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Our relationship with money is a profoundly spiritual issue A MONTHLY MESSAGE FROM THE ELCA PRESIDING BISHOP A church in the Northeastern Ohio Synod describes itself as a “50/50” congregation.…

We’ve fallen but are also raised up—a prescription against paralysis A MONTHLY MESSAGE FROM THE ELCA PRESIDING BISHOP The account of the Ascension in Acts has two great questions. The…

Both Lutheran World Relief (LWR) and Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR) have been in contact with the synod office, wanting to make sure congregations are aware of outlets for response to…

Given competition, is it ‘hub of our week, space of our regrouping’? A MONTHLY MESSAGE FROM THE ELCA PRESIDING BISHOP There is a Seattle-based caffeinated beverage company that goes to…

by the Rev. Connie Thomson Every now and then I hear stories of congregations who give their people $10, $20, even $100 each and tell them to go do something…

In the creek that flows behind our church in Waldorf, Maryland, Peace Lutheran Church is going to host a cleanup this year. I am a member of Peace* and the…

Creating programs, chasing youth trail telling the love of God A MONTHLY MESSAGE FROM THE ELCA PRESIDING BISHOP When I’m out and about in the church, I’m often asked what…

“I believe the journey of raising money is holy work,” says Rebecca Jorgenson Sundquist in a “Best of” tips article sifted out from her capital campaign work.* “Conversations about money…

Jesus didn’t die to change behaviors, political systems, institution A MONTHLY MESSAGE FROM THE ELCA PRESIDING BISHOP We are in the middle of Lent—the season of spiritual warfare, or at…