Holy rollers
Living Faithfully

Holy rollers

This story begins at a tavern table, as many do. It’s been a long day at a gathering of people from across the windy plains that surround your home. Usually…
Craig Schweitzer appointed executive director, ELCA Christian Community and Leadership
Mission & Ministry

Craig Schweitzer appointed executive director, ELCA Christian Community and Leadership

Craig Schweitzer has been appointed to a four-year, renewable term as executive director for the Christian Community and Leadership unit of the ELCA. Schweitzer has served as bishop of the…
A Lenten and Easter church
From The Presiding Bishop

A Lenten and Easter church

I often hear this phrase when I’m visiting congregations or sitting in meetings: “We are an Easter church.” I like that idea and the reasoning behind it. Who wouldn’t want…
Serving like Christ
Living Faithfully

Serving like Christ

Editor’s note: The ELCA has a long and meaningful history of ministry in rural areas. This story is part of a series highlighting innovative rural ministries in ELCA congregations and communities today.  In…
Una iglesia de Cuaresma y de Pascua
From The Presiding Bishop (Spanish)

Una iglesia de Cuaresma y de Pascua

A menudo escucho la siguiente frase cuando visito congregaciones o participo en reuniones: “Somos una iglesia de Pascua”. Me gusta esa idea y el razonamiento que la respalda. ¿Quién no…
What do you hear?
Living Faithfully

What do you hear?

Focal verse “But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared. They found the stone rolled…
Gathered and sent
Theology & Beliefs

Gathered and sent

Each year we gather in our worshiping communities and exclaim with Christians around the world: “Alleluia! Christ is risen. Christ is risen, indeed. Alleluia!” Many of us set aside the…
Partners in mission, utilizers of space
Living Faithfully

Partners in mission, utilizers of space

Walk into Augustana Lutheran Church in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood on any day of the week and you might mistake it for the neighborhood community center. Seniors attend a memory…
I’m a Lutheran: Pam Liberda
Voices of Faith

I’m a Lutheran: Pam Liberda

Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Overland Park, Kan. Executive chef and co-founder, Buck Tui BBQ; executive chef, Muni I connected with Holy Cross before my wedding in 2005. I was raised…
“We are worthy by God’s love”
Mission & Ministry

“We are worthy by God’s love”

Women of the ELCA will host its 2026 Triennial Gathering in Des Moines, Iowa, July 16-19, celebrating the theme “I Am Worthy,” based on Psalm 139:14—“I am fearfully and wonderfully…
“A marvelous mystery”
Voices of Faith

“A marvelous mystery”

Thomas Maltman’s latest novel, Ashes to Ashes (Soho Press, 2025), largely takes place against the backdrop of a Lutheran congregation. Maltman—whose spouse, Melissa, is pastor of Servant of Christ Lutheran Church…
ELCA Conference of Bishops elects chair and vice chair
Mission & Ministry

ELCA Conference of Bishops elects chair and vice chair

The Conference of Bishops of the ELCA met March 3-7 at the Eaglewood Resort and Conference Center in Itasca, Ill. The conference is an advisory body of the ELCA that…