from Bishop Rindy
Freed in Christ to Serve was the theme around which we (22 voting members from the synod and myself) gathered, worshiped, deliberated, and prayed as your voting members at Churchwide Assembly in Orlando, Florida August 14-19. During the opening worship, Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson asked the question, “Is this church ready to move forward in mission?” The answer he received at the closing worship on Friday was a resounding, “YES!” Continue reading…
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
I greet you in the name of Jesus, our hope and salvation.
Whether or not you are able to join us for the assembly in Orlando, I invite you and your congregation to watch the business sessions and worship via live video streaming at www.elca.org/assembly (external link). You will witness a church that shares a living, daring confidence in God’s grace and believes the good news that we are freed in Christ to serve our neighbors at home and around the globe. Continue reading…
ELCA members, individuals and congregations, are responding to the destructive earthquake and devastating tsunami that hit Japan and other parts of Asia last week. In addition to the country, its people and leaders, prayers are requested for the 22 ELCA global mission personnel and their families who are ministering in Japan.
Donations may be sent to ELCA Disaster Response, designated for the Pacific Earthquake & Tsunami, and will be used entirely (100%) in response to this disaster.
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Christian Life Center at Trinity Lutheran Church – Moorhead, MN
Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson and Pastor Stephen Bouman of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America churchwide office will co-lead a Town Hall Meeting. The Town Hall Meeting will highlight ministries and initiatives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Continue reading…
Submitted by Julie Aageson, EaND Resource Center director
In January, the ELCA churchwide filming crew asked for names of congregations they might highlight in the video for upcoming synod assemblies. Calvary in Grand Forks (external link) won the prize! Continue reading…
If you could ask Presiding Bishop Mark S. Hanson a question about the ELCA, what would it be? Submit your question (external link) at our next live online Town Hall Forum with Bishop Hanson. Participating is easy and convenient. Whether or not you have a question to ask, you’ll be part of a nationwide conversation with other ELCA members about issues that matter to all of us. Continue reading…
Living into the Future Together (LIFT) (external link) is a task force of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) (external link) commissioned by the ELCA Church Council to develop and recommend options for the future of the ELCA in light of its identity, changes in its environment and its call to God’s mission.
Understanding the path this church has journeyed on will serve as a platform to embrace new opportunities for God’s mission.
What is God calling this church to be and to do in the future?
What changes are in order to help us respond most faithfully? Continue reading…
We are everyday evangelists – each of us. Congregations are re-rooting the church in their communities, listening and responding to the Spirit’s command to re-root the church. The video below shares some of these stories of everyday evangelists living out their faith in word and deed. Continue reading…
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