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Faith in Action
Leading through listening
In today’s world, we can easily feel overwhelmed and unheard as social media, text messages and 24-hour news inundate us daily. Even church can often feel like a place of…
Faith in Action
The promised land
Editor’s note: The ELCA has a long and meaningful history of ministry in rural areas. This story is the first in a new series highlighting innovative rural ministries by ELCA…
Faith in Action
Worship unrestrained by borders
At the U.S.-Mexico border south of San Diego, a multinational congregation walks on holy ground, sharing the eucharist every Sunday at the same time but in two different locations. This…
Mission & Ministry
A ministry born on TikTok
Editor’s note: Paul Drees started posting to TikTok about his theological views in 2021. His videos have over 90 million views, and he has gathered more than 650,000 followers across…
Mission & Ministry
A sacred space of deep conversation
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…
Mission & Ministry
Seedbeds reimagined and renewed
On their journeys with Jesus, the first Christians were prepared for their ministries by the master teacher who “taught them as one having authority” (Matthew 7:29). Jesus’ roving band of…
Mission & Ministry
A welcoming, accessible church
As the daughter of an ELCA pastor, Eleanor Jerbi has spent a lot of time in churches. And as a neurodivergent person—Jerbi has dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia and attention deficit hyperactivity…
Mission & Ministry
Cultivating love through community on campus
Editor’s note: This reflection is part of a series by chaplains and campus ministry directors in the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU) on the ways in which God is…
Mission & Ministry
Called to renew
In 2022 the ELCA Churchwide Assembly directed the formation of the Commission for a Renewed Lutheran Church (CRLC), a diverse body of leaders who would examine the church’s governing structure,…
Mission & Ministry
Revisiting “Human Sexuality: Gift and Trust”
Changes to the ELCA social statement “Human Sexuality: Gift and Trust” that update language in light of changes in U.S. law regarding marriage will be brought to the 2025 Churchwide…
Faith in Action
An “unstoppable” vision
“I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” Jesus’ words from John 10:10 are the basis for the approach of FedUp Ministries, an ELCA synod-authorized worshiping community…
Mission & Ministry
“Work that changes lives”
When Karen Anderson volunteered as a medical missionary to Chile in 1981, she told her parents she would be back in a year. Forty-three years later, her home and heart…