Lutherans build connections with Jamaican deaf ministries
Mission & Ministry

Lutherans build connections with Jamaican deaf ministries

Deaf people around the world are isolated and oppressed but can be united in faith, according to Beth Lockhard, pastor of Christ the King Deaf Church, West Chester, Pa. On this…

ELCA presiding bishop responds to attacks on Jewish community
Living Faithfully

ELCA presiding bishop responds to attacks on Jewish community

CHICAGO (Feb. 22, 2017) – The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), has issued a letter in response to recent attacks and…

The Campaign for the ELCA: A look at domestic initiatives
Mission & Ministry

The Campaign for the ELCA: A look at domestic initiatives

 Launched in early 2014, the ELCA’s five-year, $198 million “Always Being Made New: The Campaign for the ELCA” is well underway. With 10 major priorities, the campaign’s comprehensive scope offers…

Celebrating diversity
Living Faithfully

Celebrating diversity

How can we teach children to celebrate diversity? Years ago, as I dropped my daughter off at preschool one day, I noticed a girl point to a boy and ask…

Bishop Younan receives 2017 Niwano Peace Prize
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Bishop Younan receives 2017 Niwano Peace Prize

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL) is pleased to announce that on Feb. 20 the Right Rev. Dr. Bishop Munib Younan was named the 34th…

The Campaign for the ELCA: What you need to know
Mission & Ministry

The Campaign for the ELCA: What you need to know

Celebrating 25 years as a church body and bringing together members, congregations, synods and partners in ministry, the ELCA’s five-year, $198 million “Always Being Made New: The Campaign for the…

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Voices of Faith

Why are young adults leaving the church? Maybe that’s the wrong question

There’s an interesting article going around the internet about the absence of young adults in the church. The headline reads “59 percent of millennials raised in a church have dropped…

Recovery and the church
Mission & Ministry

Recovery and the church

Suzanna Hayes says she was broken four years ago. She’d been sober for 14 years but felt stagnant in her recovery. Around that time she saw a flier for Common…

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Voices of Faith

Crosswalk encounter

He was in his wheelchair, in the crosswalk, struggling mightily to cross the busy street before the traffic light turned to red. It was obvious he wouldn’t make it. The…