Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…
The Conference of Bishops of the ELCA met Sept. 26-30 at the Lutheran Center in Chicago. The conference, an advisory body of the ELCA, comprises 65 synod bishops, the presiding…
Justina Sergeon’s faith has never wavered, but her route to becoming a pastor led her through a few detours. In 1990, when Sergeon was 12 years old, she and her…
One of the ELCA’s best-kept secrets has been a successful program for 20 years. Since 2002 the ELCA’s coaching ministry has been an influential and effective tool for personal, relational…
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…
I remember that day well. On July 4, 1983, when I was 8 years old, I was moved to the Thu Duc Orphanage, on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh…
Imagine the Mekong River as it winds through Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam to the South China Sea. A unique riverscape with houses on stilts, fishermen tossing nets, gilded temples and…
Two years ago, Jamie Stall-Ryan was serving at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn., and poised to call it a career after 25 years in the military. But…
As we near the end of May, we are speaking with Lutherans who are and identify as Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Island heritage. We are honored to share the…
In January the ordination of Sally Azar as the first female pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL) was celebrated worldwide. This historic moment…
The Conference of Bishops of the ELCA met Feb. 28–March 4 at the Eaglewood Resort in Itasca, Ill. The conference, an advisory body of the ELCA, comprises 65 synod bishops,…
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