Presiding Bishop's Call to Prayer

Members of the ELCA are invited to pray for wisdom in discernment for the ELCA and voting members of the 2009 Churchwide Assembly.

The resource  contains Scriptures, prayers and songs you can use in small groups, in individual devotions or as a congregation-wide initiative. Visit 50 Days of Prayer to find daily, weekly and Sunday prayers.

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ELCA Task Force Continues Study on Criminal Justice Issues

The ELCA Criminal Justice Task Force is developing a social statement on criminal justice. "The work of this task force is timely, as we are increasingly reminded in the media about the unsustainably high rates of incarceration in the United States, about the ineffectiveness of incarceration in reducing crime, and about the growing awareness of the need for comprehensive reform," said Cynthia Osborne, task force chair.  More

Small Town Lutheran Impacts World with Big Heart

ELCA member Maryn Olson, 28, is from an Iowa town of 300 people, but her world is anything but small. She's known for her tireless efforts battling social injustices. Maryn's worked to end childhood hunger in Vermont. She's rallied for battered women in Indiana. She's championed Lutheran HIV/AIDS ministries in Africa. Now Maryn is helping people in Postville, Iowa, affected by an immigration raid last year.

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Seminary Prepares Ministy Program

Fort Jackson has long been home to the U.S. Army Chaplain School. Now a larger site is under construction there so chaplains from all military branches will be trained together. In neighboring Columbia, S.C., Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary is developing curriculum about and for military chaplains. A grant from the Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation is helping fund the curriculum work.  More 

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