The ELCA and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) met Jan. 26-28, 2023, at the Disciples Ministry Center in Fullerton, Calif., to continue their ongoing bilateral dialogue. The dialogue team…
The transfiguration is one of my favorite magical Bible stories. It makes me think of some of the best Disney transformation moments. I can just see that bright shining face,…
The last place I would have imagined I would finally respond to the still, small voice of God calling me into ministry would be at a Pride event. For years,…
Click here to read the original article by Erin Strybis in full. Graphic created by Kelly Wilkerson.
If someone were to ask you to name one of the oldest Lutheran churches in the Western Hemisphere, would you know it is Frederick Lutheran Church on St. Thomas Island?…
Last summer, Melissa Gómez-Yepes saw the Milky Way for the first time. Gómez-Yepes is from Medellín, Colombia, where she works as an evangelism coordinator in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of…
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…
Click here to read the original article by Meghan Johnston Aelabouni in full. Graphic created by Kelly Wilkerson.
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…
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…
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…
ELCA African Descent Ministries celebrates Black History Month with season two of “Talks at the Desk,” a four-part video series exploring diverse expressions of the church. A new video will…
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