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Meet Bishop Eaton

The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton was elected as the ELCA’s fourth presiding bishop at the 2013 ELCA Churchwide Assembly. Born in Cleveland on April 2, 1955, Eaton earned a Master of Divinity degree from Harvard Divinity School...
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Luther and Lutheranism

Martin Luther was eight years old when Christopher Columbus set sail from Europe and landed in the Western Hemisphere. Luther was a young monk and priest when Michaelangelo was painting the Sistine Chapel in Rome...
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Full communion is when two denominations develop a relationship based on a common confessing of the Christian faith and a mutual recognition of Baptism and sharing of the Lord’s Supper...
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ELCA Good Gifts Catalog

The new, 24-page ELCA Good Gifts catalog offers many different ways to honor friends and loved ones with gifts that will make a difference in the world...

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Assignment Process

Assignment completes candidacy for all people, including those ordained in another Lutheran church or Christian tradition, moving them toward first call and admittance to the appropriate roster in the ELCA...
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500 Years of the Evangelical Reformation
Deepening dialogue

In an endeavor to deepen dialogue, Bishop Eaton met with religious leaders in London, Geneva and Rome.

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Media Room

ELCA in the News ELCA members frequently make U.S. secular and religious news headlines. Take a look at this list of some current coverage about the ELCA...

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Job Listings	Job Title	Category	Location	Keywords
LGHV - Dental Professionals - Tanzania Various / Intl Lutheran Global Health Volunteers Specialties: Dentist Dental Therapist Dental Laboratory Technician Assignment Includes: Work alon... Read More Apply	LGHV - Dental Professionals - Tanzania	Dentist	Various / Intl	Dentist, Lutheran, Global, Health, Volunteers, LGHV, Tanzania, Dental Therapist, Healthcare
LGHV - English Teacher - India Padhar / Intl 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... Read More Apply	LGHV - English Teacher - India	Education	Padhar / Intl	India, Lutheran, Global, Health, Volunteers, Healthcare, English, Teacher
GMV - Teaching Assistant - Thailand Various / Intl 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 Read More Apply	GMV - Teaching Assistant - Thailand	Religious	Various / Intl	Teaching Assistant, volunteer, Thailand
GMV - Agricultural Volunteer - Japan Nasushiobara / Intl Global Mission Volunteer Location: Nasushiobara, Japan Assignment Includes: The Asian Rural Institute (ARI) is an international training center for gra... Read More Apply	GMV - Agricultural Volunteer - Japan	Religious	Nasushiobara / Intl	Japan, Asia, volunteer, agricultural
Shared Personnel Placement - English Teacher - Tanzania Bukoba / Intl Shared Placement Personnel with Metropolitan New York Synod Location: Bukoba, North-Western part of Tanzania Assignment Includes: Teach English, grammar and reading. Give monthly and term tests and exams Be creative and flexible Ready to perform what they are assigned to do. Work with the local teachers Start a Blog to stay connected with Metropolitan New York Synod Read More Apply	Shared Personnel Placement - English Teacher - Tanzania	Education	Bukoba / Intl	Tanzania, English, Teacher, NY, New York, Education
LGHV - Administrative and Healthcare Information Systems Consultant - India, Tanzania, Liberia India, Liberia, Tanzania / Intl Lutheran Global Health Volunteers Locations: Mohulpahari Christian Hospital, India Curran Lutheran Hospital, Zorzor, Liberia Bunda Designated District Hospital, Tanzania Ndolage Lutheran Hospital, Tanz... Read More Apply	LGHV - Administrative and Healthcare Information Systems Consultant - India, Tanzania, Liberia	RN or Healthcare Supervisor	India, Liberia, Tanzania / Intl	IT, Consultant, Administrative, Liberia, Tanzania, India
GMV - College Professor - Theology Department Managua / Intl Global Mission Volunteer Location: Managua, Nicaragua - Inter-Ecclesial Center of Theological and Social Studies (CIEETS) Assignment Includes: Give classes in ei... Read More Apply	GMV - College Professor - Theology Department	Religious	Managua / Intl	volunteer, Nicaragua, Managua, professor
LGHV - Physician (Various Specialties) - India and Tanzania Various / Intl 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 ... Read More Apply	LGHV - Physician (Various Specialties) - India and Tanzania	Physician	Various / Intl	doctor, medical, ELCA, Tanzania, India, volunteer, LGHV, Lutheran
LGHV - Nurse (Various Specialties) - India and Tanzania Various / Intl 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 ... Read More Apply	LGHV - Nurse (Various Specialties) - India and Tanzania	RN or Healthcare Supervisor	Various / Intl	Nursing, Tanzania, India, LGHV, Lutheran, Volunteers
LGHV - Medical Professionals - India and Tanzania Various / Intl 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... Read More Apply	LGHV - Medical Professionals - India and Tanzania	Skilled Trades	Various / Intl	Lutheran, Volunteers, Engineer, Laboratory
GMV - Seminary Professor - Various Locations Various / Intl 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... Read More Apply	GMV - Seminary Professor - Various Locations	Education	Various / Intl	Professor, Seminary, Education, Volunteer, India, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Lebanon, Egypt
GMV - College Professor or Staff - Lithuania Klaipeda / Intl Global Mission Volunteer Location: Klaipeda, Lithuania Assignment Includes: Serve as a teacher at the Lithuanian Christian College. Possible needs include English, business, economics, history, philosophy, sociology, psychology or German. Serve as staff at the Lithuanian Christian Coll... Read More Apply	GMV - College Professor or Staff - Lithuania	Education	Klaipeda / Intl	Lithuania, Volunteer, College, Professor, Administration,
GMV - English Teacher - Papua New Guinea and El Salvador Various / Intl 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 ... Read More Apply	GMV - English Teacher - Papua New Guinea and El Salvador	Education	Various / Intl	Teacher, English, ESL, El Salvador, Volunteer, Papua New Guinea, PNG
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