ELCA Resource Center

Welcome to the Faith and Society resource page. This resource page provides you a visual way to explore and download the many types of resources we have available.

To see resources related to current, ongoing processes of moral discernment of ELCA social teaching, select “Social Teachings-Current Projects” from the “Subcategories” drop-down menu above. Please note that these resources do not represent official teaching but are part of the ELCA’s moral discernment.

Below are resources related to social issues and ELCA social teachings. To refine your results, select one of these options from the “Subcategories” drop-down menu above:

Social Issue Study Guides – educational resources for individuals and groups on important social issues, including studies created for social statement task force processes

Social Messages – Current, non-archived social messages adopted by the ELCA that represent official ELCA teaching on more specific, yet important, social issues

Social Policy Resolutions – Brief resolutions that represent current, non-archived, and official ELCA teaching on specific or timely topics

Social Statements – Current, non-archived social statements adopted by the ELCA that represent official ELCA teaching on broad, complex social issues

Social Teachings-Archived – Previously-adopted ELCA documents that have been officially archived after 25 years or more from adoption

Social Teachings-Background Records – Documents related to past social teaching task forces or projects; also, documents related to official policies about social teachings

Social Teachings-Current Projects - Drafts, research, and other documents related to social teachings that are in development

Social Teachings-Predecessor Churches – Historical documents from the Lutheran churches which formed the ELCA pre-1989 (for research only; not official ELCA teaching)