For almost a decade, congregations in the Minneapolis Area Synod have been advocating for state policy changes on payday lending (see below). Two years ago, the synod received a Community…
The ELCA hosted a virtual candidacy summit March 12 and 18 for candidacy committee members, synod staff and seminary partners. More than 400 people participated in the training event, which…
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…
The congregation of Capitol Hill Lutheran Church in Des Moines, Iowa, is “so open and always willing to take risks for the sake of the good news. It isn’t always…
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…
Elizabeth Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a pastoral word on the verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minnesota police officer charged with the killing…
Elizabeth Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a statement on racial justice. “The last 16 days have been a microcosm of the original sins of racism and white…
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…
A Nebraska congregation’s annual holiday market turned hope into action more than ever in 2020, ending a year of uncertainty and transition with a triumphant exclamation point thanks to some…
Twice in the Gospels there is a story about a woman anointing Jesus with pure nard, one in Mark and one in John. In Mark, an unnamed woman comes to…
Following the mass shootings in Atlanta on March 16 and in Boulder, Colo., on March 22, Elizabeth Eaton has issued a statement on gun violence. “Together with God, we grieve…
When a congregation’s location can best be described as “on the road out of town, near the mall,” that location might be one reason people aren’t filling the pews on…
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