ABOUT US:

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with nearly 3.3 million members in more than 8,900 worshiping communities across the 50 states, Caribbean and U.S. Virgin Islands. With a vision to live in a world experiencing the difference God’s grace and love in Christ makes for all people and creation, the ELCA strives to be a welcoming, thriving and connected church that introduces peop...

Job Context

Grounded in our purpose and priorities, the home area of Christian Community and Leadership (CCL) helps the ELCA reach and engage new, younger, and more diverse people, welcoming them into the Christian faith. To this end, we will energize and engage our core membership and work with the whole of the ELCA to recruit, develop and deploy the leadership, both lay and rostered, that the church needs to fulfill its purpose of spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ...

Job Context Information

Grounded in our purpose and priorities, the home area of Christian Community and Leadership (CCL) helps the ELCA reach and engage new, younger and more diverse people, welcoming them into the Christian faith. To this end, we will energize and engage our core membership and work with the whole of the ELCA to recruit, develop and deploy the leadership, both lay and rostered, that the church needs to fulfill its purpose of spreading the gospel of ...

Job Context Information

On behalf of the ELCA, Service and Justice Home Area stewards relationships with American Indian Alaska Native Tribal Nations companions; funds long-term, sustainable health and development projects; responds to international disasters; listens to companion church bodies and supports American Indian Alaska Native Tribal Nations priorities through colleagues in ministry and through program grants and leadership development opportunities; receives the gift...

Churchwide Organization - Chicago, IL. Through the Service and Justice unit, the ELCA CWO fosters and facilitates this church’s engagement in service and promotes efforts to call and act for justice. Its work includes engaging in mission, service, and justice in accompaniment with churches and organizations in other countries; engaging with communities, coalitions and networks, congregations, and synods in service and justice work within the territorial jurisdiction of this church; and provid...

Through the Service & Justice unit, the ELCA Churchwide Organization fosters and facilitates this church’s engagement in service and promotes efforts to call and act for justice. It engages in mission, service, and justice in accompaniment with churches and organizations in other countries; serves as the means through which churches in other countries engage in mission to this church and society; engages with communities, coalitions and networks, congregations, and synods in service and justi...

Job Context

Through the Service and Justice unit, the ELCA Churchwide Organization shall foster and facilitate this church’s engagement in service with and among communities and promote efforts to call and act for justice. Its work includes engaging in mission, service, and justice in accompaniment with churches and organizations in other countries [serving as the means through which churches in other countries engage in mission to this church and society]; engaging w...

This position is responsible for assisting with the day to day accounting tasks within the general accounting team. Work involves, but is not limited to - auditing, reconciliation of accounts, processing audit workpapers, revenue pull-through process and other basic accounting functions. Excellent opportunity for a recent college graduate.

Responsibilities include:

Prepares general accounts analysis and reconciliations including other cash, intercompany, credit card fees and ...

The Communications Manager designs and implements marketing plans for churchwide ministries and programs, manages projects and communications activities, monitors effectiveness of plans, and makes improvements based on analytics and data. The manager supervises the work of vendors (designers, writers, etc.) involved in marketing activities. This marketing manager’s portfolio includes programmatic and fundraising communications to support the Service and Justice unit, as well as related church...

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with nearly 3.3 million members in more than 8,900 worshiping communities across the 50 states, Caribbean and U.S. Virgin Islands. With a vision to live in a world experiencing the difference God’s grace and love in Christ makes for all people and creation, the ELCA strives to be a welcoming, thriving and connected church that introduces people to Jesus so they can discover co...

About the ELCA

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with nearly 3.3 million members in more than 8,900 worshiping communities across the 50 states, Caribbean and U.S. Virgin Islands. With a vision to live in a world experiencing the difference God’s grace and love in Christ makes for all people and creation, the ELCA strives to be a welcoming, thriving and connected church that introduces ...

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with nearly 3.3 million members in more than 8,900 worshiping communities across the 50 states, Caribbean and U.S. Virgin Islands. With a vision to live in a world experiencing the difference God’s grace and love in Christ makes for all people and creation, the ELCA strives to be a welcoming, thriving and connected church that introduces people to Jesus so they can discover co...

