St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Franklin, Tenn. General manager, BBR/BMG Music Group My family and I joined St. Andrew back in the mid-’90s. We were looking for a place that felt…
Russell Meyer, intentional interim pastor of St. John Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, Fla., considers his vocation to be creating welcome for all people. St. John, a historically African American congregation…
Series editor’s note: In 2025, “Deeper understandings” is focusing on the ELCA social statements. We hope to reintroduce them to readers as a means of provoking fruitful, enriching conversation between…
Known for her work helping struggling congregations revitalize and grow, Katrina Foster brings her message of community-building and financial stewardship to her new role as bishop of the Metropolitan New…
Kwame Pitts (she/her) serves as a mission developer for Community of Good Neighbors (CGN) Buffalo, a mobile food pantry combating food disparity and inequity on the east side of Buffalo,…
For Albie Nicol (he/they), what began as a childhood visit to a Lutheran church has since grown into a calling. Now in his/their fourth year of seminary and first year…
Erik Nelson’s hope for the church comes from his work as the St. Paul outreach intern at Lutheran Campus Ministry-Twin Cities. During his three years there while attending seminary, Nelson…
“My dear brothers and sisters, we are already one. But we imagine we are not. And what we have to recover is our original unity. What we have to be…
June 13, 2025, marks the 500th wedding anniversary of Katharina von Bora and Martin Luther, an event that we might think of as a “Reformation of Marriage.” When we commemorate…
In the last days it will be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh … (Acts 2:17). I forget sometimes how afraid the first disciples…
“Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me” (Psalm 23:4). Cancer often feels…
St. Paul Lutheran Church, Waldo, Ohio Guest relations coordinator, HopeWood Outdoors (Lutheran Outdoor Ministries in Ohio) Firefighter/emergency medical technician, Fort Morrow Fire Department and Battle Run Fire Department I have been…
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