Higher education in the United States is being challenged and transformed. Institutions are being pressured at all levels, struggling with tuition increases, political polarization, repercussions from the COVID-19 pandemic, demographic…
In her 17 years of flying to the coastal village of Kipnuk, Alaska, to serve as its primary care provider, Anne Komulainen had never seen it like this. “The debris…
A small but determined group of faith leaders and community members gathered outside the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in Adelanto, Calif., on Oct. 11 to pray for the release of…
Editor’s note: This reflection is part of a series by chaplains in the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU) about the ways in which God is at work on NECU campuses. I serve as a pastor…
Intersections: Justice Ministry with ELCA Partners is a short documentary presented by ELCA World Hunger. Intersections explores stories from three ELCA companion ministries in Cambodia, Mexico and Milwaukee, responding to…
ELCA Indigenous Ministries and Tribal Relations is a program team of ELCA Ministries of Diverse Cultures and Communities, which focuses on fostering relationships rooted in mutual respect, spiritual solidarity and…
For many in the ELCA, “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday has become synonymous with serving and accompanying the neighbor. “We think about and practice those words throughout the year,” said…
Editor’s note: This reflection is part of a series by chaplains in the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU) about the ways in which God is at work on…
Like the small mustard seed that grows into the greatest of all shrubs, two Texas Lutherans who started with a sense of call to do something about desperate needs in…
David Rebey knows all too well the challenges people face after being released from incarceration. As pastor of Breaking the Chains Church—a new-start congregation inside Felmers O. Chaney Correctional Center…
Editor’s note: The ELCA has a long and meaningful history of ministry in rural areas. This story is part of a series highlighting innovative rural ministries in ELCA congregations and communities…
Editor’s note: This reflection is part of a series by chaplains in the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU) on the ways in which God is at work on NECU campuses. The hardship of…
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