The Carr Fire. Three words that will long be remembered in parts of California as one of the worst tragedies in the state’s history. Its statistics are overwhelming: three firefighters…
Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series highlighting youth and young adult ministries funded by Always Being Made New: The Campaign for the ELCA. Teaming up is…
Glenda Eggerling wanted a different experience. A member of a predominantly white ELCA congregation, she began attending additional worship services at an ethnically diverse congregation to gain new insights. Eggerling’s…
Congregations are always trying to find out the rules of attraction. I don’t use the word “attractive” to indicate “hip,” “trendy” or even aesthetically pretty, but a cluttered building does…
Lectionary blog for July 29 Tenth Sunday after Pentecost 2 Kings 4:42-44; Psalm 145:10-18; Ephesians 3:14-21; John 6:1-21 In the southern evangelical churches of my youth, we didn’t really have…
The word of God washes like waves over worshipers at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Moorhead, Minn. Sound waves, to be exact—and not just the kind you can hear. Thanks to…
During LGBT Pride Month (June), many ELCA congregations pay special attention to issues around sexual orientation and gender identity. Because the LGBTQ community has often been ignored or even condemned…
“There is a public narrative that African-American congregations are only recipients [of assistance]. We wanted our church (the ELCA) to see us differently. Rewriting the narrative is saying we also…
In July 2017, the research firm Barna Group released “The Most Post-Christian Cities in America,” a report based on surveys of 76,505 adults in 100 American cities. The results? Portland-Auburn,…
The Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., that killed 17 students, faculty and staff, ignited a nationwide gun-control movement led by student survivors. The…
Trinity Lutheran used to have a large church building in downtown Appleton, Wis. But now they worship around a wooden cross and baptismal font cut from their former building’s altar…
Editor’s note: This article describes the experiences and decisions of Advent Lutheran Church in Arlington, Va., regarding church membership. The community at Advent Lutheran Church in Arlington, Va., is composed…
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