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Axis of stability
Change is constant: seasons come and go; people are born, people die; jobs drift; cars break down. The news changes daily—some new horror to try to explain to kids. Their…
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October 2016 news
Top-notch preaching most attracts people That’s the conclusion of a Pew Research Center study, released in August, that asked 5,000 people about their search for a new church or other…
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Alive with history
As the ELCA prepares to spend the next year observing the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, several ELCA congregations can celebrate their individual rich histories. Ten churches, mostly on the…
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Presiding Bishop calls on members to speak out against domestic violence
October is Domestic Violence Awareness month and ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton urges members to speak out against the sin of domestic violence.
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ELCA, Luther on advocacy
Luther and Reformation leaders on advocacy The Forgotten Luther: Reclaiming the Social-Economic Dimension of the Reformation, edited by Carter Lindberg and Paul Wee (Lutheran University Press, 2016) Chapters in this…
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Witness as a whole church
ELCA Advocacy works to connect ELCA members with advocacy initiatives and to provide opportunities for them to give voice to their faith through these initiatives. One such opportunity is the…
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Advocacy as witness
In Washington, D.C., Patricia Kisare, ELCA program director for international policy advocacy, meets with members of Congress to present the church’s concerns about foreign aid and U.S. food programs in…
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Responding in faith to Hurricane Matthew
On Tuesday morning, Oct. 4, Hurricane Matthew hit Haiti, causing massive destruction. It then moved on to hit Cuba and Jamaica with heavy rain and dangerous winds and is making…
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Stand up to stigma
When Grace Evangelical Lutheran in Oak Ridge, Tenn., began looking for new ways to serve its congregation and community, longtime member Cleva Marrow didn’t hesitate to speak up. Marrow, who’s…
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ELCA congregations respond to Iowa flooding
Heavy rainfall this week in Northeastern Iowa caused extreme flooding that threatened the safety of residents. Lutheran Services in Iowa and the three ELCA Iowa synods have organized a statewide Lutheran Disaster…
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The future is here
The ELCA is on pace to experience a major shortfall in full-time clergy. Parish pastors are retiring in record numbers, according to current data and projections from ELCA Research and…
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LIRS statement regarding Texas withdrawal from federal refugee resettlement program
The following is a statement from Linda Hartke, LIRS President and CEO, regarding Texas decision to withdraw from federal refugee resettlement program. BALTIMORE, MD — Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS)…
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