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Young Adult
Ministries
Here you will find blogs, news, information and resources by
young adults and for young adults.
Young adult ministry is not about what you are going to be
when you grow up it’s about who you already are and how you
are living your life in service to the world.
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Prophetic Diakonia - A
statement interpreting the shape of diakonia (service) for
the Church today by a global consultation of the Lutheran
World Federation held in Johannesburg South Africa,
November 2002.
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Youth can help change the world, one policy at a time!
Learn how members of the Lutheran Youth Organization (LYO)
are advocating for change! Thanks to the LYO Board Advocacy
Liaison Emily Isensee, who wrote this article for synod LYO
presidents and other youth leaders.
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Become a "ONE Lutheran"
Sign this historic petition, aimed at convincing the United
States’ political leaders to give an additional 1 percent of
the US budget to meeting the basic needs of the world’s
poorest - education, health, clean water, food, and care for
orphans.
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Social Ministry Organizations
Download the "Criteria for becoming an ELCA Affiliated Social
Ministry Partner".
Download the "Role of Synods as Corporate Members of Lutheran
Social Ministry Organizations".
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Decade for a Culture of Peace and NonViolence
The 1999 ELCA Churchwide Assembly committed this church to
work with other churches and organizations to build a
Culture of Peace and Nonviolence in the decade 2001-2010.
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Keep updated with action alerts from our ELCA
Washingtion office!
E-Advocacy empowers Lutherans to learn about,
reflect upon, and advocate on behalf of their Christian
values.
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The October issue of "Journal
of Lutheran Ethics" has been posted for your
reading and discernment.
Our topic of natural law brings us essays from Carl
Braaten, who sees in natural law a bridge to the
non-Christian world and finds it has been neglected in
the ELCA, and Ned Wisnefske, who hopes for its retrieval
and use in theology as a counterpoint to egoism.
Join us online today at
www.elca.org/jle.
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Justice for
Women
The Justice for Women program works to educate members of
this church to work for justice for women by addressing sexism.”
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Education Social
Statement
Read about the newly proposed social statement on Education,
"Our
Calling in Education".
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Genetics Social Statement
The ELCA has begun the process of developing a social statement
on genetics to be presented to the 2011 Churchwide Assembly.
Information about an initial consultation on this subject is now
available.
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Sexuality Social
Statement
The third study on sexuality, Free in Christ to Serve the
Neighbor: Lutherans Talk about Human Sexuality, is now
available. Visit
www.elca.org/faithfuljourney to download it or for
more information about ordering printed copies.
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Lutherans in Florida Clean Up, Offer Emotional Care
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Lutherans in Florida are now cleaning up after
severe thunderstorms and tornadoes swept through central Florida
Feb. 2. According to Danielle Kearney, search and rescue efforts
are complete and 20 people have been confirmed dead. Between
1,500 and 2,000 homes were damaged and/or destroyed in Lake,
Seminole, Sumter and Volusia counties
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Disaster Response
Volunteers
Nearly two years have passed since we
experienced together the most devastating hurricane season on
record. In the time that has passed, thousands of faithful
volunteers have given of themselves to help their neighbors in
need.
Volunteerism is vital for living out the mission of
Lutheran Disaster Response. Click
here to
learn more
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