The purpose of this field guide is to invite and equip synods and congregations to have fruitful public conversation across the frontiers of culture about the full range of ministry matters. It also invites ministries to go beyond conversation, whenever appropriate, to deciding and acting together with those of different cultural backgrounds.

Talking Together as Christians about Tough Social Issues is a six-session introduction on how to begin conversations on tough social issues. From ELCA.

Molly Watson joined the LAMA Policy Council today, accepting the call to serve a three-year term on the board.

A six-session study suitable for congregations on how Lutherans approach ethics. This 32-page congregational study invites you to think and talk about how your faith in Jesus Christ shapes the way you live your daily life.

Earth Day 2023 Theme: Invest in Our Planet. Click for tips, actions and activities for Earth Day 2023, and watch the theme video. Join the world’s largest environmental movement!

What can we do to join Apache Stronghold and protect Oak Flat today? Watch this 7-minute video created TODAY for the latest update.

Urge Congress to Pass a Budget with Strong Homeless and Affordable Housing Programs. From ELCA Advocacy.

The farm bill is legislation that is critical to addressing hunger in the United States and globally. It covers federal nutrition programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), environment, trade, foreign aid and rural development.

Applications are now being accepted for 2023 ELCA World Hunger Education and Networking Grants! Call us at LAMA if you need help applying for this grant.

In February, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) took new steps toward addressing patterns of segregation and expanding fair access to housing by proposing a change in policy through a proposed rule. Comment by April 10 as it makes its way through the federal rulemaking process.

As homelessness overwhelms downtown Phoenix, a small business wonders how long it can hang on. By Eli Saslow for The New York Times.

March 2023. ELCA Advocacy publishes monthly updates from Lutheran Office for World Community and state public policy offices (SPPOs) in the ELCA Advocacy BLOG each month.

World Water Day is observed each year on March 22 to promote the responsible use of water and access to safe water for everyone. What does water mean to you?

Nearly 100 hunger advocates from across the state gathered at the State Capitol for the very first Arizona Anti-Hunger Alliance Advocacy Day at the Capitol on March 13, 2023.

This helpful pathfinder identifies the types of legislation proposed by the Arizona Legislature, lists sources that contain the full text of these documents, and identifies sources to consult when tracking proposed legislation’s progress through the Legislature.

Read about 2023 ELCA Federal Policy Priorities on Domestic, Environment, International, Migration, Middle East and Civic Engagement topics, the justification through biblical and ELCA social teachings, and how you can be involved.

For the first time in the program’s history, the No Borders No Limits Produce Program is assuming a role in produce sourcing through activities in Nogales, Arizona, which is a hub for produce coming in to the US from Mexico. Watch video!

A Lunch & Learn virtual dialecture by ELCA World Hunger’s Dr. Ryan Cumming. Developed for the GCS and SEIS in conjunction with our inter-synod 40-40-40 Lenten Challenge. Thursday, March 16 @ 10:00PST / 11:00MST.