“We are church”
Faith in Action

“We are church”

Next month, voting members will convene Aug. 5-10 for the 2019 ELCA Churchwide Assembly at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee. This will be the 15th gathering of the assembly, the…
Synods meet for education and business
Faith in Action

Synods meet for education and business

Editor’s note: Synod communicators were asked to share a highlight from their assemblies. What made a difference to participants? What was the most important part of the assembly? Responses from…
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Faith in Action

Good news for parents not in church

Sometimes it seems like all we do is shush them, or maneuver snacks to avert a meltdown during worship, send “the look” or a pointed finger at them during a…
A commitment to service
Faith in Action

A commitment to service

For First Lutheran, St. Paul, Minn., caring for people who don’t have a safe place to live or who are living in poverty is as important to its mission as…
Immersed in one beat
Faith in Action

Immersed in one beat

Everyone may march to their own beat, but one ELCA congregation is fostering an exquisite togetherness through the ancient, spiritual and meditative practice of the drum circle. “Music can create…
Perspective: Our promise to baptized children
Faith in Action

Perspective: Our promise to baptized children

Here’s a familiar Sunday scene: Before worship begins, a baby wearing a white gown is passed around between parents, grandparents and godparents. Noticing the baptismal party, parishioners check the bulletin…
Faith on the stage
Faith in Action

Faith on the stage

Mark Erson’s complex and innovative ministry can best be understood by a single photo he took in Edinburgh, Scotland, during a visit to the city’s famed artistic Festival Fringe. It’s…
LWF Uganda scales up risk intervention against the spread of Ebola virus
Faith in Action

LWF Uganda scales up risk intervention against the spread of Ebola virus

Following confirmation of the first cases of the Ebola virus (EVD) in Uganda by the country’s Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO), The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) country…
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Faith in Action

The liturgical calendar through stained-glass windows

It’s not unusual to have a calendar on a wall, but the one facing worshipers at St. Barnabas Lutheran Church, Plymouth, Minn., is a colorful array of stained-glass windows outlining…
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Faith in Action

My take: Life that is really life

I was curled up in my assigned bed in the mental hospital—ready to go to sleep for the night—when a nurse came in to tell me I was pregnant. The…