Month: August 2015

By Pastor Eric Carlson, Assistant to the Bishop, Southeastern Iowa Synod I had a great conversation with a friend in Detroit this summer during my participation in the ELCA Youth Gathering. My friend serves on the staff of another synod and we often compare notes and learn from each other. This friend asked me, “What…

On August 6, ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton and William B. Horne II, an ELCA member from Clearwater, Fla., gathered for a live webcast conversation on the complexity and implications of racism. During the webcast, Bishop Eaton called upon congregations of the ELCA to gather for deep conversations about racism and racial justice, particularly in…