Study guide: Pastoral care
Study Guides

Study guide: Pastoral care

Ministry has never been an easy calling. There are long hours, sufficient but not especially great pay, and the responsibility not only for the souls of a congregation but often…

Prayer ventures: May 23
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: May 23

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…

Part of the society
Mission & Ministry

Part of the society

In the world’s northernmost settlement of Longyearbyen, Norway, in the Svalbard archipelago, Siv Limstrand serves as pastor of Svalbard Church—a congregation in the Church of Norway, a Lutheran World Federation…

Prayer ventures: May 17
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: May 17

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 map of faith
Living Faithfully

A map of faith

With nearly 9,000 congregations across the United States and in the Caribbean, the ELCA’s ministry encompasses the geographic diversity of the country. For some congregations, their distinct location plays a…

Prayer ventures: May 7
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: May 7

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…

Prayer ventures: May 6
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: May 6

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…

An open letter to the Muslim community  
Living Faithfully

An open letter to the Muslim community  

Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has published an open letter to the Muslim community on Eid al-Fitr.  “On this blessed occasion, I write to share ‘A Declaration of…