Elliott Named Editor For 'Lutheran Woman Today' Magazine

     CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Katherine Sprutta Elliott will become the third editor of "Lutheran Woman Today" effective April 1.  Lutheran Woman Today is the magazine of Women of the ELCA, the women's organization of the church.
     Elliott succeeds Nancy J. Goldberger, who became editor of Lutheran Woman Today in 2001.  Nancy J. Stelling, Raleigh, N.C., served as the first editor of the magazine from 1987 to 2001.
     "I am so very pleased that Kate Elliott is joining our staff," said Linda Post Bushkofsky, executive director, Women of the ELCA.  "Kate brings a unique blend of skills and experience to the position.  She also understands the women who are part of our organization; just as importantly, she also understands women who are not yet involved.  Kate has a vision for the magazine that will build on these things," said Bushkofsky.
     Born in Blue Island, Ill., Elliott earned a bachelor of arts degree in literature at Wheaton College, Wheaton, Ill., in 1980.  She participated in a summer literature program at St. Anne's College, Oxford, England, in 1980.
     Since 1999 Elliott has served as editor for "Seeds for the Parish," a resource newspaper for leaders published by the ELCA Department for Communication.  From 1995 to 1999 she was associate editor for Lutheran Woman Today.  Elliott was assistant editor and newsletter managing editor for Consumer's Digest Inc. and Your Money -- national consumer magazines issued bimonthly.  She served as assistant to the director of The Chicago Foundation for Women from 1986 to 1987, coordinator of AIDS Action Project, Howard Brown Memorial Clinic, Chicago, from 1984 to 1986, and administrative assistant, Food and Wine Magazine, from 1980 to 1984.
     "I'm excited to have the opportunity to work on Lutheran Woman Today, an award-winning publication," said Elliott.  "Lutheran Woman Today is a wonderful gift not only to those who participate in Women of the ELCA, but to all women in this church. The women's organization has an important, prophetic ministry and I am grateful to be a part of it," she said.
     "I want to see Lutheran Woman Today help readers continue to grow in faith through Bible study, be strengthened by stories that inspire and inform, and feel connected to their faith communities, the wider church, and the rich heritage of Lutheran theology," Elliot said.
     "My dream is that all women in the ELCA will get to see the magazine at least once, and I think that if they do most will want to read every issue.  Lutheran Woman Today can help women deepen their faith and start conversation around things that really matter -- God's love for us and God's work in the world.  It's not like the magazines they see in the check-out line at the grocery store, which focus on celebrities or recipes or how to lose those last 10 pounds," she said.
     Lutheran Woman Today is published 10 times a year, monthly except for bimonthly issues in January/February and July/August.  Each issue carries and supports Women of the ELCA's Bible study, the most widely used Bible study in the ELCA.  In addition to stories, the magazine features information about Women of the ELCA programs, activities and events.  Women of the ELCA Sixth Triennial Gathering will take place July 5-10 in San Antonio, Texas.
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     Information about Women of the ELCA and Lutheran Woman Today is available at http://www.womenoftheelca.org on the Internet.

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