Contents


OCTOBER 2016 Volume 1 Number 7


22 FAITH ON TAP


27 MISSIONARY FINDS GOD BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER


34 HOW PETS INFLUENCE OUR FAITH


COVER STORY 14 Advocacy as witness: A voice for common good


19 Witness as a whole church Study guide: LivingLutheran.org


FEATURES


22 Faith on tap 27 Missionary finds God bringing people together 28 The Reformation: 499 years and counting


30 Stand up to stigma Congregation creates space to talk about mental health


32 5 ways to grow giving in your congregation Study guide: LivingLutheran.org


34 How pets influence our faith


38 Alive with history A look at the ELCA’s oldest congregations


40 Pipe organ wisdom Congregations share experience of replacing a beloved instrument


DEPARTMENTS


4 Editor’s note 5 Grounded in grace 6 Letters 8 News


12 I’m a Lutheran 26


Reflection


42 Faith & family 44 Deeper understandings 46 Media in ministry 48 Crossword 48 Classifieds 49 Deaths 50 Presiding bishop


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