Many congregations looking to embody an evangelizing celebration of their LGBTQIA+ leaders, members, visitors and neighbors more actively have more actively turned their attention to pronouns. But what are pronouns,…
Slavery produced deep emotional scars — soul wounds.
Editor’s note: This post was originally published on the ELCA Racial Justice blog. I had just started my car to drive to my internship site on June 18, 2015, when I learned from…
Elizabeth Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, and Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, president and CEO of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) have issued a joint statement for World Refugee Day…
COVID-19 has meant many changes for many people: online school and worship, families balancing work with child care and, in too many instances, saying goodbye to loved ones. For one…
Elizabeth Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, will join faith and government leaders on June 17 to mark the seventh anniversary of the racially motivated shootings at Mother Emanuel African…
William O. Gafkjen, Indianapolis, was reelected June 9 to serve a third six-year term as bishop of the Indiana-Kentucky Synod of the ELCA. The election was held during the synod…
Naomi Mbise knows what it’s like to move between places, spaces and cultures. Mbise grew up in Tanzania but now finds herself on the campus of California Lutheran University, Thousand…
Daniel G. Beaudoin, Findlay, Ohio, was reelected June 3 to serve a second six-year term as bishop of the Northwestern Ohio Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during the…
Scott Alan Johnson, Fremont, Neb., was elected June 4 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Nebraska Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during the synod…
Young people in the church today know what they want from faith-based institutions. If a church offers relationships, mentors, authenticity and political engagement, they’ll stay, often becoming leaders who will…
Why do some people experience increasing joy and happiness while others become more anxious, stressed and unhappy? The difference has to do with inner flourishing. Those who evolve into considerate,…
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