The Strasbourg Ecumenical Institute offers advanced training in ecumenical theology for Lutheran pastors. The next study course will be held online from October 10-14, 2022. Learn more here. Apply today. Registration closes August 31, 2022.
Read MoreIn this post, find updates shared from submissions of the Lutheran Office for World Community and state public policy offices (sppos) in the ELCA Advocacy Network this month.
Read MoreCelebrating its 25th anniversary, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Fund for Leaders will award 375 scholarships to students attending the seven seminaries of the ELCA for the 2022-2023 academic year.
This year the ELCA Fund for Leaders will distribute around $3.5 million through several types of scholarships, including direct full-time scholarships, federal chaplaincy ministries scholarships, mission developer scholarships, and synod or congregation scholarships.
Read MoreThe 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly met Aug. 8-12, 2022, under the theme "Embody the Word." The assembly worshiped together in services of eucharist and lament, experienced a liturgy rooted in Indigenous traditions, and heard a public apology in a nonlegislative session to Iglesia Luterana Santa María Peregrina for harm experienced from actions taken by the Sierra Pacific Synod and this church. In this post, read the key actions taken by the assembly.
Read MoreInterfaith Greetings at the 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly.
Read MoreGreetings from Bishop Suzanne Darcy Dillahunt, of the Southern Ohio Synod, host of the 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly.
Read MoreRev. Brent Maxwell, Gloria Cristi, Phoenix, who celebrates 15 years on August 19.
Rev. Kurt Fangmeier, Living Christ, Flagstaff, who celebrates 21 years on August 19.
Rev. Marilyn Ascarza, who celebrates 32 years on August 19.
Rev. Scott Hackler, Spirit of Grace, Surprise, who celebrates 33 years on August 20.
Rev. Michael Purcell, who celebrates 44 years on August 20.
Rev. Barbara Rapp, who celebrates 29 years on August 21.
Rev. Martha Neff Stum, who celebrates 12 years on August 21.
Rev. Doris Nolan, Our Savior’s, Mesa, who celebrates 17 years on August 22.
Rev. Loren Swanson, who celebrates 51 years on August 22.
Rev. Carlyle Smith, who celebrates 58 years on August 23.
Rev. Naomi Barcanic, who celebrates 25 years on August 24.
Rev. Nathan Bowman, Hospice of the West, who celebrates 37 years on August 25.
Rev. Sandra Jones, Bethany, Scottsdale, who celebrates 15 years on August 25.
For 2023, the Grand Canyon Synod is offering two categories of grant applications: Project Support Grants, and Adapting, Connecting, Transforming, and Sustaining (ACTS) Grants. More info at gcsynod.org/grants.
Grant Application submission window opens: September 12, 2022
Grant Application Webinar/Q&A – September 13, 2022, 5pm MST/PDT, 6pm MDT. Register here.
Grant Submission deadline: October 14, 2022
“It’s not easy to be the church these days.” In response to this truth and the desire to raise up courageous, resilient, and faithful leaders, the Rocky Mountain Synod, ELCA offers Excellence in Leadership: an 18-month investment, with classes meeting 1-2 times per month, which will provide tools and resources to last a lifetime. Click here to get more info and register.
Read MoreAs we process our Churchwide Assembly experiences with some more news and photos, we get back into our synodical expression with visits to congregations and also return to Chicago for the Becoming Conference.
Read MoreWe share a Theological Presentation with Rev. Anthony Bateza to the 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly.
Read MoreWe share an update from Lutheran Disaster Response to the 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly.
Read MoreWe share an update from ELCA World Hunger to the 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly.
Read MoreWe share a greeting from ELCA Mission Investment Fund to the 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly.
Read MoreWe share a greeting from 1517 Media to the 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly.
Read MoreWe share a greeting from WELCA to the 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly.
Read MoreWe share a greeting from ELCA Foundation to the 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly.
Read MoreWe share a greeting from Portico to the 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly.
Read MoreWe share a greeting from Rev. S. Ibrahim Azar, Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL) to the 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly.
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