Common Ground Christian Network (CGCN) is a group of denominations, organizations, congregations and individuals who believe that 21st century Christians need to stand together for the cause of Christ. As God realigns His people in several North American denominations, the ripple effect on working relationships within and across denominations is significant. New relationships are forged…
By Andrew E. Harrod Optimism literally projected on screen at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s (ELCA) 2013 Churchwide Assembly in Pittsburgh running from August 12-17, 2013, cannot ultimately hide the membership decline that has accompanied this denomination since its origins in 1987. Although much heralded 25 years ago as a unification of American Lutherans,…
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey (RNS) The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America on Wednesday (Aug. 14) elected the Rev. Elizabeth Eaton as the denomination’s first female presiding bishop. Eaton received 600 votes against incumbent Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson, who received 287. Eaton, the current ELCA bishop of the Cleveland-based Northeast Ohio Synod, is married to the Rev. Conrad…
By Annysa Johnston For as long as she can remember, the Rev. Kristin Nielsen has experienced God and the world through the lens of her Lutheran faith. She grew up a “PK,” or pastor’s kid, in a Lutheran home. She attended a Lutheran seminary, and has spent her pastoral career preaching the Gospel in Evangelical…
Paying it forward. It’s a phrase used to ask the recipient of a good deed to repay it to others instead of the original benefactor. It’s a phrase that Lutheran Hour Ministries is trying to instill in those men who take part in the Men’s NetWork Work Day. Scheduled for Saturday, April 27, the work…