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Ten on the tenth
On Sept. 10 the ELCA will celebrate the 10th anniversary of “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday, an annual day of service in which congregations come together to lend a hand,…
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Room at the inn
Staff of Border Servant Corps (BSC) in Las Cruces, N.M., spent the beginning of May on the phone, looking for congregations, individuals, social service organizations—anyone to offer room at the…
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Harmonies and memories
Indigenous communities around the globe share a common understanding that we are interconnected. We need each other to survive. And the “we” is expansive—it includes all creation, those who came…
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A “mission” to the future
After moving from Lebanon to the United States to complete his theological studies, Charbel Zgheib was presented with a life-changing opportunity: to serve as mission developer for a new congregation…
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The search for a church
I recently started my search for a new church. It was daunting. I posted about my experience to an ELCA Facebook group and got over 300 responses. It appears the…
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Gather Network
Where do Gather communities meet? You can find meeting spaces by using the map on our website. How do I start a Gather community in my location? If you are…
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A place of fresh hope
Hillary Doerries was in graduate school when she was diagnosed with clinical depression and found herself wandering into a support group that met once a week in a United Methodist…
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Outside the box
Located in the town of Marquette in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, UP Wild Church is among the newest ministries in the growing movement of “wild” outdoor worship communities. The church holds…
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ELCA women: Ruthie Sawyers
As we near the end of Women’s History Month, we would like to feature a few of the women in our church to remind everyone that there are universal and…
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“Living out the gospel in tangible ways”
Covering the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol with homemade blankets and quilts wasn’t the recent effort of a national quilting organization. Instead they were part of the Homeless Memorial…
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ELCA pastor shares how rest is necessary for spiritual well-being
Click here to read the original article by Erin Strybis in full. Graphic created by Kelly Wilkerson.
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What is a thriving congregation? (Part two)
Editor’s note: Part one explored how a grant awarded by Lilly Endowment Inc.’s Thriving Congregations Initiative has impacted St. Olaf College’s Nourishing Vocation Project. In the Minneapolis Area Synod, which…
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