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Hundreds of Lutherans Across the Globe Gather Online for green&just

GENEVA, 18 May 2012 (LWI) – An initial poll of some of the 400 people who took part in The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) first virtual conference on the church’s role in environmental justice say the event prompted their greater involvement in ecological justice issues.

European Church Leaders Meet in Ostrava, Czech Republic

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic/GENEVA, 16 May 2012 (LWI) – Churches must be global citizens addressing issues that can only be tackled at the worldwide level, Rev. Martin Junge, general secretary of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) told Lutheran leaders from Europe.

LWF Symposium Underlines Centrality of Trust in Relationships

GENEVA, 15 May 2012 (LWI) – Churches accompanying forced migrants should consider adding “remembering and reconciliation as a fifth and sixth ‘R’ to the ‘4R’” approach in refugee work, a Lutheran pastor told participants in a Lutheran World Federation (LWF) symposium discussing the notion of trust in a multi-disciplinary approach to work.

What value does trust have at work? In politics? In society in general? The LWF 2^nd Symposium on the Theology of Work explored this essential dimension of human interaction from a variety of angles. Organized by the Department of Theology and Public Witness on 3 May 2012 in commemoration of International Labor Day.

Theme | Trust and Trauma: Some Theological Insights

Speaker | Rev. Dr Drea Fröchtling

What value does trust have at work? In politics? In society in general? The LWF 2^nd Symposium on the Theology of Work took a look at this essential dimension of human interaction from a variety of angles. Organized by the Department of Theology and Public Witness on 3 May 2012 in commemoration of International Labor Day.

The LWF virtual conference “green&just” on 12 May 2012 looked to get people from LWF member churches and the wider ecumenical family talking about poverty eradication and ecological justice.

Find out more from conference co-organizer Rev. Roger Schmidt, LWF Youth.

LWF Best Practices | Fighting Climate Change

Meeting the challenge of climate change is a priority for the LWF. Its “green&just” virtual conference on 12 May 2012 looks to engage the Lutheran Communion and wider ecumenical family on environmental issues and eco-justice.

Read how one LWF member church is fighting climate change through a lifestyle change campaign encouraging its congregations, institutions and individual members to reduce their carbon footprint.

LWF and Local Church Assist Families

FATICK, Senegal/GENEVA, 4 May 2012 (LWI) – Residents of Fangad village in southwestern Senegal have been living off the beautiful but austere land for generations, always knowing it to be the safest of employers. But things are changing in the Fatick region.