Prayer ventures: Dec. 14
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Dec. 14

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures (the prayers for the entire month can be downloaded here). These daily petitions are offered as a guide…

Christmas Joy | Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton
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Christmas Joy | Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton

In her Christmas message, ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton calls our attention to the word “joy” in the angel’s proclamation to the shepherds. “Do not be afraid, for see, I…

ELCA Church Council considers legislative proposals for 2025 Churchwide Assembly
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ELCA Church Council considers legislative proposals for 2025 Churchwide Assembly

The Church Council of the ELCA gathered at the Lutheran Center in Chicago, Nov. 14-17. The council, which serves as the ELCA churchwide organization’s board of directors and interim legislative…

Prayer ventures: Nov. 19
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Nov. 19

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life as together…

Woven Together: A Post-Election Message
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Woven Together: A Post-Election Message

The day after the 2024 presidential election, whether individually people experience joy or grief, Bishop Eaton reflects on the many expressions of our church being woven together as strands of…

Prayer ventures: Nov . 11
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Nov . 11

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life as together…

Prayer ventures: Nov. 5
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Nov. 5

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life as together…

ELCA receives Lilly Endowment grant for children’s ministry
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ELCA receives Lilly Endowment grant for children’s ministry

The ELCA has received a $1.25 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help establish Curious Christian Children: Reimagining Kids in Worship, a new initiative of the ELCA’s Ministry with…

Lasting connections made at Youth Gathering
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Lasting connections made at Youth Gathering

Hayden Gruenberg never expected that attending the ELCA Youth Gathering would give her a clearer sense of her career path. But after making connections there, she’s pursuing a vocation in…

News from ELCA advocacy
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News from ELCA advocacy

For two weeks in November, thousands of people from across the globe will travel to Baku, Azerbaijan, to attend the 29th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework…