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…
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…
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…
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”…
On Sept. 13 we observe a Day of Action for Central American Refugees & Migrants. During a gathering at Lutheran Church of the Reformation in Washington, D.C., faith, community and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
When Lynn Hauger Anselm, a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Palmer, Alaska, attended a four-day training in community organizing conducted by Anchorage Faith & Action Congregations Together (AFACT), she…
Everyday, 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…
At the ELCA Churchwide Assembly in New Orleans, Aug. 8-13, voting members will consider several proposals, known as memorials. One memorial under consideration calls upon the ELCA to deepen relationships…
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