Bishops of the ELCA met Sept. 29–Oct. 1 at the Eaglewood Resort in Itasca, Ill. The conference, an advisory body of the ELCA, comprises 65 synod bishops,…

ELCA launches resources to support ministries in a multi-religious world
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ELCA launches resources to support ministries in a multi-religious world

Elizabeth Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a letter announcing the release of two new ELCA interreligious resource guides. “In baptism, we are called ‘to proclaim the good…

Elected this year to lead 
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Elected this year to lead 

As assemblies wrapped up in June, four synods elected new bishops while five reelected bishops. This summer also saw three new presidents taking leadership of ELCA-related institutions of higher education. …

Perspective: Celebrating advocacy efforts
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Perspective: Celebrating advocacy efforts

My email inbox isn’t usually an exciting read. But you don’t miss an email from the White House social secretary. Over the past 18 months, ELCA staff, along with faith-based…

ELCA gathers to “Embody the Word”
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ELCA gathers to “Embody the Word”

Gathering under the theme “Embody the Word,” more than 800 voting members met Aug. 8-12 at the Greater Columbus (Ohio) Convention Center for the 16th ELCA Churchwide Assembly. In her…