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ELCA.org Living Lutheran Churchwide Assembly Youth Gathering ELCA Directory Search Search submit ELCA Blogs See all blogs Administration Matters AMMPARO Blog Latino Congregational Vitality Disability Ministries Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Perspectives ELCA Advocacy ELCA Innovation Lab ELCA Racial Justice ELCA World Hunger ELCA Young Adults ELCA Youth Gathering Faith Lens Lutheran Disaster Response Peace Not Walls Worship ELCA Advocacy May 10, 2024 Election Engagement Updates Civic engagement is happening this election year in many diverse communities and contexts—and being activated and led by congregations, rostered... ELCA Worship May 10, 2024 Each month ELCA Worship highlights resources and events from other organizations and institutions. These Lutheran and ecumenical partner organizations work... ELCA Advocacy May 8, 2024 Farm Bill Engagement Updates STATUS ON CAPITOL HILL | ACTION ALERTS | RESOURCES AND WEBINARS | OUR COLLECTIVE VOICE The Farm Bill, which guides... Faith Lens May 8, 2024 May 12, 2024–We’ll See Warm-up Questions Name a way that God blessed you this past week. We’ll See If you have a preschool aged... ELCA Racial Justice May 8, 2024 Honoring Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month In May, we celebrate National AAPI Heritage Month. The Asian and Pacific Islander Ministries of the ELCA, in conjunction with... ELCA Advocacy Advocacy ministries of the ELCA want to share stories and your voices about public policies and relevant advocacy issues that are of interest to you.See all posts Election Engagement Updates May 10, 2024 - ELCA AdvocacyMay 10, 2024 - Civic engagement is happening this election year in many diverse communities and contexts—and being activated and led by congregations, rostered... Farm Bill Engagement Updates May 8, 2024 - ELCA AdvocacyMay 8, 2024 - STATUS ON CAPITOL HILL | ACTION ALERTS | RESOURCES AND WEBINARS | OUR COLLECTIVE VOICE The Farm Bill, which guides... April Updates – U.N. and State Edition Apr 29, 2024 - williammilnerApr 29, 2024 - Following are updates shared from submissions of the Lutheran Office for World Community and state public policy offices (sppos) in... April Update: Advocacy Connections Apr 29, 2024 - ELCA AdvocacyApr 29, 2024 - from the ELCA advocacy office in Washington, D.C. – the Rev. Amy E. Reumann, Senior Director Partial expanded content from... ELCA Worship Resources, stories and news from the ELCA Worship Office.See all posts May 10, 2024 - ELCA WorshipMay 10, 2024 - Each month ELCA Worship highlights resources and events from other organizations and institutions. These Lutheran and ecumenical partner organizations work... For what shall we pray? May 7, 2024 - ELCA WorshipMay 7, 2024 - For what shall we pray?” is a weekly post inviting individuals, groups, and congregations to lift up our world in... For what shall we pray? May 1, 2024 - ELCA WorshipMay 1, 2024 - For what shall we pray?” is a weekly post inviting individuals, groups, and congregations to lift up our world in... For what shall we pray? Apr 23, 2024 - ELCA WorshipApr 23, 2024 - For what shall we pray?” is a weekly post inviting individuals, groups, and congregations to lift up our world in... ELCA Racial JusticeSee all posts Honoring Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month May 8, 2024 - christinamontgomeryMay 8, 2024 - In May, we celebrate National AAPI Heritage Month. The Asian and Pacific Islander Ministries of the ELCA, in conjunction with... May 5 is Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s Awareness Day May 2, 2024 - christinamontgomeryMay 2, 2024 - May 5 is Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s (MMIW) Awareness Day. In 2021, as a follow-up to the 2016 Repudiation... Who Are the Arab Christians? By Guest Blog Writer Rev. Dr. Niveen Ibrahim Sarras Apr 10, 2024 - christinamontgomeryApr 10, 2024 - In observance of Arab American Heritage Month, ELCA Racial Justice Ministries invited Rev. Dr. Niveen Ibrahim