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Coffee with a Bishop, Episode 5: the Conference of Bishops

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Reading this in a crowded O’Hare terminal and lol it tracks.

Presiding Bishop Curry’s statement on the Iran War.

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Grateful for this strong word of rebuke from Bishop Donna Simon. #ELCA

We will not grow weary | Lutheran bishops condemn aggressive immigration activity | Jan. 27, 2026 YouTube video by Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

A video message from #ELCA Presiding Bishop Curry and the six synod bishops of Minnesota.

Standing with you, dear friends.

The Rev. Scott Alan Johnson (@nebsynodbishop) January 26, 2026 Beloved of God in the Nebraska Synod, Eleven days ago, the bishops of the six Minnesota synods of the ELCA issued a public letter regarding the escalation of violence in the state o...

A pastoral letter to the Nebraska Synod

I met Bishop Budde just over a month ago. She’s as real as it gets. Not surprised in the least that she’s in Minnesota today. Praying & fasting with you, friends. #StandWithMinnesota

Canada, Denmark, U.S. Lutheran bishops issue joint statement supporting Greenlandic people

Canada, Denmark, U.S. Lutheran bishops issue joint statement supporting Greenlandic people:

A letter from the six #ELCA bishops of MN.

“We are tired, and our hearts are broken. Yet we are not deterred…This has been a season marked by profound grief. It is also a season in which we have refused to be defined by what the baptismal liturgy names as ‘the forces that defy God.’”

Bishop's Statement on ICE in Minnesota - Mpls Area Synod ELCA Leer en Español > Friends in Christ, grace and peace to you in the name of Jesus, our comfort and our salvation. As I’ve watched the events unfold across the Twin Cities and our state, the killing of ...

A statement from my beloved colleague Bishop Jen Nagel.

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Bishop Curry Issues Statement on ICE Shooting in Minneapolis

"As a church, we are concerned by the trend of law enforcement and federal agents involved in immigration enforcement relying on the use of force in our communities without sufficient accountability or oversight. God calls us to be witnesses to God’s presence, healing and hope."

Bishop Curry Issues Statement on Venezuela

"As followers of Jesus, we seek justice for the nations. As a church in this country, we call for what transpires next to center the Venezuelan people and their right to self-determination."

Finding Light in Darkness this Christmas A message from Bishop Scott Johnson

At this turn of the year, when the nights are long in the northern hemisphere, remember this is a time when light shines the brightest. Let the light of Christ in you shine, friends. Happy New Year.

Christmas Sermon 2025 This is "Christmas Sermon 2025" by Nebraska Synod on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

Friends, however this Christmas Eve finds you, know that it’s never been about whether you were ready or not. God is with us, this night and always.
#ELCA

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A letter from Bishops of the ELCA to the Church October 8, 2025

Many of us have done so. For example: open.substack.com/pub/nebsynod...

A letter from Bishops of the ELCA to the Church October 8, 2025

I also posted it on my Substack: open.substack.com/pub/nebsynod...

It was removed from the ELCA website because it wasn’t a unanimous statement from the entire Conference of Bishops. We have an internal policy that requires consensus from the entire conference to speak as “The Conference of Bishops.”

A letter from Bishops of the ELCA to the Church October 8, 2025

A letter from bishops of the ELCA to the Church

Largest US Lutheran denomination installs first Black presiding bishop Rev. Yehiel Curry succeeds Rev. Elizabeth Eaton, who served for 12 years and was the first woman to lead the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Rev. Yehiel Curry succeeds Rev. Elizabeth Eaton, who served for 12 years and was the first woman to lead the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Largest U.S. Lutheran denomination installs its first Black presiding bishop Rev. Yehiel Curry, 53, is only the fifth presiding bishop of the ELCA, a predominantly white denomination.

First African American presiding bishop, Bishop Yehiel Curry, installed by the ELCA. His predecessor was the first woman presiding bishop. And this is a progressive mainstream denomination? @ericowens.bsky.social
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Welcome Central States Synod, ELCA in Kansas City, Missouri.

“Traveling the way of Jesus, who commanded his followers to love one another as Christ has loved, and believing that all persons are created in the image of God, this synod welcomes people of every ...

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Bp. Simon issues a pastoral letter on political violence. "As Christians--Lutheran Christians--we must meet this moment of division and unrest with a servant heart. To paraphrase Martin Luther, God doesn’t need our peacemaking, but our neighbor does." www.css-elca.org/post/pastora...

ELCA statement on Supreme Court ruling allowing racial profiling in immigration enforcement - Living Lutheran ELCA statement on Supreme Court ruling allowing racial profiling in immigration enforcement  Living Lutheran

ELCA statement on Supreme Court ruling allowing racial profiling in immigration enforcement - Living Lutheran

He who is in love with his vision of community will destroy community.
But he who loves the people around him will create community wherever he goes.
—Dietrich Bonhoeffer

ELCA World Hunger Education and Networking Grants - ELCA World Hunger The 2025 ELCA World Hunger Education and Networking Grant application cycle is now open!   Hunger Education and Networking Grants are one of the ways ELCA World Hunger accompanies congregations, synod...

Deadline Sept. 15.
#ELCA World Hunger Education Grants support work that:
educate ELCA congregations, groups, &/or synods to better action & engagement re hunger & poverty;
encourage sustainable participation in work of World Hunger beyond the conclusion of project.
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Man, that is a deep cut for a lot of us, even in the clergy. I will admit I had to look him up.

He chose to resign. Disciplinary procedures that would remove a pastor from the roster of ministers of Word & Sacrament don’t move this fast.

In Tenderness and Prayer - Mpls Area Synod ELCA Beloveds, As most have heard, this morning a mass shooter opened fire at Annunciation Catholic Church in south Minneapolis during a school mass, injuring dozens and killing at least two children in at...

Statement from #ELCA #Minneapolis Area Synod Bishop Jen Nagel:

“As people of faith, we are called to peacemaking towards a vast reduction of gun-related violence. The pervasiveness of #gunViolence in the U.S. is not a reality we should accept.”

#Lutheran

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True, but those who say Palestine = Hamas all point to Oct 7 as a reference point. It’s definitely a turning point for the conflict.

This is the point that needs to be stressed. “evangelical” is a transliteration of the Greek “euangelion” - the literal meaning is “good message” and is also translated “gospel”

The ELCA is in no way affiliated with the American ‘evangelical’ movement. We’re an entirely different church.