Care for Returning Veterans

Care for Returning Veterans

A PowerPoint presentation for pastors, social services and volunteers to help care for returning veterans.A PowerPoint presentation for pastors, social services and volunteers to help care for returning veterans. File size: 7.4 mb Download
Lutherans Say 2b

Lutherans Say 2b

ELCA member’s and pastor’s views about the social role of the church (local and wider expressions) and the connections between faith and social issuesELCA member’s and pastor’s views about the social role of the church (local and wider expressions) and the...
Lutherans Say 3

Lutherans Say 3

Concerns ELCA members believe they will face in the next decade and the role the church might play in addressing these concerns.Concerns ELCA members believe they will face in the next decade and the role the church might play in addressing these concerns File size:...
Care for Returning Veterans Workshop

Care for Returning Veterans Workshop

A PowerPoint presentation for pastors, social services and volunteers to help care for returning veterans.A PowerPoint presentation for pastors, social services and volunteers to help care for returning veterans. File size: 10.85 mb Download
The Future of ELCA Institutions

The Future of ELCA Institutions

This is a keynote address by Presiding Bishop Mark S. Hanson on the future of ELCA institutions. An essay by Maria Erling on the post-Christendom society of the North and how the purpose of the office of ministry is to bring the congregation in deep engagement with...
Authorization for Ministry

Authorization for Ministry

An essay by Timothy Wengert on the goal of ministry and the distinction between lay and clergy in the office of ministry.An essay by Timothy Wengert on the goal of ministry and the distinction between lay and clergy in the office of ministry. File size: 0.02 mb...
A Liturgical Perspective

A Liturgical Perspective

An essay by Thomas Schattauer on the selection and designation of people for the office of ministry.An essay by Thomas Schattauer on the selection and designation of people for the office of ministry. File size: 0.03 mb Download
Ordination from the Perspective of Mission

Ordination from the Perspective of Mission

An essay by Maria Erling on how the purpose of the office of ministry is to bring the congregation in deep engagement with the world.An essay by Maria Erling on how the purpose of the office of ministry is to bring the congregation in deep engagement with the world....
The End of the Public Office of Ministry

The End of the Public Office of Ministry

An essay by Timothy Wengert on Reformation eschatology and how it affects the public office of ministry today.An essay by Timothy Wengert on Reformation eschatology and how it affects the public office of ministry today. File size: 0.04 mb Download
Third Millenium

Third Millenium

This is an essay by Winston Persaud on how the Gospel is the theological center of our lives as Christians. File size: 0.05 mb Download
Ordination and Scripture

Ordination and Scripture

An essay by Sarah Henrich that explores call, ordination and public ministry through an exegesis of Scripture. An essay by Sarah Henrich that explores call, ordination and public ministry through an exegesis of scripture. File size: 0.05 mb...
Communio Ecclesiology

Communio Ecclesiology

This is an essay by Vitor Westhelle on the church in transit/transitions, the public/private, globalization and imperialism and meeting at the cross both in a resurrected Christian sense and in the sense of it being a place where two worlds meet. File size: 0.06 mb...
Writing a letter to the editor

Writing a letter to the editor

This resource describes ELCA commitments to alleviating global poverty and ELCA support for proposed reforms to U.S. food assistance programs. File size: 0.08 mb Download
Mountain Removal Coal Mining

Mountain Removal Coal Mining

This resource describes ELCA commitments to alleviating global poverty and ELCA support for proposed reforms to U.S. food assistance programs. File size: 0.1 mb Download