A vocation of service
Voices of Faith

A vocation of service

Service to others has always been integral to Sam Swenson-Reinhold’s worldview. “I’m a double pastor’s kid, so I’m a unique breed in that way,” he said. With two ELCA pastors…

[Video] The legacy of Jürgen Moltmann
Voices of Faith

[Video] The legacy of Jürgen Moltmann

Kristin Johnston Largen, president of Wartburg Theological Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa, shares about the impact of theologian Jürgen Moltmann on her own spiritual outlook. Moltmann, a professor of systematic theology at…

ELCA Foundation: Make a plan. Change the world.
Mission & Ministry

ELCA Foundation: Make a plan. Change the world.

Through its nationwide network of regional gift planners, the ELCA Foundation helps members make plans that achieve their unique financial goals. The Foundation also assists congregations and their leaders with…

Finding the divine in each day
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Finding the divine in each day

Ále Suárez is a singer-songwriter, an expressive arts therapist and a recent Master of Divinity graduate of Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn. Suárez dreams of creating a safe space for the…

Sumud week 5: Things that make peace
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Sumud week 5: Things that make peace

Week 5 of Following the Way of Jesus: A Lenten Holy Land Journey is “Things That Make Peace” with Sally Azar, pastor of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in…

Sumud week 4: A counter-cultural message
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Sumud week 4: A counter-cultural message

Week 4 of Following the Way of Jesus: A Lenten Holy Land Journey is: “A Counter-cultural Message” with Ashraf Tannous, pastor of the Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Beit Jala….

Sumud week 3: Belovedness in the wilderness
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Sumud week 3: Belovedness in the wilderness

Week 3 of Following the Way of Jesus: A Lenten Holy Land Journey is: “Belovedness in the Wilderness” with Fursan Zu’mot, pastor of the Lutheran Church of Redeemer Arabic-speaking congregation…

Sumud week 2: Good news of great joy for all people
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Sumud week 2: Good news of great joy for all people

Week 2 of Following the Way of Jesus: A Lenten Holy Land Journey is: “Good News of Great Joy For All People” with Imad Haddad, pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran…

What is Sumud? Week 1
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What is Sumud? Week 1

Following the Way of Jesus: a Lenten Holy Land Journey begins on the Sea of Galilee. The introduction video below will invite you into this 6-week series. Through this journey…