Inactive. The ELCA has 4.5 million members. Only 28 percent on average attended worship any given Sunday in 2009. Not everyone is a "shut-in." So what do we do with those who belong who don't attend worship or take an active role? Research shows that the missing 60 to 80 percent are an issue in nearly every denomination, from the ELCA to the Southern Baptists. Hear what ELCA leaders (congregation, synod, churchwide), ecumenical partners and church researchers are suggesting — and doing. 

Biblical Liturgy 101: It's not just newcomers who wonder why we do what we do in worship. Even people who've been in the church all their lives often do not know. To renew our sense of worship, let's look at how our liturgy (Greek for "service") relates to the Bible.