Worship, Conversations, Engaging Scripture, Prayer. We are centered on edifying leaders who will share the abundant hospitality and merciful love of the Risen Christ.
November 6-8 in Burley, Idaho at the Convention Center
Conscience and Conversation Study Published
The task force leading the ELCA in reconsideration of the social statement Human Sexuality: Gift and Trust is happy to share a new study: Conscience and Conversation.
ELCA Domestic Hunger Grant
We are excited to share that the 2026 ELCA Domestic Hunger Grant applications are open through July 7! Please share this opportunity with your local Lutheran congregations and hunger partners.
Invite Bishop Manlove to Your Council Meeting
Boundary Training for Rostered Leaders
Direct Your Thrivent Choice Dollars to NWIM Synod
If you are a Thrivent member you may now direct your Choice Dollars to the NWIM Synod
Resources for Your Church Property
Use this self-assessment tool from the Mission Investment Fund to reflect on how your facility is serving your current ministry. Identify areas of strength and potential improvement for capital planning. And sign up for webinar about MIF loans for church and ministry building projects, land purchases and refinancing.
Prayer and Presence in Public Life
Bishop Manlove, together with the Synod Council, has convened a task group to help congregations within our Northwest Intermountain Synod (NWIMS) reach out to their county clerk or auditor, the person, along with their colleagues, responsible for ensuring that the lawful requirements for voting in county, state, and national elections are followed to the letter.
This Church Still Has Fire
Not all memories come flooding back because of photographs. Sometimes they can be a song, a word or phrase, or even a smell. For me, it’s barbecue. One whiff and, in an instant, I’m transported back to my youthful summers with barbecues across the street in the park, with sights of fellowship, family reunions and church gatherings. That smell has a way of lingering. It settles into your clothes, into your skin. Even after the fire has died down, it stays with you. Fire does that often. It marks you, sticking with you longer than you expect.
ELCA Sumud: For Justice and in Palestine and Israel
A reflection about the ELCA's work for justice in Palestine and Israel through Sumud.