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  • Bob and Carol Mueller
  • Elizabeth Krolak
  • The Rev. Martin Junge
  • Daily Bread
Bob Mueller, 15, responds to a hug from his grandmother Carol Mueller with a smile. (Photo: Mike Watson, The Lutheran)

Grappling with Autism

Autism is a disease that not only affects the individual, but the individual’s family.

Carol Mueller (pictured with her 15-year-old grandson, Bob) writes this month in The Lutheran magazine about different families' struggles and how grandparents do what they can to help.

More  |  The Lutheran  |  Autism Society of America

Elizabeth Krolak, a seminarian at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn., is a recipient of an ELCA Mission Developer Seminary Scholarship.

Mission Investment Fund Invests in New Leaders

In concert with the ELCA Fund for Leaders, the Mission Investment Fund has established the ELCA Mission Developer Scholarship Fund to support seminarians who demonstrate the gifts and passion for starting new congregations.

The first four students received full-tuition scholarships to ELCA seminaries.

More  |  Fund for Leaders 

The Rev. Martin Junge (left) is congratulated by the Rev. Mark S. Hanson after announcing Junge's election as next general secretary of the Lutheran World Federation.

Martin Junge Elected LWF General Secretary

The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Council elected the Rev. Martin Junge, 48, to a seven-year term as the eighth LWF General Secretary.

The former president of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile will be the first general secretary from Latin America. Junge succeeds the Rev. Ishmael Noko, who leaves office in October 2010.

More  |  Lutheran World Federation

The Rev. Mark S. Hanson, president of the Lutheran World Federation, offers a reflection on daily bread.

LWF Assembly 2010 Theme: Daily Bread

The Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the ELCA and president of the Lutheran World Federation, has a new video reflection on daily bread.

"Give Us Today Our Daily Bread" is the theme for the Lutheran World Federation Eleventh Assembly, July 20-27, 2010, in Stuttgart, Germany.

Watch video  |  LWF Eleventh Assembly

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