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Ministry ramp-up
In 2008, members of Good Shepherd Lutheran in Columbia, S.C., built their first wheelchair ramp as a project during a congregation-wide service day. Member Mike Weaver was part of that…
Faith in Action
A farmer’s prayer
A wet spring that complicated—or prevented—planting in the Midwest and an expanding trade war with China are contributing to what “Bloomberg” calls “the worst agricultural downturn since the 1980s.” Combine…
Faith in Action
Memory connections
Tom McCann and his wife, Kathleen, who lives with Alzheimer’s disease, were still able to dance together every once in a while before her health declined. They would take to…
Mission & Ministry
Catalysts for justice and grace
When Ann Svennungsen began her first term as bishop of the Minneapolis Area Synod in 2012, she brought with her a deep passion and energy for environmental justice. “I spoke…
Mission & Ministry
Lutheran Volunteer Corps celebrates 40 years
Editor’s note: “There are no young people here” is a common refrain as some worry about the future of the church. But young adults are indeed active across the ELCA…
Mission & Ministry
Mozambique emergency response after Cyclone Idai successfully completed
“Our life is better now,” said Francisco Thuboy Mauguese, a farmer who lives together with his wife and six children in Muchambonha village. He is one of the residents in…
Mission & Ministry
Forging common ground for justice
In an age when globalization is often associated with corporate greed on a multinational scale, 21 people from 10 countries and three continents discovered common ground for justice in the…
Faith in Action
Vocation: From worship to the world
It was Monday morning after spring break. We were beginning a week of activities on campus designed to lift up the concept of vocation for students, faculty and staff. “It’s…
Mission & Ministry
Freed from pain and shame
Agong smiled when the medical team made its rounds. After obstetric fistula surgery, she hoped that four years of incontinence—the result of an injury during a prolonged labor and delivery—would…
Faith in Action
Strength in prayer
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church is located in the heart of Lebanon, Pa., a small postindustrial city whose major steel plant closed in the 1980s. Two years into her ministry there,…
Faith in Action
One congregation, six future ministers
Many churches boast of raising up a minister every generation or two, but at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Decorah, Iowa, six members are currently on the path to ministry—five as…
Mission & Ministry
Camp breaks down barriers
Last summer, during a special week for families at Outlaw Ranch in Custer, S.D., a small group of campers decided to cook tamales for everyone at camp—about 120 people. The…