The LiVE Project

What is LiVE?

LiVE (rhymes with "give") is a lay ministry of the NW WA synod- ELCA, forming Christian leaders able to make sense of our place in God’s world.
LiVE is Theologically Thoughtful, Culturally Responsive, and Communally Engaged.
LiVE offers a flexible, hybrid-style of learning with various levels of engagement, including multi-week zoom courses, one-day in-person retreats, interactive cohorts, and the Lay Ministry 2-year formation program.
Read more about engagement levels HERE
View our 2024 Report HERE

Upcoming Events

Year’s Theme: Practicing Faith in Woven Ways

Retreat 1: Acts and Imagination: Spirit-Led Leadership toward Multicultural Community on Sat, Sept 20, location TDB
Fall Course: Practicing Faith Beyond Certainty - Online Wednesdays, Sept. 24- Nov. 12, 7-8:30pm
Retreat 2: Practicing Faith in Woven Ways on Sat, Nov 1, 9am-3pm, Location TBD
Retreat 3: Practicing Faith in the Wilderness: Mystics and Mysticism on Sat, Feb 7, 9am-3pm, location TBD
Lenten Course: Practicing Faith in the Wilderness: Mystics and Mysticism - Online Thursdays, Feb. 19-March 25, 7-8:30pm

Congregational Bundle Purchase Link Coming Soon!

Find recordings of previous events on our Online Learning Platform

Connect Further

Cohorts are groups of lay leaders and rostered leaders with similar affinities who meet for discussion, to compare notes, and explore ministry practices together across congregational lines, including:
Children, Youth & Families
Becoming an Anti-racist Church
Changing Church

Lay Ministry Formation (LMF) is a 2-year, cohort-based certification program for lay leaders who wish to deepen their sense of God’s call to ministry in various vocation and ministry contexts.