Khader El-Yateem is practiced in bridge-building. As pastor of Salam Arabic Lutheran Church in New York City—a congregation he started as a mission developer in 1995 and at which he…
Editor’s note: Part one of this story focused on Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Roseville, Minn., which hosts a tiny-home community on its property. Like Prince of Peace, a…
In two snowy climates where the experience of being unhoused is especially brutal, Lutheran-led initiatives offer innovative approaches to providing shelter and creating community. At Colorado State University in Fort…
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…
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Coos Bay, Ore. ELCA deacon and legal ministry attorney I’m called by the Oregon Synod to serve the southern Oregon coast in a specialized ministry of…
Ongoing persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations, economic shocks and natural disasters, as well as other destabilizing events, all compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, have greatly increased the number of…
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…
Linda Post Bushkofsky, executive director of Women of the ELCA, announced that she will retire June 30, 2024, after 22 years of leading Women of the ELCA churchwide organization. The…
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…
ELCA advocacy is most effective when Lutherans across the country are involved and active. The ELCA has professional policy staff who help facilitate Lutheran advocacy efforts, but members of Congress…
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…
Building on a shared vision for gospel-centered hospitality and inclusion, Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM) and AMMPARO, the ELCA’s migrant ministry, have entered into a partnership to better train and support…
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