The ELCA (and our partners in faith) have resources readily available to help you walk through this election season as a community of faith. The links below will take you to devotions, sermon ideas, discussion guides, legal guidelines for engagement and more.
Resources from the ELCA
- ELCAvotes – Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
- Resources for an election year – Living Lutheran
- ELCA Advocacy » Blog Archive – Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
- Election Engagement Updates – ELCA Advocacy » ELCA Advocacy – Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
- Addressing Polarization and Building Cohesion in Your Community – ELCA Advocacy » ELCA Advocacy – Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
- ELCA Election Activator Network – ELCA Advocacy » ELCA Advocacy – Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
- Being_A_Public_Church.pdf (elca.org)
- Worship_Resources_for_a_National_Election.pdf (elca.org)
- Lots and lots of Civic Engagement resources on the ELCA webpage here: https://elca.org/Resources/Advocacy#CivicEngagement
- “Government & Civic Engagement” www.elca.org/socialmessages
- ELCAvotes_civic_engagement_and_voter_education_guide.pdf
- Bishop Eaton’s prior election year leadership and letter on 2020 election
- Bishop Eaton’s resources: https://www.elca.org/News-and-Events/8244
Resources from outside the ELCA
- Article for Rostered Leaders: Pastoring Through Political Division: Preserving the Tie that Binds – Fuller Studio
- Respectful Conversations: Register | Minnesota Council of Churches (mnchurches.org)
- Bridging the Partisan Divide: Braver Angels
- Empowering Voters (and scriptures on voting): 2024 Voting Matters Guide – National Council of Churches
- Loving Your Neighbor in Election Season. Prayers, Scriptures, bulletin inserts, and more. https://www.wichurches.org/elections
- “Lessons from the 2022 General Election – summary
- Project 2025: https://time.com/6986995/what-is-project-2025/
- Interfaith America resources from Bishop Bartholomew: https://www.interfaithamerica.org/resources/faith-in-elections/
- NCC info from Bishop Manlove: https://nationalcouncilofchurches.us/nccfreedomsummer/