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with nearly 3.3 million members in more than 8,900 worshiping communities across the 50 states, Caribbean and U.S. Virgin Islands. With a vision to live in a world experiencing the difference God’s grace and love in Christ makes for all people and creation, the ELCA strives to be a welcoming, thriving and connected church that introduces people to Jesus so they can discover co...

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with nearly 3.3 million members in more than 8,900 worshiping communities across the 50 states, Caribbean and U.S. Virgin Islands. With a vision to live in a world experiencing the difference God’s grace and love in Christ makes for all people and creation, the ELCA strives to be a welcoming, thriving and connected church that introduces people to Jesus so they can discover co...

The ELCA Federal Credit Union is a dynamic and fast growing unit within the ELCA ministry family. We seek a summer intern who will assist in many areas of credit union operations. The successful candidate will be an optimistic team player, will work quickly and accurately to help us in our mission of serving the members of the ELCA.

We seek an optimistic, accurate self starter. The successful candidate will demonstrate these skills and abilities:

* Strong interpersonal ski...

The Mission Investment Fund’s primary purpose is to support the establishment and growth of Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) congregations, synods, and affiliated ministries. This is accomplished by providing loans and income-producing investment opportunities.

The ELCA Federal Credit Union’s (FCU) primary purpose is to support the ELCA by offering financial products and services to its pastors, members, employees, congregations, synods, and affiliated ministries. This is ...

The Mission Investment Fund’s primary purpose is to support the establishment and growth of ELCA congregations, synods, and affiliated ministries. This is accomplished by providing loans and income producing investment opportunities via the various products offered by the Mission Investment Fund

The Director of Administration is responsible for various project management, administration, and planning functions in alignment with business needs and organizational strategy. This positio...

The Mission Investment Fund’s primary purpose is to support the establishment and growth of ELCA congregations, synods, and affiliated ministries. With over $770 million in assets, MIF fulfills its purpose by providing loans, income-producing investment opportunities and consultative services.

The Business Systems Manager is responsible for the secure and effective operation and ongoing maintenance, upgrades, and enhancements of MIF’s IT systems and related applications, software, an...

The Mission Investment Fund’s primary purpose is to support the establishment and growth of ELCA congregations, synods and affiliated ministries. This is accomplished by providing loans and income producing investment opportunities via the various products and services offered by the Mission Investment Fund.

The Database Marketing Manager plays a key role in the development, execution and analysis of direct marketing initiatives while identifying and implementing opportunities to boos...

The Mission Investment Fund’s (MIF) primary purpose is to support the establishment and growth of ELCA congregations, synods, and affiliated ministries. This is accomplished by providing loans and income producing investment opportunities via the various products and services offered by MIF.

This position manages and contributes to the strategic development of marketing and internal communications for MIF and the ELCA Federal Credit Union (FCU), and executes branded content as well a...

About the ELCA Foundation

The ELCA Foundation is a separately incorporated ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. It provides comprehensive giving opportunities for individuals, and educational and gift planning services to congregations, synods, churchwide ministries and related institutions and agencies of this church. Its goal is to increase financial resources for all the ministries of the ELCA.
The Foundation also offers opportunities for congr...

ABOUT US:

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with nearly 3.3 million members in more than 8,900 worshiping communities across the 50 states, Caribbean and U.S. Virgin Islands. With a vision to live in a world experiencing the difference God’s grace and love in Christ makes for all people and creation, the ELCA strives to be a welcoming, thriving and connected church that introduces peopl...

Position Summary

This position represents the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) through the Christian Community and Leadership (CCL) home area in the territory of the South Carolina Synod, and is responsible for engaging synodical leaders, structures and strategies in the formation and development of Congregational Vitality: "Communities of Jesus that nurture new life-changing relationships with God, one another and the world," and r...

