A fresh look at Katharina
A new book puts the reader into the life and times of Luther’s wife.
A new book puts the reader into the life and times of Luther’s wife.
I understood, in a in-my-face kind of way, what white privilege is.
ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton and William B. Horne II, an ELCA member from Clearwater, Fla., continued their conversation on racism – a violation of God’s intention for humanity…
Congregations will raise $2 million to benefit ELCA World Hunger.
Every third Sunday afternoon, folks gather at St. John Lutheran Church, New York, N.Y., for Kairos Poetry Café, which plays host to poets, musicians, and performing and visual artists. The…
In 1990 people of color comprised 2 percent of the ELCA’s total membership. Since then a perennial goal has been to increase members of color to at least 10 percent….
Here are some steps to help your congregation tell of its ministry.
Narrative budgets tell about God’s work through the congregation.
The world has yearnings, and our churches can answer some of them.
Shishmaref, Alaska, is often used as an example for those wanting to tell the story of climate change in the Arctic. But Marvin Jonasen, pastor of Shishmaref Lutheran Church, says…
The start of a new year is a wonderful opportunity to pause, think about the year ahead and resolve to make some changes. If you’re focusing on your faith community,…
Doris DuPree Harris and Chuck Hubbard, two Dallas-area pastors, have brought their congregations together for what they call “Courageous Conversations” about racism. The inspiration came from the 2014 Northern Texas–Northern…
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