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God Colors Outside the Lines: A Short Workshop on Diversity and God's Church
Diversity is one way God demonstrates genius at coloring outside the lines. Through scripture and simple, brief exercises, this short resource will help you demonstrate how diversity is a gift from God, as well as a trait of God, worthy of our exploration and embrace.

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Rachel's Day
This new resource offers step-by-step information on how you can carry out a service project that helps incarcerated mothers and fathers read to their children. Your congregation donates books, blank tapes, and recorders, and then volunteers help parents choose a book, record it, and mail the recording to their children. Rachel’s Day is observed by Women of the ELCA annually on the first Sunday in May, though it can be observed any time of the year. It is a time set aside to mourn the loss of our children and to renounce the forces of violence and fear.

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Also see our more extensive section on Rachel's Day for more ideas on observing the day,including a litany and responsive reading and other resources.
Act Boldly for Mission Bible study
This three-part Bible study explores how women can boldly take part in God's mission to love, bless, and save the world. To be in the church, says author Kelly Fryer, is to participate in that mission by sharing the good news about Jesus Christ in word and deed. Each approximately one-hour session is designed for group use but can also be used by an individual.

Session One: With the Message of Jesus
Session Two: Like the First Evangelists
Session Three: In the Power of the Holy Spirit
Leader Guide
The Level Playing Field
We are called by our constitution to be an anti-racist organization. This program is part of our anti-racism education materials and uses an activity called The Level Playing Field to help people make the connection between racism and real life. It is ideally used with a cross-cultural group, either large or small.

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Children's Sabbath
The National Observance of Children's Sabbaths is an intergenerational and interfaith event dedicated to speaking out and acting faithfully on behalf of children and families. This short resource is an introduction to Children's Sabbath with tips on planning, suggestions for activities and action, planning and promotion ideas, and sermon help.

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A Day Full of Light
This introductory resource to commercial sexual exploitation (CSE), or sex trafficking, includes background on CSE and why Women of the ELCA is involved in the effort to end it, action steps, worship resources, links to online resources, and a list of ministries that work to address the challenge of CSE and the commercial sexual exploitation of children.

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Called to Be Political:
But I Don't Want to Be Political!
This resource offers a fascinating glimpse into the teachings of Martin Luther on the role of Christians in politics and explores how those teachings still speak to us. A two-hour program. 

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Called to Be Women in Mission:
Exploring New Opportunities 
Exploring the biblical foundation for understanding God's call to be women in mission — in our homes, congregations, communities, and world — is the focus of this resource. 

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