What started as one woman’s idea for making a difference in her neighborhood has turned into a global phenomenon. Jessica McClard, a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Fayetteville,…
ELCA Fund for Leaders honors scholars The 2016-17 class of ELCA Fund for Leaders scholarship recipients were honored at the program’s annual banquet on Sept. 30 in Chicago. Fund for…
Every day, 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…
I was a stranger and you welcomed me … (Matthew 25:35). Today there are more than 60 million displaced people in the world, more than at any time since World…
With more than 62 million people uprooted from their homes by violence and poverty, the world has not seen so many refugees since World War II. This gives people of…
Every day, 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…
Hurricane Matthew, which hit two weeks ago, has left 1.4 million Haitians in need of assistance, according to the United Nations. After the devastating destruction, the need for basic necessities—clean…
Top-notch preaching most attracts people That’s the conclusion of a Pew Research Center study, released in August, that asked 5,000 people about their search for a new church or other…
October is a time when many congregations invite financial commitments for the coming year. Would your congregation like to increase giving in the year ahead so you have more money…
On Tuesday morning, Oct. 4, Hurricane Matthew hit Haiti, causing massive destruction. It then moved on to hit Cuba and Jamaica with heavy rain and dangerous winds and is making…
Heavy rainfall this week in Northeastern Iowa caused extreme flooding that threatened the safety of residents. Lutheran Services in Iowa and the three ELCA Iowa synods have organized a statewide Lutheran Disaster…
Every day, 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…
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