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A season of growth
St. Mark Lutheran Church in Van Wert, Ohio, is digging deep in its community outreach. The congregation has partnered with the local juvenile court to have junior high and high…
Mission & Ministry
Chaplain on the front lines: Anthony Stephens
Ministering to some 700 National Guard and Army troops during New York City’s severe COVID-19 outbreak might seem daunting. But not to Anthony Stephens, an ELCA pastor and an Army…
Mission & Ministry
Total inclusion
Like many Lutheran programs, ELCA outdoor ministries have faced challenges in determining the most effective way to serve, and be led by, people who are often marginalized, said Don Johnson,…
Mission & Ministry
A welcome respite
By the time asylum-seekers reach the Welcome and Respite center in Phoenix, they’ve migrated hundreds or thousands of miles to safety. The majority come from Central America, with a growing…
Living Faithfully
Two religions, one building
For nearly six years, St. Mark Lutheran Church in Fargo, N.D., could find only temporary spaces to gather for worship. Now the congregation has found a place that could be…
Mission & Ministry
“I believe in myself now”
Savannah (last name withheld) and her two brothers entered foster care as young children. When they were adopted by a prominent South Carolina couple, they expected a stable and loving…
Living Faithfully
Open doors
For years Marsha Harris worked at various congregations—first as a layperson and then while waiting for her first call—before a class attended by only a handful of people made her…
Voices of Faith
I’m a Lutheran: Mahareta (Meta) Paubert Kaurin
Redeemer Lutheran Church, Fircrest, Wash. Nurse and co-founder and executive director of Nofy i Androy (NiA) I pray that people who can’t find food will have enough and have healthy…
Voices of Faith
A “maverick” for the church
Editor’s note: This year the ELCA celebrates 50 years of Lutheran women’s ordination in the United States, 40 years of the ordination of Lutheran women of color and 10 years…
Voices of Faith
Vulnerability changes you
I had my first encounter with vulnerability as a college freshman. My dorm mate, Susan, had the uncanny ability to ask thoughtful, challenging, personal questions—the type no one had ever…
Prayer Ventures
Prayer ventures: April 4
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource Prayer Ventures, which can be downloaded here. These petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…
Living Faithfully
Cloaks and palms
From Spirit in the Hills Lutheran Church in Spicewood, Texas, to First Lutheran Church of San Diego, some ELCA congregations are adding clothing donations to their Palm Sunday processionals, linking…
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