John Brooks

Brooks is Associate Executive Director of ELCA Communication Services. He also directs the ELCA News Service.

• Still serving after all these years ...
  First ordained woman says, 'Never underestimate the persistence of God'
• Augsburg Fortress terminates defined benefit retirement plan
• Augsburg Fortress: Board members vote to reinvest in infrastructure
• A 'long and good' relationship
  ELCA secretary meets Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch.
• AFP sales up; deficit at $400,000
• Augsburg Fortress sales ahead of expectations
• LWF Council focuses on reconciliation
  Ecumenism, restructure, taxation of hospital are also issues
• Publisher puts hopes in resources, budget controls

• ELCA begins response to Pacific earthquake, tsunami
• ELCA chaplain to bless national tree
• ELCA: 4.5 million members, $2.6 billion in offerings in 2009
• ELCA gives $100,000 for Pakistan flood relief
• ELCA Seeks Dismissal of Claims in Pension Plan Suit
• Lutheran Disaster Response provides grant for Ohio tornadoes
• Synod bishop concerned after Minnesota congregation's close second vote
• Presiding bishop responds to Gaza ship convoy incident
• ELCA, Tanzanian, Ethiopian church heads to meet privately on sexuality
• ELCA churchwide organization responds to pension lawsuit
• ELCA Church Council adopts significant revisions to ministry policies
• Valparaiso University Pastor Darlene Grega dies
• Synod council denies Florida congregation's request to leave ELCA
• ELCA Board of Pensions trustees begin process for benefit plan changes
• ELCA initiates response to massive earthquake in Chile
• German Lutheran bishop to resign after alleged drunk-driving offense
• Churchwide organization responds to Lutheran CORE announcement
• ELCA delegation, Pope Benedict XVI meet, exchange greetings
• Body of ELCA seminary student, Ben Larson, recovered in Haiti
• ELCA members, congregations contribute more than $1.2 million for Haiti
• He spent his last breath singing: Wife, cousin remember Ben Larson
• Seminary students' status unclear in Haiti
• ELCA publisher's board terminates defined benefit retirement plan
• ELCA member's fatal shooting, assembly decisions among top religion stories
• ELCA Northeastern Iowa Synod Council, Bishop Respond to Assembly Actions
• Dec. 6 Town Hall: ELCA Presiding Bishop takes questions from live audience & online viewers
• ELCA Presiding Bishop to Host Online 'Town Hall Forum' Dec. 6
• ELCA Presiding Bishop Comments on Assembly Responses, Finances
• Lutheran CORE plans a 'free-standing synod'
• Lutheran CORE plans next steps, intends to be 'free-standing' synod
• Some ELCA members, pastors caution against church split
• ELCA adopts full communion agreement with the United Methodist Church
• Churchwide Assembly to consider 144 memorials from synods
• Pile re-elected bishop of Allegheny Synod
• Council reduces churchwide staff, budgets for 2009
• Presiding bishop comments on economy, task force documents
• ELCA bishops participate in HIV screening
• ELCA treasurer reports on financial outlook for 2009, 2008 results
• Presiding bishop, others urge diplomacy to maintain Gaza cease-fire
• Bishops release report on visit to Holy Land
• Palestinian Christians express fear, concern to Lutheran bishops
• Bishops plant olive trees, pray at Israeli separation barrier
• Bishops learn about Bethlehem ministry
• Lutherans worship at Church of the Holy Sepulchre, visit hospital
• Lutheran bishops hear from families of Middle East conflict victims
• North American Lutheran bishops visit Israeli officials
• Lutherans worship at Jesus' baptism site, leaders meet king
• Presiding bishop addresses Gaza situation at Amman news conference
• Bishops prepare for uncertainty in Israel, advance group in Jordan
• ELCA Presiding bishop calls for Gaza ceasefire; bishops prepare for visit