Fund for Leaders and the ELCA invite you to join our online discernment groups starting July 1. Designed for those curious about seminary or church leadership, these groups serve as a platform for exploring your spiritual calling. Register at elcaseminaries.org or contact recruitment@elca.org. Rostered ministers interested in leading can reach out to Rick.Summy@elca.org. Discover your path in a supportive community of faith leaders.
Read MoreThe ELCA Fund for Leaders invites everyone to join the Day of Giving on August 16, 2023. Celebrate over 25 years of investing in seminary education and help shape the future of our church by donating, spreading the word on social media, or fostering awareness in your community. Every gift will be matched, doubling your impact. Learn more about this significant event here.
Read MoreThe goals for the 2022 Fund for Leaders Golf Classic are to find 144 golfers and raise $20,000 in donations. If $20,000 is raised, a donor will match it!
Chairperson Kirk Anderson encourages congregations to spread the news, and has prepared a PDF flyer and brochure, a Powerpoint slide, and Word documents of a sample newsletter and a letter of appeal.
The event is at the Arrowhead Golf Course in Glendale is Monday, November 14, 2022, beginning at 7 am. Check out this registration form for more info.
Read MoreThe ELCA Fund for Leaders supports students of tremendous promise attending ELCA seminaries to become pastors and deacons in our church. This year, 375 students are receiving over $3.5 million in scholarship support. In this video, a few of them would like to express their thanks to you for making their scholarships possible. Learn more at ELCA.org/FundForLeaders.
Read MoreThe ELCA Fund for Leaders 25th Anniversary Scholarship Awards Celebration took place on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. Watch a recording of the full event honoring this year’s class of scholarship recipients.
Read MoreThe 2022 Fund for Leaders Golf Classic at the Arrowhead Golf Course in Glendale is Monday, November 14, 2022, beginning at 7 am.
Friends of golfers and the fund can also come out and enjoy the lunch program. Check out this registration form for more info.
Read MoreCelebrating its 25th anniversary, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Fund for Leaders will award 375 scholarships to students attending the seven seminaries of the ELCA for the 2022-2023 academic year.
This year the ELCA Fund for Leaders will distribute around $3.5 million through several types of scholarships, including direct full-time scholarships, federal chaplaincy ministries scholarships, mission developer scholarships, and synod or congregation scholarships.
Read MoreTwenty-five years ago, our church’s leaders took a bold step and invested in the future by creating the ELCA Fund for Leaders (FFL). In honor of the 25th anniversary, we are hosting the first-ever Day of Giving on Aug. 16. All gifts to FFL will be matched dollar for dollar until we reach $25,000.
You can help us celebrate by lifting up this important ministry in your congregation on Sunday, Aug. 14. In this post, find resources you can use in your worship services and church communities.
Read MoreFund for Leaders alum Meredith Kesely has served as the head pastor at Abiding Presence in Burke, Va. since 2010. In 2021, the congregation called Kelsey Kresse, another Fund for Leaders alum, to serve as its associate pastor. Both pastors reflect on their leadership journeys and the ways Abiding Presence is fostering future leaders. Your support for Fund for Leaders will allow more pastors like Meredith and Kelsey to say “yes” to God’s call. ELCA.org/FundforLeaders25
Read MoreWe share a video highlighting Fund for Leaders scholar Wanda Frenchman, who helps lead the Native American Urban Ministry in Phoenix, Ariz. which was founded by her mother, Mary Louise Frenchman.
Wanda is participating in the TEEM program at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary. This allows her to pursue rostered ministry while she continues to lead her community in Phoenix.
Read MoreFor over 25 years, Fund for Leaders has supported church leaders of tremendous promise. So far, your gifts to Fund for Leaders have made a difference in the lives of over 1,100 seminary students, allowing them to serve the church where they are needed most. Together, we are working toward our ultimate goal: a future in which every rostered minister can graduate without the burden of financial debt. ELCA.org/FundforLeaders25
Read MoreKirk Anderson, Chair of the 2021 Fund for Leaders Golf Classic, shares the great news of a donor’s willingness to match all donations up to $20,000. The event is 11/15/2021, view the brochure and registration form. Donate online here and be sure to put 2021 Fund for Leaders Golf Classic in the note/memo line.
Like all of us, the donor is excited that we now have thirty candidates in stages of seminary education, up from three candidates just a few years ago. In this post, read more of Kirk’s announcement and how your gift can activate this amazing matching grant in this post.
Read MoreMost of you have heard of the ELCA’s goal to engage 1 million new, young, diverse members by the end of the decade. But what about the rest of us, the ones already engaged? Bishop Eaton has your answer.
Read MoreJoin Bishop Eaton in giving thanks for this year’s Fund for Leaders recipients, a scholarship program which supports seminary students. We’re grateful for all future ministers, their confidence and courage to lead the church, and the ways they share the love of God in Christ with God’s people. Are you considering a call to ministry? Visit: elcaseminaries.org/
Read MoreThe ELCA Fund for Leaders supports students of tremendous promise attending ELCA seminaries to become pastors and deacons in our church. This year, 317 students are receiving over $3.2 million in scholarship support. Many of them would like to express their thanks to you for making their scholarships possible. Learn more at ELCA.org/FundForLeaders.
View a brief thank you message and the full awards celebration in this post. View many of the students’ videos on the ELCA YouTube page.
Read MoreThe 2021 Fund for Leaders Golf Classic in at the Arrowhead Golf Course in Glendale is Monday, November 15, 2021, beginning at 7 am. Friends of golfers and the fund can also come out and enjoy the lunch program. Check out this brochure and registration form for more info.
Read MoreThe ELCA Fund for Leaders supports students of tremendous promise attending ELCA seminaries to become pastors and deacons in our church. This year, 297 students are receiving just over $2.8 million in scholarship support. In this video, many of them would like to express their thanks to you for making their scholarships possible. Learn more at ELCA.org/FundForLeaders.
Read MoreThe leaders of our church are answering God’s call in extraordinary ways during this pandemic. As Rostered Ministers Appreciation Day approaches this Sunday, Oct. 11, you can take this opportunity to express your heartfelt thanks — and to double your impact.
You can recognize your pastor or deacon by making a gift in their honor to the ELCA Fund for Leaders. Thanks to generous donors, your gift will be matched dollar for dollar until we reach $5,000. Learn more »
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