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action alerts
| Information about current events in government and an easy way to write your legislators |
ads
| Ads developed for your congregation to use in its evangelism outreach ministry |
advantage
| A national, cooperative buying program designed for use by ELCA congregations and affiliated agencies, institutions, and organizations |
advocacy
| ELCA presence and witness in the US legislative process on behalf of this church |
aids
| Resources on HIV/ AIDS |
archives
| Records of the ELCA and its predecessors, genealogy, exhibits, Global Mission history |
assembly
| 1,018 voting members from 65 synods and 10,657 congregations serving on behalf of the 4,984,925 baptized members of this church |
assignment
| The process of assigning a candidate for ordination, commissioning, or consecration to a region and synod |
assistants
| Database of Assistants and Associates to Bishops throughout the 65 synods |
audio
| A service for journalists, religion writers and columnists, and other members of the news media |
augsburg fortress
| Publishing house of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
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bible study
| The Word of God and is spoken today |
bishop
| ELCA Presiding Bishop Mark S. Hanson |
board of pensions
| Health, retirement, disability and survivor benefits and related services for pastors, rostered laypersons and lay employees and their families, and nearly 11,000 congregations |
bop
| The ELCA Board of Pensions |
broadcasts
| ELCA productions for broadcast media |
builders
| Mission Builders, working with local volunteers, construct church facilities. |
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calendar
| Churchwide calendar of events and meetings |
camps
| Outdoor ministries encourage spiritual growth by providing encounter with scripture, the experience and care of the environment, and development of relationships |
campus ministry
| A ministry to college aged students at more than 140 state and private colleges and universities |
candidacy
| The process of preparation and formation leading to the ordained ministry of Word and Sacrament
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candle lighting
| All-Lutheran Candle Lighting for Mental Illness, held in October of every year |
cboss3
| Registration for the 2006 Congregation-based Organizing Strategic Summit (CBOSS III) in Fort Worth, Texas |
chaplains
| Ministries in Chaplaincy, Pastoral Care, and Clinical Education (MCPCCE) |
christian education
| Resources that help Christian educators promote lifelong learning and discipleship |
church in society
| The web home of the Program Unit for Church in Society of the ELCA. |
climate change
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colleges
| Links and resources for the 28 colleges and universities of the ELCA |
communication
| Ministries such as ELCA News, MOSAIC video magazine, Grace Matters radio and Seeds for the Parish |
companion synods
| Relationships between the 65 ELCA synods and international companion churches around the world |
conference
| ELCA Conference of Bishops - Bishops from the 65 synods meet biannually and approve resolutions, pastoral letters, and messages |
congregation
| Locate an ELCA congregation near you |
congregation profile
| Annual Congregational Reports - File Electronic Report |
constitutions
| Churchwide constitutions, bylaws, continuing resolutions and model constitution for congregations |
consultations
| Annual meetings between synod and churchwide leaders |
continuing education
| Information on lifelong learning opportunities |
corporate
| ELCA Corporate Social Responsibility |
country packets
| Maps, descriptions, prayer ventures, crafts, recipes and ready-to-use information on more than 75 countries |
cruzando
| ELCA Youth Gathering 2006 - Cruzando: Journey with Jesus |
culture specific
| The ELCA Culture Specific Ministries provides resources to help meet the spiritual needs of the diverse cultural/language community |
