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Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton's November 2020 Message

In her November column for Living Lutheran, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton is in keeping with the theme “Together at the table,” and shares her favorite food and faith story.

Mensaje de noviembre de 2020 de la Obispa Presidente Elizabeth Eaton

Pero por el tierno amor de Dios, por esta incesante búsqueda del Espíritu, somos miembros del cuerpo de Cristo. Somos familia; compartimos nuestra vida; nos amamos unos a otros.

Mission Support: A Message from Bishop Egensteiner

The current crisis has significantly impacted Mission Support to our synod. Many of our congregations have been greatly affected by the COVID-19 crisis, and as a result, Mission Support has considerably decreased. Additionally, we are committed to helping all congregations in need navigate this crisis through digital resources and through COVID-relief funding, including coronavirus grants for congregational emergencies.

Bishop Egensteiner's Election Message

Remember that we are Lutheran Christians, and we have a mission in and for this world. Let’s look across aisles and pews and have loving, healing conversations with our siblings. Let’s talk to each other with respect and openness and continue to advance the mission of our Church — the Gospel — TOGETHER.

ELCA Presiding Bishop Election Message

As disciples in a democracy, we will hold fast to our commitments to gender justice, to dismantling white supremacy as an anti-racist church, to welcoming the stranger and accompanying the neighbor, to affirming LGBTQIA+ siblings, and seeking economic justice for all.

MNYSvotes

MNYSvotes is an initiative and guide focused on voting, to empower and inform all individuals equally. The first of these videos features Bishop Paul Egensteiner.

Set Free

Liberation in Christ through faith was the freedom that transformed Luther. This freedom is what he wrote about most frequently and most passionately. In The Freedom of a Christian, Luther makes the case that liberation in Christ is both a freedom from and a freedom for.

ELCA Conference of Bishops Holds Virtual Meeting

The Conference of Bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) gathered virtually Oct. 1-2. This is the first time the conference has held a meeting online.

ELCA Presiding Bishop Responds to Disregard for Human Life and Dignity at Private Detention Facility

God holds each of us responsible for the welfare of our neighbor. We therefore condemn these acts of coerced sterilization as a form of gender-based violence. This is especially true when the perpetrators wield significant power and control over women who are at elevated risk of injustice, abuse and violence.

Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton's September 2020 Message

In her September column for Living Lutheran, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton reflects on the uncertain times that we find ourselves in during the pandemic. But she believes we are on the brink of a “new thing that God is bringing about.” Are we ready to answer God’s call?