Lutheran Volunteer Corps (LVC) is a full-time service and leadership program operating in many cities across the United States.

We heard you—and listened. We have found a way to bring back the magazine’s print publication in a quarterly fashion. Each issue (spring, summer, winter and fall) will feature the stories you know and love, along with updates on the church and your ELCA community. The cost for one year will be $19.95 for an individual subscription and $17 per year for a congregation group subscription.

Please read for all the upcoming documents to be submitted for the new year.

At the heart of this ministry is the belief that effective leadership begins with the individual and is honed in community. This ministry helps each person learn how to appreciate who they are, how they are embodied, and manage the way they personally respond to challenges and conflict. Through engaging in this work,

Tuesday, December 17th | 10:00 AM MT / 12:00 PM ET | Via Zoom

Border Servant Corps, a social ministry organization of the ELCA, is partnering with key migrant-serving organizations to prepare for upcoming political changes in 2025.

There’s a classic horror film gimmick that feels apt this season. (Hmm, that’s telling that tropes from horror films are seeming appropriate!) When the final survivor is nearing the film’s end, the phone rings. She picks up the receiver and tries to trace the call, only to realize “the call is coming from inside the house!” Eeek!

The Synod Council encourages each congregation to put into practice a congregational sabbatical policy appropriate to its context. The Synod's policy includes a model congregational sabbatical policy that your congregation may adapt and adopt!