Full of Joy Podcast - Lutheran Stories: The ELCA

October 13, 2025

Pastor Eric Ohrtman

Pastor Eric Ohrtman joins us to talk about the things of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America that the average Lutheran probably doesn’t know. How did it get here and where is it going? We dive into the structure of the ELCA, with congregations on top, followed by synods, regions, and the churchwide national office based in Chicago. And we discuss Spirit of Joy’s work with our state synod in South Dakota.