The Lutheran Church in Australia and New Zealand (LCANZ) has ordained its first female pastors. Maria Rudolph was ordained at Concordia College Chapel Highgate in South Australia on Palm Sunday,…
Katrina Foster, New York, N.Y., was elected May 3 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the ELCA Metropolitan New York Synod. The election took place during the synod…
Many ELCA congregations, synods and households reflect on how their budgets reveal their values and priorities. As the U.S. federal budget is finalized for fiscal year 2026, it, too, reflects…
Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a pastoral letter on the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. “We of the Evangelical Lutheran Church…
Focal verse “Love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor” (Romans 12:10). Reflection As the sun set on an unusually warm spring day, our small town…
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for…
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for…
We’ve all seen the graphs tracking the decline of U.S. Christianity, with a trendline plunging downward. But a new study from the Pew Research Center, “Decline of Christianity in the…
For single mom Rachel Gallo, the road of life had been especially bumpy. But in fall 2023, her journey led her to a life-changing destination in the form of a…
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for…
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for…
Elizabeth Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a pastoral message on the death of Pope Francis. “On this Easter Monday, we of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America…
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