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A still from the first animation examining the life of Martin Luther.
Animated series examining life of Martin Luther premieres
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2 Sep 2015
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2 Sep 2015
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Cap: The panel comprising Judith Königsdörfer (WCC), Erin Clark (Church of England), Frère Jasper (Taizé) discuss the necessity of ecumenism, at the global gathering of young Lutherans, Workshop Wittenberg. Photo: DNK/LWB/F. Hübner
“We cannot afford to be divided as Christians”
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1 Sep 2015
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1 Sep 2015
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Jeff Buhse and Tsiry Rakoto, of the LWF climate justice working group, tell young Lutherans in Wittenbergy that they need to support political commitment to a reasonable climate change agreement at the COP21 conference in Paris later this year. Photo: GNC/LWF/F. Hübner
Join young reformers in climate change prayer and fast
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31 Aug 2015
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31 Aug 2015
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LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge tells young reformers at Wittenberg to live out God’s call for mission and service in the world. Photo: LWF/Marko Schoeneberg
Ongoing Lutheran reformation needs young people’s creativity
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28 Aug 2015
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28 Aug 2015
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Caption: Benison Kachhap contemplates the significance of being the first young Lutheran to plant a tree in the renowned Luther Garden, in Wittenberg. Rev. Hans Kasch, director of the LWF Center in Wittenberg, looks on. Photo: GNC/LWF/F. Hübner
Youth must be as strongly rooted in the church as life-giving trees
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28 Aug 2015
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28 Aug 2015
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Bishops from Tanazania and Sweden deepen relations between the two churches during a four-day meeting in Sweden. Photo: Magnus Aronson/IKON
Tanzanian and Swedish church leadership give thanks for gift of communion
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28 Aug 2015
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28 Aug 2015
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United Evangelical Mission General Secretary Rev. Dr Fidon Mwombeki told the young reformers to have a sense of urgent mission and vocation. Photo: LWF/Johanan C. Valeriano
Youth should adopt Luther's "radical thinking, daring energy, rebellious inclination"
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27 Aug 2015
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27 Aug 2015
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LWF Vice-President for Asia Eun-hae Kwon, right, with Sumita Chin, from Malaysia. Kwon says the ongoing witness of Lutherans motivates her to serve. Photo: LWF/M. Renaux
Nurturing young Lutherans for service to the communion
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26 Aug 2015
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26 Aug 2015
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Bishop Niels Henrik Arendt, right, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark, addressing LWF Council participants during the panel presentation on June 14, 2013. Bishop Arendt died on August 23, 2015. Photo: LWF/Maximilian Haas
LWF mourns the passing of Bishop Emeritus Niels Henrik Arendt
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26 Aug 2015
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26 Aug 2015
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