Join 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 MoreAsk the Spirit to help and inspire us as we deliver messages of hope, joy, truth, unity, positive change and God’s kindness in the world.
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 MoreAs part of the ELCA’s Resourceful Servants initiative, we give a reminder about the ELCA Federal Credit Union, created by the ELCA to provide additional financial services to ELCA members and leaders.
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 MoreRecently, a massive section of Greenland’s ice cap broke off in the northeastern Arctic. As one observer put it, “This is yet another alarm bell being rung by the climate crisis in a rapidly heating Arctic.”
Faith Lens is a Weekly Bible studies that engage youth and young adults in connecting world events with the Bible, faith, and everyday life.
Read MoreArchbishop Linda Nicholls, Anglican Church of Canada, provides this week’s series of devotions to observe the Season of Creation 2020.
Read MoreIn her September column for Living Lutheran, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton reflects on the uncertain times that we find ourselves in during the pandemic. But she believes we are on the brink of a “new thing that God is bringing about.” Are we ready to answer God’s call?
Read this Living Lutheran column in Spanish at https://bit.ly/2H5pWcT.
Read MoreAs the ELCA Innovation Lab has begun to imagine ways to help the church reclaim relevancy, we have tapped into our deep reformation roots. After all, Lutheranism is a tradition founded on the new and useful ideas of Martin Luther that changed not only the church, but much of western society.
Read MoreIn Junction City, Ohio, New Lebanon Lutheran Church runs the Shepherd’s Table feeding ministry. The congregation works with others in its town to make sure that every Tuesday there’s a free meal available to those who need it.
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 MorePray that reflecting on the ways and word of God will help us understand how God’s amazing grace and forgiveness are directed toward all humanity, including people we judge to be undeserving or beyond saving. Remember the undeserved gifts of love, forgiveness, new life and salvation we have received through Jesus Christ, and give thanks and praise to God.
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 MorePastor Cyndi Jones, the Pastor of Disability Ministry from Pacifica Synod, celebrates the 30th Anniversary of the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with this sermon on the healing of Bartimaeus.
Read MoreEnjoy the suggested hymn, Now the Green Blade Rises (Common Praise, 237) , as part of this week’s Season of Creation 2020 devotion.
Read MoreWith the help and partnership of St. Mary’s Food Bank, semi-load deliveries of food are now distributed from the Navajo Lutheran Mission campus to hungry households from miles around.
Rivaling Walmart’s contactless delivery, over 300 households were registered, loaded and drove away—or in one case, rode away!
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 MoreThank God for our special relationship with the Moravian Church in America, a full communion partner with the ELCA since 1999. Pray for the church, its diverse ministries and its members and leaders, and pray that together we will find mutual support, new partnerships and new resources for the work of sharing the gospel and serving our neighbor.
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