Stories of God’s people putting their faith into tangible action in their communities.
Editor’s note: Last month 16,000 young Lutherans came to New Orleans for the 2024 ELCA Youth Gathering. From July 16 to 20, Mass Gathering services were held nightly at the…
Timothy Graham didn’t plan on becoming a bishop. “I knew my name would be lifted up, but I didn’t have any expectations,” said Graham, who serves as a pastor of…
Focal verse “Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 1:3). Reflection On the second shelf of a large bookcase in my…
Decades before “teams” were popular in the workplace, a highly unusual one comprising three co-pastors was going strong at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Olympia, Wash. Between 1977…
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…
I recently moved to Minnesota, a state famous for its niceness, yet even here the dam is crumbling against the force of the River Bile. As the Minneapolis Star-Tribune recently…
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…
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…
Editor’s note: This post was written by Quentin Bernhard, ELCA Hunger Advocacy Fellow. Racial justice initiatives through the ELCA Florida-Bahamas Synod and Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania (LAMPa) are the first…
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….
On the fourth day of the 2024 ELCA Youth Gathering, Lutheran young people from across the country explored together what it means to be disruptive—to work for justice for all…
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