There is still time to register for this year's churchwide-sponsored leadership event. All are welcome! Sign up to experience, Servant Leader: Present, Equipped, Here. Whether you are involved in Women of the ELCA or not--there is something for you. Including worship, Bible study, speakers and breakout sessions, this year’s leadership event will reintroduce the servant leader concept and its connection to relationships and community while acknowledging the many challenges facing organizations like ours in our current context. Participants will explore the leader-full community that is Women of the ELCA.

Servant Leader: Present, Equipped, Here will occur Saturday, May 4 from 1:00-5:30 p.m. CDT. Register now. And spread the word.

Linda Post Bushkofsky, executive director of Women of the ELCA, announced that she will retire June 30, 2024, after 22 years of leading Women of the ELCA churchwide organization.

The executive search process has begun, with Women of the ELCA churchwide executive board president Myrna Wells-Ulland working with ELCA People Solutions (human resources) to ensure a seamless transition.

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Sarah Carson will lead our conversation about the power of language at the next B.Y.O.D., Thursday, May 2, at 7 p.m. CDT.

Register now. All are invited to attend. Enjoy your dinner, have dessert, sip your favorite beverage or simply come and be present. It's a casual hour of faith reflections.

What is Pentecost about? the Holy Spirit shows up, amazing things happen, and all of a sudden we have church. It’s right there in the Bible!

Read the May devotion.

The May/June 2024 issue of Gather magazine spotlights the topic of mental health and wellness through articles, reflections and a free, downloadable devotional called, “Compassionate companions.” Share this resource with members of your congregation or use it in your home or Bible study group in May to observe Mental Health Awareness Month. Learn how to subscribe to Gather here.

In the days leading up to Pentecost, the disciples modeled for us one powerful way that support happens in community: through continuous prayer. This short program connects the disciples' experience of the days surrounding Pentecost with three areas in which we can be a blessing to others through prayer leading to action: women’s health, violence against women and clearing the “red tape” that keeps people from being fully empowered. 

Download the resource, Pentecost, Prayer and Power

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