Sarras to share her... Honoring International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: Guest Blog writer Rev. Aimée Appell Mar 21, 2024 - christinamontgomeryMar 21, 2024 - In honor of International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, ELCA Racial Justice Ministries invited the Rev. Aimée Appell,... Faith Lens Weekly Bible studies that engage youth and young adults in connecting world events with the Bible, faith, and everyday life.See all posts May 12, 2024–We’ll See May 8, 2024 - drewtuckerMay 8, 2024 - Warm-up Questions Name a way that God blessed you this past week. We’ll See If you have a preschool aged... May 5, 2024–Achtung Baby May 1, 2024 - drewtuckerMay 1, 2024 - *Editor’s Note: Due to a family emergency, our originally scheduled author for today needed to postpone their writing to a... April 28, 2024-Growing and Bearing Apr 24, 2024 - drewtuckerApr 24, 2024 - Moriah Reichert, Bloomington, IN Warm-up Question Have you seen little kids trying to do grown up things? Does your family... April 21, 2024–The Good Shepherd Apr 17, 2024 - drewtuckerApr 17, 2024 - Rita Argus (Denver, CO) Warm-up Question What signs of spring have you noticed this week? The Good Shepherd I love... ELCA World HungerSee all posts Renewing Hunger Ministry Together (re-post from St. Paul Area Synod blog) Apr 10, 2024 - petermclellanApr 10, 2024 - This is a re-post of a piece from the St. Paul Area Synod blog, by Vernita Kennen of Incarnation Lutheran... 2024 World Hunger Lent Study: Week 5 Mar 18, 2024 - petermclellanMar 18, 2024 - The following is taken from the 2024 ELCA World Hunger Lent Study. The full resource can be ordered as a... 2024 World Hunger Lent Study: Week 4 Mar 6, 2024 - petermclellanMar 6, 2024 - The following is taken from the 2024 ELCA World Hunger Lent Study. The full resource can be ordered as a... 2024 World Hunger Lent Study: Week 3 Feb 28, 2024 - petermclellanFeb 28, 2024 - The following is taken from the 2024 ELCA World Hunger Lent Study. The full resource can be ordered as a... View All Disability Ministries Working toward the full,just and equitable involvement of people living with disabilities in our congregations and in society by preparing leaders- equipping congregations- connecting people.See all posts A Reflection on the 2024 ELCA Youth Ministry Network Extravaganza Mar 16, 2024 - Disability MinistriesMar 16, 2024 - by Rev. Peter Heide At the 2024 ELCA Youth Ministry Network Extravaganza, several firsts occurred surrounding Disability Ministries. It had... CRLC Listening Session Mar 5, 2024 - Disability MinistriesMar 5, 2024 - The Commission for a Renewed Lutheran Church (CRLC) was formed by action of the 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly. The assembly... Top 10 List of Accommodations Dec 8, 2023 - Disability MinistriesDec 8, 2023 - A lot of the questions we get from individuals and congregations are about cost-friendly resources, or being asked where a... Book Review: The Difference that Disability Makes” Dec 8, 2023 - Disability MinistriesDec 8, 2023 - Book review by the Rev. Peter Heide Michalko begins the difference that disability makes (Temple University Press, Mar 2002) in... Administration Matters A bimonthly e-newsletter for ELCA congregational and synodical leaders. It addresses common, practical issues including finance, governance, risk management, tax, legal concerns and topics of interest about day to day operations and management in church settings.See all posts Index of the March 2024 Issue Mar 15, 2024 - Alma JarrinMar 15, 2024 - Issue 92 of Administration Matters You’re not late, everyone else is just early! Final call for registration for the 2024... Index of the January 2024 Issue Jan 15, 2024 - otinfoJan 15, 2024 - Issue 91 of Administration Matters Registration for the 2024 Gathering, MYLE, the tAble, and Young Adult Gathering is currently open!... Index of the November 2023 Issue Nov 15, 2023 - otinfoNov 15, 2023 - Issue 90 of Administration Matters Who would steal from us? Misappropriation of...