Hunger Leader 101: What is a Hunger Leader?
This 4-part learning module from ELCA World Hunger is the first in a series of short video courses for hunger leaders in the Grand Canyon Synod.
“A hunger leader in our church is one who follows the way of Jesus by loving their neighbor, being a liaison between need and abundance, and building community through a common commitment to the mission of ELCA World Hunger.”
What Can I Expect?
In this invitation to participate in the life of a hunger leader, you will explore an in-depth definition of "hunger leader" in a way that helps you see ELCA World Hunger's justice ministry in your everyday life.
You will:
Walk through ELCA World Hunger's definition of what a hunger leader is.
Engage stories of hunger leaders across the United States.
Learn more about what hunger leader ministry can look like.
Begin to define what hunger leadership looks like for you in your community.
What We Hope You Will Get from This
By the end of this course, we hope you will:
Understand what it means to be a hunger leader.
Feel like you can and do belong in the church's work to end hunger.
Identify where the justice work of the church is and can be merged into your everyday life and the life of your community.
Begin to gain some confidence in your ability to lead in anti-poverty ministries.
So What Does "Hunger Leader" Even Mean?
Our invitation to you to become a hunger leader alongside ELCA World Hunger has a specific definition, that is also open enough for you to join us with your unique gifts:
A hunger leader in our church is one who follows the way of Jesus by loving their neighbor, being a liaison between need and abundance, and building community through a common commitment to the mission of ELCA World Hunger.
Most Importantly...
We hope to convey that your work as a hunger leader alongside ELCA World Hunger is the most direct way to share in the anti-hunger ministry of our church. ELCA World Hunger is part of and accountable to the global Lutheran church. It is powered by people in all sorts of places and roles: some of us work for the ELCA churchwide office or synods, some are pastors, and most are volunteers who organize, network, and support our collective ministry.
We invite you to connect more deeply to our faith's calling to end poverty. This work starts locally and reverberates around the world.