Last week, Mikka McCracken, Director of the ELCA Innovation Lab, spoke about our call to “fail boldly” and what it means to ABIDE in failure.
Check out this video which explores the importance of taking risks in service to our neighbor, and remembering that our worth is not defined by our success or failure but rests in our identity as loved children of God.
Read MoreBecause of the increased threats to cyber security, the Grand Canyon Synod will be hosting a Zoom presentation with Anthony Cicero, CISSP, Professor of Cyber Security at Scottsdale Community College. Monday, November 9 at 6 pm MST. Please register for the meeting here by November 6.
Read MorePray for the Spirit to grant us wisdom and courage in our discernment and decisions as we elect leaders for our nation, states and communities. Pray that those chosen to serve will do so with compassion, justice, concern for people with critical needs and a commitment to the well-being of all people and communities.
Read MoreIn this session, Wednesday, November 4, 12 pm MST, Rev. Solveig Nilsen-Goodin will invite us into a prayer practice based on Jesus' prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane. Links to the meeting at elcacoaching.org.
To watch the previous two sessions, visit Rituals of Renewal and Everything We Love, We Will Lose.
Read MoreThe fourth session of the Beginning a Culture of Generosity fall stewardship program is available for review. It’s available here for those who missed it or are curious about the program.
Read MoreNative American Heritage Month Lutheran witness of the gospel with American Indian and Alaska Native people stretches back more than 350 years. The ELCA’s American Indian and Alaska Native membership is around 4,850, and American Indian and Alaska Native Ministries works with 30 native congregations around the country. Pray for the ministry and witness of native congregations and the work of the American Indian and Alaska Native Lutheran Association, that they might flourish and grow.
Read MoreCarmelo Santos asks: What does a treatise written by a German monk 500 years ago have to say to us today as we navigate a pandemic, Black Lives Matter, climate change, sexism, white supremacy, the plight of migrants and asylum-seekers—in addition to our personal struggles with health, work and relationships?
Read MoreInterfaith Power and Light, interfaithpowerandlight.org, is a faith-based response to climate change, helping congregations to respond through the promotion of energy conservation, energy efficiency and renewable energy and people of faith raise their voices in the policy-making arena to advance clean energy and limit carbon pollution. Info on their Arizona chapter at: azipl.org.
Read MoreAll Saints Day Give thanks for everyone God has gathered in the body of Christ — those who are living and those who have passed. Praise God for the diverse talents given to us that the Spirit uses to encourage faith in others, strengthen the community of believers and do God’s work in the world.
Read MoreReformation Day Give thanks and praise to God for the ministry, teachings and impact of Martin Luther and other church reformers, who took great risks to refocus our faith, institutions and practices on the word of God and the good news of Jesus Christ. Pray that we will continue to be a reforming church, mindful of the Spirit’s guidance as we discern how to follow Christ ― now and in the future.
Read MorePray for people who are recovering from hurricanes, storms and flooding here and in other countries. Ask God to displace their grief and despair with hope, their feelings of loss with comfort and wholeness, and their isolation and loneliness with the reassurance that people, congregations and ministries such as Lutheran Disaster Response will stand with them now and for the long haul of recovery and healing.
Read MorePray for the Spirit to guide and inspire our discernment and decisions in the upcoming presidential election, and to help us prioritize the needs of our neighbors, the well-being of communities in turmoil and the task of healing the deep divisions in our society.
Read MorePhLY ministries presents Social Justice and Advocacy with Pastor Sarah, exploring homelessness in Phoenix.
Saturday November 7, 4 pm.
Read More“God is our refuge and strength.” Give thanks and praise to God and reflect on how God sustains you, gives you courage, influences your decisions and actions, and equips you for living as a follower of Christ in the world.
Read MoreELCA Innovation Lab is reading “Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation.”
Authors Dr. Linda A. Hill, Greg Brandeau, Emily Truelove and Kent Lineback say innovation is not about solo genius but focuses on building the culture and context for collective genius.
Read MoreIn this time of world-wide crisis, congregations throughout this church are not able to gather for worship as the body of Christ. While you cannot be together in person, we can hear the word of God and hold each other in prayer. We offer this brief resource as an aid for prayer in the home. As with our prayers in the gathered assembly for worship, you are encouraged to prepare or adapt them locally for your context.
Read MoreListen to devotional music available through Augsburg Fortress: “Filled with His Voice;” “Many and Great O God;” “What a Friend We Have in Jesus.”
Read MoreELCA Coaching and Rev. Solveig Nilsen-Goodin present The Sacred Work of Grief, Part 3, Wednesday, November 4, 12 pm MST.
The Weekly Online Gathering for ELCA Leaders continues every Wednesday, 1 pm Central, 12pm MST. Links to the meeting at elcacoaching.org as well as archives.
Read MoreThe ELCA Fund for Leaders scholarship program supports students of promise attending ELCA seminaries. Pray that we will generously support this program to make seminary more affordable, to enable more future ministers to study and to help them graduate with less debt as they respond to God’s call to serve as the church needs and the Spirit leads.
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