ABOUT US:

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with nearly 3.3 million members in more than 8,900 worshiping communities across the 50 states, Caribbean and U.S. Virgin Islands. With a vision to live in a world experiencing the difference God’s grace and love in Christ makes for all people and creation, the ELCA strives to be a welcoming, thriving and connected church that introduces peopl...

ABOUT US:

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with nearly 3.3 million members in more than 8,900 worshiping communities across the 50 states, Caribbean and U.S. Virgin Islands. With a vision to live in a world experiencing the difference God’s grace and love in Christ makes for all people and creation, the ELCA strives to be a welcoming, thriving and connected church that introduces peop...

Location:

• Cairo, Egypt

Assignment Includes:

• Overseeing the administration of the Master of Theology (ThM) program of the seminary in collaboration with the Graduate Studies Committee, the academic dean, and the registrar
• Helping (as needed by ETSC) to guide the launch of ETSC’s Doctor of Ministry (DMin) program in conjunction with Fuller Seminary in the USA and working on the team to help establish a regional ...

Location:

• Slovakia and Poland

Assignment Includes:

• Teach in a bilingual junior/senior high school or elementary school. Emphasis is for conversational English teachers but math, science, religion and geography teachers are needed also. All instruction is in English language.
• Interpret and implemen...

Three positions are available

Location:

• Kumamoto, Japan

Assignment Includes:

• Co-teach with Japanese teachers in various classes, with a focus on English conversation.
• Prepare lesson plans and teach classes full-time, up to 25 - 30 hours per week.
• Participate in school staff meetings and perform administrative duties associated with the curriculum.
• Plan and par...

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with nearly 3.3 million members in more than 8,900 worshiping communities across the 50 states, Caribbean and U.S. Virgin Islands. With a vision to live in a world experiencing the difference God’s grace and love in Christ makes for all people and creation, the ELCA strives to be a welcoming, thriving and connected church that introduces people to Jesus so they can discover co...

Lutheran Global Health Volunteers

Specialties:

• Dentist
• Dental Therapist
• Dental Laboratory Technician

Assignment Includes:

• Work alon...

Lutheran Global Health Volunteers

Locations:

• Padhar Hospital

Assignment Includes:

• Work alongside Indian counterparts to teach English at College of Nursing and/or local community school for primary and secondary students.
• Se...

Global Mission Volunteer

Location:

• Varied, Thailand

Assignment Includes:

• Serve alongside a Thai teacher to teach basic English or other subjects, such as math or science, to K-12 grade students in one of 26 schools of the

Global Mission Volunteer

Location:

• Nasushiobara, Japan

Assignment Includes:

• The Asian Rural Institute (ARI) is an international training center for gra...

Shared Placement Personnel with Metropolitan New York Synod

Location:

• Bukoba, Tanzania

Assignment Includes:

• Teach English, grammar and reading.
• Give monthly and term tests and exams
• Be creative and flexible
• Work with the local teachers
• Develop a monthly communication virtual newsletter for ELCA congregations in the Metropolitan New York Synod and other synods across the ELCA

Lutheran Global Health Volunteers

Locations:

• Mohulpahari Christian Hospital, India
  
• Curran Lutheran Hospital, Zorzor, Liberia
• Bunda Designated District Hospital, Tanzania
• Ndolage Lutheran Hospital, Tanz...

Location:

• Sogamoso, Colombia

Assignment Includes:

• Facilitate the processes of teaching English in the four main skills: listening, reading, speaking and writing, responding to the Iglesia Evangélica Luterana de Colombia (IELCO) need to incorporate the training of English as a foreign language in schools.
• Interact in an elementary school (boys and girls 6 to 12 years old), and in a secondary school (ado...

Location:

• São Leopoldo, Brazil

Assignment Includes:

• Teach in the Undergraduate and Post-Graduate Programs
• Research and publish in books and qualified periodicals in conformity with the institutional policies and those of CAPES
• Collaboration in the institutional management including, but not limited to: committees, councils, leadership positions, projects, and internationalization
• Pa...

