This year the ELCA Youth Gathering hosted young adult Lutherans for the first time. The Young Adult Ministry, a network of young adult programs across the ELCA, was able to…
For Nathan Pipho, who was elected June 7 as bishop of the New England Synod, the top three priorities for his synod are clear: “Telling the story of Jesus, building…
Service to others has always been integral to Sam Swenson-Reinhold’s worldview. “I’m a double pastor’s kid, so I’m a unique breed in that way,” he said. With two ELCA pastors…
Jen Nagel believes the church is at a turning point. “I have the sense that we’re at a time of change for the Lutheran church—for all of Christianity,” she said….
In the moments just before she learned she had been elected bishop of the Rocky Mountain Synod, Meghan Johnston Aelabouni was sitting alone in prayer. Throughout the election process, she…
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,…
“If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it. … Face it, friend. He is crazy about you!” —Max Lucado, minister and author For nearly 40 years, as…
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Kristin Johnston Largen, president of Wartburg Theological Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa, shares about the impact of theologian Jürgen Moltmann on her own spiritual outlook. Moltmann, a professor of systematic theology at…
Timothy Oslovich already knows one of the defining traits that will guide his approach to serving as bishop. “My first priority will be to spend time listening to people in…
Series editor’s note: Throughout 2024, “Deeper understandings” will feature teaching scholars of the ELCA reflecting on the many ways that Lutheran theology makes a difference for our daily lives. —Kristin Johnston Largen,…
Member, Order of Lutheran Franciscans; registered nurse; family nurse practitioner; epidemiologist St. Paul Lutheran Community of Faith, Denver As a young adult, I left the conservative denomination I grew up…
June is Pride Month! We are excited to affirm and embrace everyone in the church and to amplify the voices of our ELCA siblings in the LGBTQIA+ community. Today we…
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