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Faith in Action

ELCA, Luther on advocacy

Luther and Reformation leaders on advocacy The Forgotten Luther: Reclaiming the Social-Economic Dimension of the Reformation, edited by Carter Lindberg and Paul Wee (Lutheran University Press, 2016) Chapters in this…
Witness as a whole church
Faith in Action

Witness as a whole church

ELCA Advocacy works to connect ELCA members with advocacy initiatives and to provide opportunities for them to give voice to their faith through these initiatives. One such opportunity is the…
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Faith in Action

Advocacy as witness

In Washington, D.C., Patricia Kisare, ELCA program director for international policy advocacy, meets with members of Congress to present the church’s concerns about foreign aid and U.S. food programs in…
Big look at Small Catechism
From The Presiding Bishop

Big look at Small Catechism

Editor’s note: This is reprint of ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton’s column from July 2014. Just as she did at the 2016 Churchwide Assembly, Eaton encourages people to “dust off”…
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Voices of Faith

Before outreach, tend to congregational life

In the 1990s, I served a sprawling congregation in the suburbs. In those days, in that place, we didn’t do much to attract new members. It was true that everyone…
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Faith in Action

Assembly: Eaton, churchwide leaders give reports

Eaton challenges church with emerging priorities In her report to the Churchwide Assembly, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton looked ahead to the next three years. She challenged the church to consider…
How will people know?
From The Presiding Bishop

How will people know?

On Wednesday, Aug. 10, the voting members of the 2016 ELCA Churchwide Assembly received the document “Declaration on the Way.” More than 99 percent of us affirmed this significant ecumenical…
Young adults pursue ALT-ernate experience after college, high school
Mission & Ministry

Young adults pursue ALT-ernate experience after college, high school

For many young adults, the arrival of August signifies the start of the college journey, a time to pack bags, leave home (maybe) and study independently among thousands of other…
Study guide: Bearing witness through community organizing
Spiritual Resources

Study guide: Bearing witness through community organizing

Many established Lutheran congregations face the challenge of reconnecting with their communities, which have changed dramatically since the churches were founded. And nearly all need to work harder to not…