For the past two years, Lutheran schools from across California have gathered each February for the California Lutheran Schools State Basketball Tournament at Orange Lutheran High School in Orange, CA. The tournament brings together students, coaches, teachers, and families for a weekend of competition, fellowship, and celebration of God-given talents. The tournament is a reminder that God often works through small beginnings. It started as a Director of Christian Education S

This past June, for the third year in a row, Crean Lutheran High School in Irvine, CA, sent 51 students, 10 teachers and administrators, and 5 chaperone family members to Alaska for their annual mission trip, “The Last Frontier.” Together, this Crean Lutheran contingent made a profound impact on the communities of Fairbanks and Nenana as they teach Vacation Bible School through the power of the Holy Spirit - and they, too, were profoundly changed, as they shared in the joy of

The third annual Young Adult Retreat, co-led by Trinity Lutheran Church in Bend, Oregon, and Abiding Savior Lutheran Church in Lake Forest, California, brought together more than 30 young adults this past July. Far more than a weekend away in Oregon, it was a powerful reminder of what can happen when young adults, congregations, and districts work together to create opportunities to grow in faith, serve others, and build community. Centered on the theme “Abide” from John 15:4