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What's in a name?
Café is an
electronic magazine for young women who want to
build Community, participate in Advocacy, strengthen Faith, and strive
toward Enlightenment (CAFE!). It incorporates a Lutheran
perspective for women of
Christian faith or simply for any woman who is
interested in how faith can relate to the issues that women face today.
Read.
Connect. Grow.
Our URL, www.boldcafe.org,
reflects
Women of the ELCA's mission
statement. Women of the the ELCA, the women's organization of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, creates and publishes every
issue of Café. The opinions expressed in Café are those of
the authors
and do not necessarily reflect the views of Women of the ELCA.
Café
wins big. . . again for the eighth consecutive time
Café won a "Best in Class"
award of merit
from the Associated Church Press in the Independent Web site
or E-zine category.
ACP honors excellence in religious journalism at its annual
convention.
Prior to
this year, for six consecutive years,
Café
received a
“Best in Class” Award of Excellence.
The judges said,
"Relevant topics and a great variety of resources and
exercises to enhance the discussion. Kudos for making this
site multimedia with an audio podcast."
Café received
this same award in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. Judges
have said Café
“Provides a high quality product for its targeted audience.
The magazine writing style is top notch and provides an
intimate yet professional voice. The journalists use
relevant and quality research and sources to create articles
and podcasts that are meaningful
to all women, no matter their religious beliefs or
associations."
Café won an Award of excellence for Internet Communication from the Religion Communicators Council. In
2005, Café won the Award of Excellence and Best in Class from RCC.
Café began in 2003 with a start-up grant
from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation. Two interns, Emilie
Rommel Shimkus and Sarah Dreier were hired to help develop the e-zine.
Although the goal was to reach out to women between the
ages 18 to 35, a group often falling between the youth and women's
organizations in the church, women of every age visit Café.
If you
have questions or comments about Café electronic magazine,
please send them to us
at
cafe@elca.org.
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announcing new issues to alert subscribers. Café is a free
publication. Subscribe to e-mail
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