Rick Steves, guidebook author and travel TV host; the Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, ELCA presiding bishop; and the Rev. Shelley Bryan Wee, bishop of the Northwest Washington Synod, invite you to an online benefit — the first of its kind — for ELCA World Hunger. Together, we hope to raise $250,000 to confront hunger in the time of COVID-19 during this event.
Register here for this Thursday, Sept. 24, 7 p.m. Central time event.
Read MoreJoin us Wednesday to learn how coaching questions, skills, and tools can support you and your communities and ministries, no matter what emotions show up or what surprises come your way.
The Weekly Online Gathering for ELCA Leaders continues every Wednesday, 1 pm Central, 11am MST. Links to the meeting at elcacoaching.org as well as archives.
Read MoreHealing of Memories for Women Veterans: Live via Zoom from SITD is Saturday, September 26, 2020, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
This workshop for women addresses the emotional, psychological and spiritual wounds inflicted by war, human rights abuses and other trauma. Sponsored by Spirit in the Desert.
Read MoreLutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona (LAMA) reminds us 9/22 is officially known as National Voter Registration Day.
It is a nonpartisan civic holiday celebrating our democracy. First observed in 2012, it has quickly gained momentum ever since. Nearly 3 million voters have registered to vote on the holiday to date. Read more on the LAMA blog.
Read MoreWith more and more need for inter-religious marriages, pastoral counseling, religious education, and joint prayer services, A Declaration of Inter-Religious Commitment shows the way forward.
In addition to reading the statement, interested parties can take part in a survey to collect the experiences and needs of the church for ministry in a multireligious world.
Read MoreRev. Dr. Teresa Fry Brown—along with Rev. Dr. Mark Allen Powell—leads us at the Bishop’s Fall Gathering. She holds the Bandy Professor of Preaching at Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dr. Fry Browns’ life is governed by the words of the Prophet Isaiah, “Those whose hope is in the Lord gain new strength,” and the words of Mohandas Gandhi, “We must be the change we want to see in the world”. Read her full bio in this post or view as PDF.
Read MoreDeciding whether seminary education is right for you? You’re invited to join us for a virtual open house to explore Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary. September 30, 2020, 5:00 - 7:00 pm AZ & Pacific Time. Register today.
Connect with faculty, staff, and current students to learn about our programs. Attendees receive a complimentary meal delivery gift card, so you can grab a bite to eat with us.
Read MoreReformation Lutheran Church in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Carlton Hills Lutheran Church, in Santee, California have formed a collaborative Zoom ministry—9/29/2020 through 12/22/2020—for those surviving the death of a loved one.
The 13-week faith-based ministry, GriefShare, is a Christian support group and seminar program produced by Church Initiative. Used by 15,000 congregations globally, it leads those grieving through weekly sessions that provide comfort, answers to their questions, and hope on their grief recovery journey.
Read MoreYou are invited to attend a presentation and Q&A on our mission spending plan for 2021-2022. Join Bishop Hutterer, Vice President Paul Gryniewicz, Treasurer Erik Rehms, and Stewardship Table Chairperson Janis Richert via Zoom.
Please register in advance using these links: Oct 21, 2020 5:00 PM Arizona or Oct 24, 2020 9:00 AM Arizona.
Read MoreActive and retired rostered ministers and deacons, interns, seminary students, synod council, and Diakonia students and graduates of the Grand Canyon Synod are invited to the 2020 Bishop’s Fall Gathering, October 20, 2020.
Join Rev. Dr. Teresa Fry Brown and Rev. Dr. Mark Allen Powell as we crack open the Scriptures in new ways to see God’s love and share the Word for practical application in preaching: gcsynod.org/fall-gathering
Read MoreVance Blackfox shares resources from the first of three Indigenous-centered Zoom workshops brought by Other+Wise. Next workshops are Movements in Indian Country, Sep 16, 2020, 5-6:30 pm, and Indigenous Thought and Theology, Oct 14, 2020.
The Blanket Exercise Toolkit contains web resources, videos, books, new outlets, and social media. Investing in Native Communities maximizes investments in Indigenous communities (check out the timeline under Native 101.) Native Reads exclusively sells books by and about the Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island.
Read MoreThe Grand Canyon Synod is looking for three leaders, currently in 9th-12th grade, to represent us at the 2020 ELCA Youth Leadership Summit. This virtual event is 11/6 and 11/7/2020, Friday evening and Saturday. Applications are due 9/30/2020, by 8pm.
Apply here. Those selected will be notified by October 2.
Read MoreThis Wednesday, join Phil Hirsch, Director of the ELCA Domestic Mission, as he introduces Growing Young and why this matters as we look at the status of our Church.
September 16, 2020 11:00 AM MST, Join Zoom Meeting.
Read MoreThe Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is conducting a survey to collect the experiences and needs of the church for ministry in a multireligious world.
The survey is a first step in the development of guidelines for the church as outlined in A Declaration of Inter-Religious Commitment.
Read More“The way people hear and receive the gospel is changing at an increasingly rapid rate. The competitors of the gospel are many,” says Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton.
“The ELCA Innovation Lab is a space to experiment and innovate in real time so more people can know more about Jesus and experience the love of God.”
Read MoreWe have learned recently that some of the Bishops in other synods have been impersonated. The scammers are using email and posing as the Bishop asking for money and gift cards. The emails appear quite legitimate and are using the synod logos in some cases.
Please be assured that Bishop Hutterer would not solicit donations in this fashion. Jonathan Beyer, Executive for Information Technology with the ELCA, shares more info in our post.
Read MoreThe Lutheran World Federation, in partnership with the ELCA and the Indonesia Consortium for Religious Studies, will be hosting a webinar on September 22 to engage questions of responding to religious nationalism on a global scale.
Read MoreThe Rev. Dr. Laura Barbins, Mentor, Ohio, was elected Sept. 12 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Northeastern Ohio Synod of the ELCA.
Read MoreOur very own Pastor Kate Adelman and Patterson Yazzie are featured in the latest ELCA Covid response video featuring the Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission.
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