Disengage the Autopilot In secular culture, it’s easy to “barrel through to Christmas.” In her December column for Living Lutheran, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton reminds us that Advent is a season that bids us to be present, to be still. She suggests we reflect on four words: “Just this. Just now.” Read her column in […]
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Small Congregation Workshops are scheduled periodically for clusters of smaller congregations that might be searching for a new sense of hope in a changing community. To date over 120 lay and rostered leaders from over 60 congregations have participated. Their purpose is to build relationships with other small congregations and to talk about possibilities for
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Following the shooting at First Baptist Church in Sandy Springs, TX, congregations have given renewed thought to safety. Here are some resources to help guide that conversation. CongregationU is offering its “Active Shooter Situations in Church Settings” online training course free to churches and faith-based organizations through January 10, 2018. The U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) aims
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NC Synod surpasses fundraising challenge for ELCA World Hunger What started as a conversation led to multiplying generosity among members of the North Carolina Synod. In February 2017, a North Carolina donor who asked to remain anonymous made a $50,000 donation to ELCA World Hunger, a ministry of the ELCA which works in more than
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Credo for Advent Credo. Latin for “I believe.” We all believe in something. We all have that pebble tossed into the pond of our life, a center, from which all of our values and convictions and actions emanate. Scientific method. Logic. Trickle-down economics. Karma. God. That something, that center, is what or in what we
Why should we Lutherans care? Why should we Lutherans care about the U.S. Virgin Islands? A challenge from Prince of Peace, Greensboro. Most importantly, we Lutherans should care about the Virgin Islands (the three-island territories’ capital is on St. Thomas known as “Charlotte Amaile,” St. Croix and St. John’s) because these residents are people of God
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Living in a broken world In her November column for Living Lutheran, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton says the joy found in Jesus allows us to live in hope and believe in life amid despair and death. Read her column here.
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Most professions have some form of in-the-workplace training. For ELCA candidates of Word and Sacrament Ministry and Word and Service Ministry, an internship is a required part of the educational process. Prior to the internship year, candidates complete two academic years of seminary study and Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE). The internship consists of approximately 2000
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For everyone who is putting together kits and/or quilts for Lutheran World Relief (LWR) here is the 2017 fall collection information. There is a form to be filled out. Complete that and return to Rachel Price (see the form for her contact info).
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Young adults serve around the world This year there are 93 Young Adults in Global Mission (YAGM) serving around the world on behalf of the ELCA–nine of whom call the congregations, camps, and campus ministries of the NC Synod home. That’s pretty impressive! Each of those nine young adults will write blogs and/or newsletters during
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