In 2017, Lutherans, other Protestants and even Roman Catholics will mark the 500th anniversary of the German Reformation, when Martin Luther, a relatively unknown theology professor in Wittenberg, penned 95…
Every night for two weeks, ELCA discipleship veteran and amateur beer maker Aaron Schmalzle had the same dream. He was in a sanctuary, but instead of pews there were long…
“I’m a Lutheran” is a monthly profile featuring ELCA members around the world. The profiles showcase ELCA members in all their diversity, connecting one another through individual faith stories as…
When I was about 11 years old, a friend asked, “Are you Catholic or Christian?” I bristled and with a chest puffed up in self-righteous correction, I took this as…
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”…
The ELCA is committed to being a public church—not only directly assisting the poor, the oppressed, the sick, the imprisoned and other disadvantaged people, but also raising our voices and…
Series editor’s note: Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton and other leaders have invited our whole church into a conversation about future visions, directions and priorities for our work in the years…
Their lives still matter Editor’s note: In the days and weeks following the July shootings in St. Paul, Minn.; Baton Rouge, La.; and Dallas, ELCA leaders traveled to these cities…
The small village where I served with the Peace Corps had never hosted a volunteer. Nestled beside one of the two roads in the country, an eight-hour bus ride from…
“I’m a Lutheran” is a monthly profile featuring ELCA members around the world. The profiles showcase ELCA members in all their diversity, connecting one another through individual faith stories as…
As the Grace Gathering opened in New Orleans, participants sang “I Know That My Redeemer Lives,” with guitar and fiddle music accompanying the traditional Easter hymn with a rapid beat…
The Churchwide Assembly voted 864-32 to create a new category of lay professional leaders, to be called deacons. There was no floor discussion of the change in how the church…
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