Many bishops and rostered ministers have reported an increase in anger in our faith communities. Certainly, the COVID-19 issues over the past two years have made ministry more complicated: New ministry plans delayed, organizing virtual worship and meetings, complications with pastoral care, financial support declining. These problems create anxiety and anger. The anger in our […]
Join the National Lutheran Choir (NLC) this holiday season online for their 36th annual Christmas Festival, The Earth Adorned. A livestream of the concert will be available for free to all on the NLCA.com website at 8pm CT on December 10, 2021. During The Earth Adorned, we will view the birth of Christ alongside the […]
Bishop Satterlee and the Synod Staff will be offering a Blue Christmas Service for Rostered Ministers on Tuesday, December 14, 2021. The service will be held via Zoom at 10:00am ET. Register Now.
Five-hundred years ago, Martin Luther published his Commentary on the “Magnificat” or Mary’s Song from Luke 1:46-55. This text was sung or read at every evening prayer for well over a thousand years. It also is a primary reading for worship in the season of Advent. The ELCA Wittenberg Center invites you to a three-part webinar entitled […]
Genesis 1-11 and Historical Overview with Professor George Heider January 14-15, 2022 Via Zoom Chances are you have heard or read stories from the Bible, perhaps many of them. You may, however, still find the Bible a difficult book to understand. You are not alone, because even more people who have studied the Bible for […]
Trinity Lutheran Seminary is delighted to announce that the 2022 Nelson W. Trout Lectures will feature Bishop Yehiel Curry, who currently serves as the Bishop of the Metropolitan Chicago Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The lectures will be held January 20-21, 2022. Learn More and Register.
The Center of Addiction & Faith is hosting a one-hour free webinar titled Addiction & Dry January on Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 12pm ET with follow-up 30 minute Zoom discussion. A spike in drinking during the pandemic has also come with a rise in those who are "sober curious." 1 in 5 Americans say […]
Need is growing following evacuation of thousands of Afghan refugees to the United States, and we hear the call to bear witness to God's love with Afghan newcomers who have lost their homes and must make new beginnings. On February 8, Lutheran Disaster Response, the ELCA AMMPARO network, and ELCA Witness in Society will be […]
Getting the Most Out of a College Visit February 8, 2022, 7:00pm ET There’s no substitute for visiting a college campus, but what exactly makes for a great visit? A great visit is more than a tour and observing classes. Hear from admissions officers about things to look for, questions to ask and experiences to […]
Ignite the Church Conference Seismic Shifts: Where do we go from here? February 8-10, 2022 Since February 2020, the Church has been enduring unprecedented seismic shifts. In response, a new hybrid version of the Ignite the Church Conference will gather next February in Orlando and online to reflect on the theme: Seismic Shifts: Where Do We […]
