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Faith in Action
Youth
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Lutheran Leaders Urged to Promote Interactive Communication in Latin America and Caribbean
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Lutheran World Information (LWI) 11/2011 “Called to Walk Together”
In Pursuing Christian Unity, We Have a Double Accountability -
Youth Promise Active Involvement for Environmental Justice
Eco-Justice participants leave Durban with renewed commitment
Lutheran Leaders Urged to Promote Interactive Communication in Latin America and Caribbean
LWF Regional Conference Focuses on Lutheran Identity
FLORIANÓPOLIS, Brazil/GENEVA, 4 May 2012 (LWI) – Brazilian theologian Rev. Dr Nestor Friedrich called upon Lutheran leaders in Latin America and the Caribbean to promote the use of interactive communication in order to encourage congregations’ active involvement in addressing justice issues and in promoting inclusion in society.
Youth the Key to Peace in South Sudan
LWF Supporting Peace Process Launched by Sudan Council of Churches
JUBA, South Sudan/GENEVA, 23 January 2012 (LWI) – Ask almost anyone in South Sudan today what the key to peace is and most will have the same answer–youth.
Youth Promise Active Involvement for Environmental Justice
Eco-Justice Participants Leave Durban with Renewed Commitment
DURBAN, South Africa/GENEVA, 13 December 2011 (LWI) – After two weeks of training in Durban, South Africa, on the theology and politics of ecological justice, Christian youth from around the world have pledged to start in their own contexts initiatives that promote the new understandings they have acquired.
Youth Gathered in Durban Offer Hope on Climate Change
Eco-Justice Program Connects Justice and Environment
DURBAN/GENEVA, 8 December 2011 (LWI) – With international negotiations on climate change near collapse in Durban, South Africa, Christian youth from around the world offer hope by studying their Bibles and reflecting on justice issues involved in the care of creation.
Local Solutions to Global Environmental Problems
Christian Youth Are Exposed to UN Climate Change Negotiations in Durban
DURBAN, South Africa/GENEVA, 2 December 2011 (LWI) – Christian youth from 21 countries are in Durban, the site of international negotiations on climate change, to learn to care for the environment in a joint program of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and the World Council of Churches (WCC).
Indonesian Lutheran Youth Seek Greater Role in Combating AIDS
Call to Include AIDS Subject in Seminary Curriculum
SUKAMAKMUR, Indonesia/GENEVA, 15 November 2011 (LWI) – A three-day conference of youth from the dozen Lutheran churches in Indonesia have called upon church leadership to assign them a greater role in taking up the challenge of fighting the AIDS epidemic.
Indonesian Bishop Urges Youth to “Break the Roof of Prejudice” on AIDS
Lutherans Revitalize HIV and AIDS campaign
SUKAMAKMUR, Indonesia/GENEVA, 8 November 2011 (LWI) – A week-long gathering to support Lutheran churches’ response to the HIV and AIDS epidemic in Indonesia began with a call on young people to take a leading role in breaking the prejudice and stigma around HIV and AIDS.
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile Urges Participation for Education Impasse
LWF General Secretary Says Underlying Political, Economic System at Fault
SANTIAGO, Chile/GENEVA, 6 September 2011 (LWI) – The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile (IELCH) has played a mediating role as students of all ages in Chile mobilized to demand free education and better standards.
