In a key action taken Aug. 7, the 2019 ELCA Churchwide Assembly voted to approve a memorial that declares the ELCA a sanctuary church. The ELCA is the first North…
On day two of its gathering, the 2019 ELCA Churchwide Assembly took key actions and received reports that set the stage for how the church wants to move into the…
Editor’s note: This month marks the 10th anniversary of the 2009 ELCA Churchwide Assembly’s vote to remove barriers to ordination for people in same-gender marriages. Here, Emmy Kegler reflects on…
The 2019 ELCA Churchwide Assembly continued Aug. 6 at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee. Day two included the second plenary session, at which Elizabeth Eaton was re-elected on the first ballot…
Elizabeth Eaton was re-elected presiding bishop of the ELCA August 6 at the 2019 ELCA Churchwide Assembly. On the first ballot, 897 votes were cast and 670 votes were needed…
Gathering under the theme “We Are Church,” members of the ELCA began meeting in Milwaukee August 5 for the 2019 ELCA Churchwide Assembly, the highest legislative authority of the ELCA….
The 2019 ELCA Churchwide Assembly began Aug. 5 at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee, meeting through Aug. 10. Day one consisted of opening worship and the first plenary session, at…
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource Prayer Ventures, which can be downloaded here. These petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…
Most of the people who founded Lutheran churches in the U.S. hundreds of years ago were white men who’d emigrated from Northern Europe. But the cultural homogeneity that once defined…
Next month, voting members will convene Aug. 5-10 for the 2019 ELCA Churchwide Assembly at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee. This will be the 15th gathering of the assembly, the…
Editor’s note: Synod communicators were asked to share a highlight from their assemblies. What made a difference to participants? What was the most important part of the assembly? Responses from…
Sometimes it seems like all we do is shush them, or maneuver snacks to avert a meltdown during worship, send “the look” or a pointed finger at them during a…
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