On Feb. 1, the ELCA churchwide organization implemented Future Church, a new working structure focused on motivating the entire church to actively share the way of Jesus with more people…
The Conference of Bishops of the ELCA held its online meeting March 4-5. The conference, an advisory body of the ELCA, comprises 65 synod bishops, the presiding bishop and the…
The Asian and Pacific Islander Association of the ELCA has issued a statement addressing the recent increase in violence directed toward Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. The ELCA Conference…
The term “period poverty” refers to inadequate access to menstrual hygiene tools and education. According to estimates by the Huffington Post, menstruation-related products can cost more than $18,000 in a…
Louise N. Johnson, a pastor of the ELCA, has been elected by the ELCA Church Council as the executive for administration, a position that is coterminous with the term of…
ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has been joined by 21 U.S. religious leaders in a Jan. 19 statement to President-elect Biden’s transition team calling for an extension of the New…
Editor’s note: As we reflect on one of the most tumultuous years in recent history, with movements that brought discussions of race and racism to the forefront, we offer a…
Editor’s note: This post was first published on the ELCA Advocacy blog. With the final election results in Georgia resolved, the 117th Congress has begun. Members were sworn into office…
Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, joined leaders from the National Council of Churches in an open letter to Vice President Mike Pence, members of Congress and the…
As we wrapped up 2020, we took a look at some of our top stories from the year. Here are Living Lutheran‘s five most-read articles from the last 12 months. They’re worth a…
Elizabeth Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, and leaders of the Episcopal Church, the Anglican Church of Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada have joined together to offer…
The Church Council of the ELCA has affirmed the proposed Future Church design that is focused on a renewed purpose to activate the entire church so that more people may…
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