The Lutheran World Federation

Consultations 2004

Consultations 2004

DMD Department for Mission & Development
DTS Department for Theology & Studies
DWS Department for World Service
GS General Secretariat
OCS Office for Communication Services
OEA Office for Ecumenical Affairs
OFA Office for Finance and Administration
OIAHR Office for International Affairs & Human Rights

ACT Action by Churches Together (ACT) International
WCC World Council of Churches

January

Date Unit Place Title
22–25 DTS Geneva/ Switzerland Economic Globalization Consultation: "Reclaiming the Vocation of Government"

February

Date Unit Place Title
21–23 GS Geneva/ Switzerland LWF Executive Committee

March

Date Unit Place Title
3–6 DMD Moshi/Tanzania Consultation on the Use of FM Radio
3–7 OEA Rome/Italy Lutheran-Roman Catholic Commission on Unity, Drafting Meeting
19–20 OEA / OFA / DTS Strasbourg/ France Board of the Institute for Ecumenical Research
22–26 DWS South Mombasa/Kenya North, East and West Africa Regional Consultation
30.03–2.04 DMD São Leopoldo/ Brazil Conference of Bishops and Presidents in Latin America

April

Date Unit Place Title
21–25 DMD Odessa/Ukraine HIV/AIDS Consultation Europe
23–24 DMD Cape Town/ South Africa Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Theological Education in Africa – ACTEA
25–28 DMD Cape Town/ South Africa ACTEA and Africa Lutheran Consultation on Mission
26–27 DWS Montreux/ Switzerland DWS Annual Forum
28–29 DWS Montreux/ Switzerland Standing Committee for World Service

May

Date Unit Place Title
13–16 DTS Geneva/ Switzerland Consultation on Vocation and Responsibility under Economic Globalization
17–22 DWS Albury/Australia Asia Regional Consultation
24 OEA / GS Geneva/ Switzerland Preparatory Meeting for the Conference of Secretaries of Christian World Communions
25–28 DMD Geneva/ Switzerland Project Committee

June

Date Unit Place Title
1–3 DMD Kuala Lumpur/ Malaysia Meeting of the Advisory Committee for Theological Education in Asia – ACTEAS Meeting of the Advisory Committee for Coordination of Regional Expression in Asia – ACCREA
4–7 DMD Kuala Lumpur/ Malaysia Asian Church Leadership Conference
5–12 DTS Indonesia Case Study: Lutheran-Muslim Dialogue on Conflict and Peace
19–22 DMD São Leopoldo/ Brazil Core Group Meeting on Engendering Theological Education
19–27 DWS Phnom Penh/ Cambodia Regional Finance Workshop

July

Date Unit Place Title
9–17 OEA Baltimore/USA Lutheran-Roman Catholic Commission on Unity, Plenary
18–23 DTS Erlangen/ Germany Study Team on Intercultural Ethical Deliberations

August

Date Unit Place Title
31 DGS Geneva/ Switzerland LWF Executive Committee

September

Date Unit Place Title
1–7 GS Geneva/ Switzerland LWF Council Meeting
7–11 DMD Geneva/ Switzerland Consultation on Water
25–29 DMD Arusha/ Tanzania Development Program Consultation
27–30 DTS South Africa Study Seminar on "Spiritualistic Movements as a Challenge for Churches in Africa"
27.09 – 1.10 DWS Maputo/ Mozambique Regional Finance Workshop
30.09 – 3.10 DTS Cartigny/ Switzerland Meeting of Study Team on "Authority of the Bible"

October

Date Unit Place Title
3–11 DTS Abuja, Yola, Jos/Nigeria Case Study: Lutheran-Muslim Dialogue on Conflict and Peace
4–9 DMD El Salvador/ Honduras Round Table: Christian Lutheran Church of Honduras and Salvadoran Lutheran Synod
7–15 OEA Iaşi/Romania Lutheran-Orthodox Joint Commission
12–16 DWS Geneva/ Switzerland Field Directors' Meeting
25–28 GS Buenos Aires/ Argentina Conference of Secretaries of Christian World Communions
29.10–1.11. GS South Africa Celebration of the Fifth Anniversary of the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification

November

Date Unit Place Title
Early Nov. DMD / OCS Geneva/ Switzerland Youth Leadership in Communication (tentative title)
8–10 DTS USA/Canada Study Seminar on "Spiritualistic Movements as a Challenge for Churches in North America"
15–19 DWS Montreux/ Switzerland Standing Committee for World Service
16–18 DTS Bangkok/ Thailand Study Seminar on "Spiritualistic Movements as a Challenge for Churches in Asia"
22–27 DMD Geneva/ Switzerland Overcoming Violence Against Women: Theological Reflections