What is a thriving congregation? (Part one)
Faith in Action

What is a thriving congregation? (Part one)

Imagine measuring congregational vitality by how alive people and faith communities feel in their gathering and in their interactions with their neighbors, instead of determining success by counting the number…

Prayer ventures: Feb. 3
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Feb. 3

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 as together…

Prayer ventures: Jan. 23, 2023
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Jan. 23, 2023

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 as together…

ELCA receives Lilly Endowment support to adapt youth faith formation
Faith in Action

ELCA receives Lilly Endowment support to adapt youth faith formation

The ELCA has received a $1 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help establish the Formation Lab Project. The goal of the project is to help congregations move past…

Lutherpalians
Faith in Action

Lutherpalians

More than two decades after the ELCA and The Episcopal Church became full communion partners, congregations from both denominations are joining forces in arrangements that many see as the way…

Prayer ventures: Jan. 9
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Jan. 9

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…

Prayer ventures: Jan. 5, 2023
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Jan. 5, 2023

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…

Prayer ventures: Jan. 3, 2023
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Jan. 3, 2023

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…

Lamont Wells named executive director of Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities
Faith in Action

Lamont Wells named executive director of Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities

Lamont Wells has been named executive director of the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU), effective Jan. 3, 2023. Wells has served as program director for ELCA Campus Ministry…

Take a new “Journi”
Spiritual Resources

Take a new “Journi”

Are you interested in becoming more involved in the church—perhaps even feeling a call to lead—but unsure what direction to take? The ELCA has a new web app that can…

“Ubuntu is a way of life”
Mission & Ministry

“Ubuntu is a way of life”

Recently there’s been a lot of talk about diversity, equity and inclusion—or DEI, as it’s often referenced. To help create environments that are welcoming, safe and comfortable for everyone, organizations…

Prayer ventures: Oct. 28
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Oct. 28

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…