The ELCA’s primary companion church in the Holy Land is the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL). This Arabic-speaking community of faithful Lutherans is the primary…
Building on a shared vision for gospel-centered hospitality and inclusion, Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM) and AMMPARO, the ELCA’s migrant ministry, have entered into a partnership to better train and support…
Serving a congregation during an election year has often presented challenges. But the last few election cycles have revealed deepening divides that have left pastors and deacons, especially those serving…
Middle Tennessee is rife with religion-derived discrimination, Dawn Bennett said. In response she became the pastor developer of the Table in Nashville, founded in December 2019. Its purpose? “To answer…
For years Sunday worship had felt more routine than restorative for Ellen Flanders, a lifelong member of Christ United Church in DeWitt, Mich. Then Alex Aivars, pastor of the ELCA-Episcopal…
“In its simplest form, becoming a sanctuary denomination means that the ELCA is publicly declaring that walking alongside immigrants and refugees is a matter of faith. In baptism, we are…
Focal verse “Be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his power” (Ephesians 6:10). Reflection Just before my 9-year-old daughter read in church for the first time, she…
Week 6 of Following the Way of Jesus: A Lenten Holy Land Journey is “Journey to the Cross” with Rodny Said, pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hope, at…
In a new letter released during Holy Week, more than 140 bishops and executive leaders from churches, denominations and church-based organizations in the U.S. and around the world call for…
Series editor’s note: Throughout 2024, “Deeper understandings” will feature teaching scholars of the ELCA reflecting on the many ways that Lutheran theology makes a difference for our daily lives. —Kristin Johnston Largen, president…
Editor’s note: This post was originally published on the ELCA Disability Ministries blog. At the 2024 ELCA Youth Ministry Network Extravaganza, held Jan. 18-21 in New Orleans, several firsts occurred related to Disability…
In celebration of Women’s History Month, Living Lutheran continues to highlight programs, ministries and resources that support women and promote gender justice. This week, we focus on the Lutheran Women’s…
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