God’s Love Made Real: A Conversation with Bishop Eaton

Join ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton for a conversation with ELCA Region 8 about God’s Love Made Real on Tuesday, August 20, at 12:00 PM.

What is God’s Love Made Real?
God’s Love Made Real is a movement within the ELCA that encourages us to create a world experiencing the difference God’s grace and love in Christ make for all people and creation.

Why have a conversation?
The purpose of this conversation is for Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton to share with ELCA members in a personal way — through examples, stories and answers to their questions — why God’s Love Made Real is vital to her and this church.

What are the details?
Format: Live Zoom meeting
Registration: Click here to register. Registration is encouraged but not required.
Host: The Rev. Kurt F. Kusserow, Bishop of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod
Date: Tuesday, August 20
Time: 12:00–12:45 PM Eastern time

Who is invited?
ELCA members in the Northwestern Pennsylvania; Southwestern Pennsylvania; Allegheny; Lower Susquehanna; Upper Susquehanna; Delaware-Maryland; Metropolitan Washington, D.C.; and West Virginia-Western Maryland synods. Whether you are active in a congregation, are a pastor in the ELCA or haven’t been to church in months, your voice is valuable. This conversation seeks to activate every one of us so that more people might know the way of Jesus and discover community, justice and love.

What are the next steps for those who participate in the conversation?

• Learn more about God’s Love Made Real at lovemadereal.elca.org.
• Simply pray. Pray that God will show you who in your relational circle needs to hear about God’s love. Watch and listen for who they are. Offer to listen to those people. Offer to pray with and for them.
• Invite someone you know into your faith community. Talk to them about how we experience God in our lives.
• Find ways to share your gifts and talents — to demonstrate God’s Love Made Real — by serving the community around you.