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Light and hope
What started as an Epiphany project became a light that is now shining across the country and into Ukraine. Project organizers like to think of it as a faith link….
Mission & Ministry
From love to lament
What does a team do when they cannot meet in person because the work spans the globe? If you are part of the Service and Justice home area of the…
Faith in Action
Lutherans respond to severe Midwest storms
For a congregation in southwest Wisconsin and a camp in northwest Iowa, devastating weather events became opportunities to share and receive God’s love in profound ways. On June 22 a…
Faith in Action
“Committed to growth”
As congregations seek new ways to minister to diverse communities, outdoor ministries are redefining how they welcome campers of all faiths, ethnicities and sexual orientations. One of the ELCA’s 145…
Faith in Action
Greetings from the heart
You might consider Lona Lee Balduf a one-woman Hallmark store—and a whole lot more. Like Hallmark, she cares enough to send the very best—in her case, handmade greeting cards to…
Mission & Ministry
Perspective: A paradigm for the future church
At the end of Christendom, the church is in crisis. The conditions that allowed the growth of the church until the 1960s have collapsed. While nostalgia for that era continues,…
Mission & Ministry
Fueling sustainable futures in Malawi
Miriam (last name not given), a mother of four in Malawi, upgraded her kitchen with support from ELCA World Hunger. A fuel efficiency stove has been installed in her home,…
Faith in Action
Building a longer table
Editor’s note: This article was originally published in the Leadership Circle interactive newsletter. Shepherd’s Table in Sioux Falls, S.D., formed around the idea of a dinner church, is leading with…
Faith in Action
God’s diversity in the bubble
Years ago, while working at a camp, Scott Wylie started referring to his safe space, where race or economic status didn’t matter, as “the bubble.” Whenever he left the camp,…
Faith in Action
“Have you been fed?”
As she took the podium, Jill Rode, a pastor of St. Anthony Park Lutheran Church in St. Paul, Minn., looked out at a roomful of Asian Lutheran leaders of a…
Faith in Action
A gathering table built to last
A 134-year-old college and a similarly venerable nearby congregation learned through an ELCA initiative that their neighbors were thirsting for them to partner in fostering togetherness. That’s how Pacific Lutheran…
Mission & Ministry
A legacy of service
In December 2023, after 27 years of serving disaster-ravaged communities around the country, Dale and Jean Peercy retired from volunteering with Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR). Their work with LDR took…