ELCA pastor shares how rest is necessary for spiritual well-being
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ELCA pastor shares how rest is necessary for spiritual well-being

Click here to read the original article by Erin Strybis in full. Graphic created by Kelly Wilkerson.
What is a thriving congregation? (Part two)
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What is a thriving congregation? (Part two)

Editor’s note: Part one explored how a grant awarded by Lilly Endowment Inc.’s Thriving Congregations Initiative has impacted St. Olaf College’s Nourishing Vocation Project.  In the Minneapolis Area Synod, which…
Exploring meditation, mindfulness and contemplative practices
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Exploring meditation, mindfulness and contemplative practices

Click here to read the original article by Meghan Johnston Aelabouni in full. Graphic created by Kelly Wilkerson.
What is a thriving congregation? (Part one)
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What is a thriving congregation? (Part one)

Imagine measuring congregational vitality by how alive people and faith communities feel in their gathering and in their interactions with their neighbors, instead of determining success by counting the number…
Praying the Psalms
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Praying the Psalms

Focal verse “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. Do not cast me away from your presence, and do not…
Lutherans in the 118th Congress
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Lutherans in the 118th Congress

The 118th U.S. Congress convened on Jan. 3, 2023. Following finalization of House speakership, the official swearing in took place Jan. 7, 2023. The following are some of the legislators…
Bishop Bos issues pastoral letter in response to Monterey Park shooting
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Bishop Bos issues pastoral letter in response to Monterey Park shooting

Brenda Bos, bishop of the ELCA Southwest California Synod, has released the following pastoral letter in response to the Jan. 21 shooting in Monterey Park, Calif. It is offered in…