September contents SEPTEMBER 2015 VOLUME 28 NUMBER 9 ● ● 16 Rising up together in Detroit News


Lutheran ● Features


8 Racial diversity by U.S. religious groups


10 Holden Village evacuated


Cover story


16 Rising up together ELCA youth hear, share stories of hope at Gathering


12 Grasps church ●


34 Welcome


40 Ride across Iowa with LMM Departments


28 Let’s raise disciples We should allow children to model Christ for us too


30 Sparking faith ‘We have to find ways to keep kids wanting to come to church’


36 It happens close to home What your congregation can do to help prevent child sexual exploitation


38 A better cow for a better life


3 A lexicon of faith 4 Editor notes


14 Deeper understandings 26 Reflection 42 Two months out 43 Faces 44 Best this month 45 Deaths 46 Classifieds 47 Light side 47 Crossword 48 Letters 49 Picture this 50 Presiding bishop


Cover: Jordan Hummel, Faith Lutheran Church, Baltimore, works on a service project building a mosaic from tile pieces at the ELCA Youth Gathering in Detroit in July. Photo by Chris Ocken.


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