Links & Resources

Bible Study Resources

A free service for reading and researching Scripture online--all in the language or translation of your choice! It provide advanced tools you can use to search the Bible by keywords or verse, as well as other tools to enhance your study of the Bible.

Children Resources

The Little Lutheran is a monthly (with combined May/June and July/August issues) 24-page picture book.

The Little Lutheran comes directly to the child. Whether you’re a parent, grandparent, godparent, aunt, uncle or friend of a toddler, this publication is one way to show you care.

The stories are meant to be read by or with children, so the text is simple or rhymed. The art is vivid, bold and engaging. The stories are faith-based, so you’ll be helping to nurture a child’s spiritual awareness from a young age.

In addition to stories, The Little Lutheran contains prayers, songs, Christian biographies, activities, rituals and more to help children become aware of God’s presence and activity in and around them.

Welcome to THE place for Lutheran youth on the web. Explore, connect, have fun! We're all on this journey together.

Online Discussions

LutherLink membership provides you with access to online discussions with thousands of others from all over the globe!

Inspirational

A website to help us feel a little closer to heaven... a gentle reminder that we are not alone. The words of the poem have inspired millions like you who share a similar mission. Thank you for visiting.

Organizations and Publications

Welcome to Augsburg Fortress, the Publishing House of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. As the ministry of publishing for the ELCA, we are dedicated to serving you with top quality Christian materials that communicate the Gospel, enhance faith, and enrich the life of the Church and the communities it serves.

ELCA World Hunger is a comprehensive and sustainable program that uses multiple strategies—relief, development, education, and advocacy—to address the root causes of hunger and poverty. ELCA World Hunger responds to neighbors around the corner and around the world.

Love In the Name of Christ (Love INC) brings Christian churches together, across denominational lines, to help the poor by meeting immediate needs such as food and clothing, to longer-term responses through relational ministries such as life skills training and transitional housing.

Our mission is to respond to our neighbors in need and to empower and transform our communities through the Love of Christ. We complete our mission by mobilizing the church.

History:  Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota traces its history to 1865 when a young Swedish pastor named Eric Norelius and his congregation took in four orphaned immigrant children and later opened Vasa Lutheran Home for Children.
Today: LSS is the largest, statewide non-profit social service organization in Minnesota with over 2,200 employees who serve in 300 communities. It is owned by the six Minnesota synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Services include:
        * Services for Children and Families
        * Services for Seniors
        * Services for People with Disabilities

Lutheran Woman Today, the magazine of Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, offers a mix of articles, theological reflections, devotions, and stories of comfort and challenge that lift up the mission of Women of the ELCA: to mobilize women to act boldly on their faith in Jesus Christ. The magazine is published 10 times a year with combined issues in January/February and July/August.

The Minneapolis Area Synod consists of 167 congregations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America located in and around the “City of Lakes.”  The synod (a word which means “meeting together”) includes urban, suburban, and rural communities in the greater metropolitan Minneapolis area. It is the largest of the ELCA’s synods and home to some of the largest Lutheran congregations in the world.  

Regardless of age, race, or status in life, members of the ELCA welcome you to join this community of faith. If you’re unfamiliar with our church, some of what you learn may surprise you. We are an engaged, active body of people who put our faith in God into action -- in millions of ways, all over the world.

The Gideons International is an interdenominational association of Christian business and professional men who are members of Protestant/evangelical churches. Our members are dedicated to saving the lost through personal witnessing and the distribution of God's Word in more than 180 countries around the world.

The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, with 2.5 million baptized members, ranks as the second largest Lutheran church body in North America and the 11th largest denomination in the USA.

The Lutheran magazine belongs to the people of the ELCA in all our diversity. The magazine:
    • Nurtures awareness of Christ's presence in our lives and the world.
    • Shares stories of God's people living their faith.
    • Connects us with the global Christian community.
    • Provides an open forum for discussion.
    • Challenges us to bring God's grace and care to all.

We're Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, a faith-based, not-for-profit membership organization nearly 2.6 million members strong. We're a Fortune 500 financial services organization with the strength of more than $61 billion in assets under management.

Other Resources

Free E-Cards! Four Christian men started DaySpring with a common vision, to make Christ known through the printed message. Today, DaySpring is a leading manufacturer and distributor of Christian greeting cards and other personal expression products and gifts.

Grace Matters was the weekly 30-minute radio program of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Broadcast on nearly 180 stations in the United States, several European countries, Australia, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, and heard online around the world, this expansive ministry provided a fresh expression of Christian radio for our changing world. All production and broadcast operations were listener-supported. The ELCA ceased new production
of the program in April 2009.

Resources for stewardship, finding a faculty speaker for your event, Luther Productions multimedia products and much more.

Continuing education opportunities and events for pastors and lay leaders, including Kairos and the Lay School of Theology.

Luther Seminary provides a number of multimedia resources through Luther Productions.  These resources have been produced for group studies and personal enrichment.  All are designed to help nurture the faith and promote effective leadership in Christian communities.

Schools, Universities and Seminaries

Augsburg is a quality liberal arts institution set in the heart of a great metropolitan center. There are now almost 18,000 Augsburg alumni. In a world that has changed much since those first days of the College, Augsburg still sends out graduates who make a difference where they live and work.

In addition to undergraduate liberal arts and sciences Augsburg offers master’s degree programs in business, education, leadership, nursing, physician assistant studies, and social work. Augsburg also offers graduate and undergraduate level nursing courses as well as supporting degree courses through its Rochester Program based in Rochester, Minnesota

As a college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, intellect and faith are active partners in the search for truth. Concordia's mission centers on preparing students to serve their neighbors.

A safe, college-friendly community, Fargo-Moorhead offers the attractions and amenities of big-city living without the big-city hassles. Perhaps most importantly, our thriving education, business and health care communities provide Concordia students with career-shaping internship opportunities.

Gustavus Adolphus College is an undergraduate, residential, liberal arts college. Founded in 1862 by Swedish immigrants, it is the oldest Lutheran college in Minnesota.

Located in the small northeast Iowa town of Decorah, Luther College is an undergraduate liberal arts institution of about 2,500 students. The college is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Founded in 1861 by Norwegian immigrants, Luther offers more than 60 majors and preprofessional and certificate programs leading to the bachelor of arts degree. Its mission statement emphasizes faith, leadership, and community service. Luther College provides equal opportunity for all qualified persons in its educational programs and activities.

Luther Northwestern in St. Paul, Minnesota

To study at St. Olaf is to engage with and make sense of the world, to learn how to think and to reason. A liberal arts education at St. Olaf offers programs that provide students with the skills to succeed in valuable careers. But our main purpose — rooted in the depth of a major course of study and the breadth of a general education — is to help students become effective citizens in an increasingly complicated world.

Founded in 1874 by Norwegian Lutheran immigrants, St. Olaf is a nationally ranked liberal arts college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Its 3,000 students are drawn to St. Olaf from 50 states and 30 other countries. The student-faculty ratio of 12.8:1 encourages individual learning and teaching, while the residential nature of the 300-acre campus helps students become part of an enduring community that takes pride in its traditions and innovations.

Youth

Our mission is to make room for Christ to make a lasting imprint on the hearts of young people. We do this by providing retreats for churches, partnering with churches to provide youth ministry programming, training, and staff, collaborative youth events, providing mission opportunities to Guatemala and Honduras, and through peer ministry opportunities with our Servant Leadership Team.