Global Mission Volunteer

Location:

• Klaipeda, Lithuania

LCC International University is a nationally accredited and internationally recognized university with a vision to become the leading Christian Liberal Arts university in Europe, renowned for its flourishing academic community, spiritual vitality and global impact.  The scope of the mission called LCC extends to 50+ countries, as more than 65% of our nearly 700 students ...

Location:

• Hong Kong with possibilities in Malaysia, Thailand, or Taiwan
• Work areas are China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore; and beyond as assigned

Assignment Includes:

• Steward ELCA’s relationships with companion churches and partners in Chinese language areas of Asia. Geographic and subject areas of responsibility may extend beyond this at a later stage.
• Extend theological educ...

Location:

• Nairobi, Kenya

Assignment Includes:

The Communications Consultant is responsible for fostering and maintaining relationships with the media, partner organizations, national, and international institutions, governmental officials, staff of the Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church (KELC) and membership. They are fostering greater awareness about KELC and facilitating opportunities for KELC to increase its visibili...

Location:

• Juba, South Sudan

Assignment Includes:

The assignment offers coordination and administration of programs and activities in South Sudan and Gambella, Ethiopia. This will be accomplished in consultation with the Director for East and Southern Africa and the strategic priorities of the Global Mission Unit of the ELCA.

• Coordinate all programs and activities in Juba, South Sudan funded by ELCA synod...

Location:

• La Paz, Bolivia

Assignment Includes:

• Consolidate and formalize the curricular design and organizational design of the Betel Seminar in the Iglesia Evangélica Luterana Boliviana (IELB).
• Organize and lead courses on Theological Education and Ministerial Formation, with emphasis on confessional identity
• Facilitate workshops and dialogues that strengthen the church, congregations, and d...

Location:

• Bogotá, Colombia

Assignment Includes:

• Facilitate workshops and dialogues that support the church and congregations in community organizing processes
• Areas of focus for workshops and dialogues include:
• Peacebuilding, capacity-building to prevent and resolve violent conflicts and build a sustainable peace involving the church, civil society and other relevant stakeholders,...

Location:

• La Paz, Bolivia

Assignment Includes:

• Facilitate the processes of teaching English in the four main skills: listening, reading, speaking and writing, responding to the Iglesia Evangélica Luterana Boliviana (IELB) need to incorporate the training of English as a foreign language in schools.
• Interact in an elementary school (boys and girls 6 to 12 years old), and in a secondary school (adolescen...

Lutheran Global Health Volunteers

Specialties:

• Internal
• Anesthesiology
• Critical/Emergency Care
• ENT
• Surgery
• OB/GYN
• Pediatrics
• Radiology

Assignment Includes:

• Work alongside local counterparts in providing medical and surgical care to patients.
• Assist medical staff as necessary to improve skills and enhance the care of patients ...

Lutheran Global Health Volunteers

Specialties:

• Nursing Education
• Critical/Emergency Care
• Outpatient
• Medical Wards

Assignment Includes:

• Assist nursing department to improve skills and enhance the care of patients throughout the hospital and ...

Lutheran Global Health Volunteers

Specialties:

• Biomedical Equipment Engineer
• Laboratory Technician

Assignment Includes:

• Training and management of laboratory services within the hospital.
• Assist laboratory department to improve skills and enhance the care of pat...

Global Mission Volunteer

Locations and Specialties:

• Cairo, Egypt - Christian History or Christian-Muslim Encounters
• West Beirut, Lebanon - Old Testament
• Pematangsiantar, Indonesia - Missiology and Practical Theology
• Lae, Papua New Guinea - Church History, Dogmatics/Theology, Bible
• Chennai, India - Chu...

Global Mission Volunteer

Location:

• Mt. Hagen, Papua New Guinea
• San Salvador, El Salvador

Assignment Includes:

• Mt. Hagen, Papua New Guinea: Serve as an English teacher at a school for training lay church workers.
• San Salvador, El Salvador: Provide English language ...

Global Mission Volunteer

Location:

• Managua, Nicaragua - Inter-Ecclesial Center of Theological and Social Studies (CIEETS)

Assignment Includes:

• Give classes in ei...