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Energizing your church

Do you know who your congregation is? Finding out is the first step in moving forward.

by David L. Miller

How healthy is your congregation?

Here are 5 signs of congregational vitality

by Peter Steinke

What ails us?

Bishops describe 10 sources of congregational conflict

by Linda Janssen Gjere

Features

Bishops: Conflict our most demanding task

by Linda Janssen Gjere

Bit by bite

Meditating on Luther's catechisms shapes our attitudes, our selves

by L. Deane Lagerquist

Court refuses to review pension suit ruling

Daily bread for Bosnia

Lutherans are veterans in helping war's survivors

by Sonia C. Solomonson

ELCA monitor praises Palestinian elections

by Roger Kahle

Facing our mortality

'I no longer feel time is at my disposal. Each day is a fresh divine gift.'

by Bradley Hanson

Five congregational self-images

Which fits your church?

From blizzard relief to flood cleanup

Lutherans offer aid after floodwaters soak mid-Atlantic states

by Alton Motter, Barb Myers

Generation X-ers: 'Harbingers of new evangelism styles'

Is the Internet safe for kids?

Parents can do a lot to make the new electr onic neighborhood a great place for their children to explore

by Clyde Stites

Moving movies

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat discuss the role movies can play in your spiritual journey

by Frederic and
Mary Ann Brussat

Mystery surrounds find of 'Luther Bible'

Was the book found recently in Stuttgart, Germany, Luther's or his student's?

by Andreas Baulder

Reader to reader: Lending a hand

She invites thieves to church

N.J., N.Y. congregations open doors amid crime and graffiti

by Stephen P. Bouman

The five most spiritual films of 1995

by Frederic and
Mary Ann Brussat

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Now appearing: Palm Sunday

Minnesota church acts out Jesus' ride into Jerusalem

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