National Fund for Sacred Places is now accepting applications

The National Fund for Sacred Places is a grant-making program that provides capital grants ranging from $50,000 to $250,000+ as well as wrap-around support services to congregations undertaking once-in-a-generation preservation projects. To learn more, visit undforsacredplaces.org.

View an introductory webinar on Wednesday, February 1st, 2023 at 12:00 PM EST to learn more about the National Fund for Sacred Places and whether your sacred place (or the sacred places in your community or judicatory) may qualify. Register here!

Grand Canyon Synod, News, Leader ResourcesBrian FlatgardJanuary 13, 2023National Fund for Sacred PlacesComment

40 Days of Giving Lent Resources available

The 40 days of Lent are a season to reflect and remember, to look forward and ahead. We invite you to continue your work by connecting your congregation to the church’s global work to end hunger and poverty during ELCA World Hunger’s 40 Days of Giving, which begins on Ash Wednesday, February 22.

To prepare, visit ELCA.org/40Days and download or order resources from ELCA World Hunger today.

ELCA, Leader ResourcesBrian FlatgardJanuary 13, 2023Hunger, ELCA World Hunger, 2023 LentComment

Faith Lens: Come and See

During the first quarter of the Monday Night Football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Buffalo Bills safety, Damar Hamlin, collapsed on the field after making a tackle. Medical personnel quickly rushed on field to administer CPR. Both Hamlin’s teammates and opponents were visibly upset as they looked on: some with tears in their eyes, others kneeling to pray.

ELCA, Leader ResourcesBrian FlatgardJanuary 11, 2023Youth and Young Adult, Faith LensComment

ELCA Hunger Advocacy Fellows Devotional: Star Word – Curiosity

They were prodded by a desire to know. The magi who journeyed to baby Jesus were likely some of the only people who noticed this bright new star in the sky, and they took off with excitement and energy even still.

This past Sunday, we did Lectio Divina on the story of the magi. I couldn’t help but reflect on the virtue of curiosity.

ELCA, Leader ResourcesBrian FlatgardJanuary 11, 2023Advocacy, ELCA AdvocacyComment

Faith Lens: No Filter Needed

There is no doubt that digital platforms allow individuals with similar interests to find one another, help family and friends to share memories and stories, and connect individuals who might otherwise be isolated.

In many cases, life in the digital world is viewed through a filter which either crafts a perfect online image—free from conflict, sadness, or imperfection— or automatically “perfects” the appearance of the individuals or places in the picture.

ELCA, Leader ResourcesBrian FlatgardJanuary 3, 2023Youth and Young Adult, Faith LensComment

Take a new “Journi”

Are you interested in becoming more involved in the church—perhaps even feeling a call to lead—but unsure what direction to take? The ELCA has a new web app that can help: Journi.

Living Lutheran shares the story behind the online app, ready for the new year and for those answering a call.

ELCA, News, Leader ResourcesBrian FlatgardJanuary 2, 2023Living Lutheran, Candidacy, JourniComment

Compilation: A Singing Communion 2018-2022

This Christmas, we look back on the five years of Advent hymns with LWF member churches and country programs. Since 2018, the Advent hymns were well received worldwide and have been a way of nurturing connection and showing solidarity through faith and hope. For some, the hymns have become a way to mark each day in Advent with family and congregations. The hymns allow us to share in the many joyful expressions of worship.

Advent 2022: Hymn from the Church of Lippe (Lutheran Section)

The Church of Lippe (Lutheran Section) sings Hört der engel helle lieder as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.

Advent 2022: Hymn from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land sings Come All Ye' Faithful as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.

Advent 2022: Hymn from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN)

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN) sings Omunene Gwomu Sioni as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.

Advent 2022: Hymn from the Christian Protestant Church in Indonesia

The Christian Protestant Church in Indonesia sings Gereja bagai bahtera as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.

Advent 2022: Hymn from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Central African Republic

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Central African Republic sings A Dou Na I Jesus Christ as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.

Advent 2022: Hymn from The Mexican Lutheran Church

The Mexican Lutheran Church sings The Magnificat - Taize as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.

Advent 2022: Hymn from the Lutheran Church in Chile

The Lutheran Church in Chile sings El Burrito Sabanero as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.

Advent 2022: Hymn from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Myanmar

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Myanmar sings O' Come All Ye' Faithful as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.

Advent 2022: Hymn from the German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ukraine

The German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ukraine sings Nova radist stala, yaka ne buvala as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.

Advent 2022: Hymn from the Lutheran Church of Rwanda

The Lutheran Church of Rwanda sings Uruwera as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.

Women of the ELCA Scholarship application process opens December 15, 2022

Thanks to endowments created in the past for this purpose, Women of the ELCA is able to offer scholarships in two categories: for Lutheran laywomen and for those studying for ordained ministry. Learn more about Women of the ELCA Scholarships.

ELCA, News, Grand Canyon Synod, Leader ResourcesBrian FlatgardDecember 15, 2022WELCAComment

Advent 2022: Hymn from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Angola

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Angola sings Maranata as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.

ELCA introduces Journi

The ELCA is pleased to introduce Journi, a web-based tool designed to help people discern their call to leadership in the ELCA. Explore the site at Journi.faith.

"Journi encourages all of us to seek out and inspire gifted people in our congregations and communities to consider a call to ministry of the gospel," said the Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, ELCA presiding bishop.

ELCA, News, Leader ResourcesBrian FlatgardDecember 13, 2022Journi, CandidacyComment

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