News
28
Sep
Resisting and engaging with religious nationalism
28
Sep
An LWF webinar on 22 September entitled ‘Ignore, Resist or Engage? Global responses to religious nationalism’, featured panelists from India, Indonesia and the United States, was jointly organized by the LWF, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies (ICRS).
28
Sep
Resisting and engaging with religious nationalism
28
Sep
An LWF webinar on 22 September entitled ‘Ignore, Resist or Engage? Global responses to religious nationalism’, featured panelists from India, Indonesia and the United States, was jointly organized by...
8
Sep
Living at the crossroads of Lutheran and Indigenous cultures
8
Sep
A reindeer herder’s daughter serving as leader of the Sami Church Council in the far north of Norway, a Massai pastor from southern Tanzania and an Oglala Lakota Sioux pastor from North America...
13
Aug
Being Lutheran: How theological education leads to transformation
13
Aug
The LWF explored how can Lutheran theological education and formation, spirituality and shared faith experiences in community transform social, political and church-related systems of power, at its...
26
Jun
Launch of ‘Being Lutheran’ series of webinars
26
Jun
The LWF is launching a new series of monthly webinars exploring the creative, vibrant and life-giving diversity of what it means to be Lutheran in countries around the world today.
4
Jun
Jubilee for the Earth: New Rhythms, New Hope
4
Jun
On 8 June at 16:00 CET, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is co-hosting a webinar "Jubilee for the Earth: New Rhythms, New Hope", taking up this year's theme for the Season of...
27
May
Season of Creation 2020 Celebration Guide to inspire a "Jubilee for the Earth"
27
May
The theme for the 2020 Season of Creation is "Jubilee for the Earth" and the Celebration Guide has been released...
19
May
COVID-19: leading the church in post-crisis world
19
May
Rev. Ruth Wolff-Bonsirven, is an ‘inspectrice ecclésiastique’ or leader of the church in Alsace-Lorraine in eastern France. In mid-March she became sick with the COVID-19 virus, just as the death...
15
May
COVID-19: Adopt an Economy of Life, urge global Christian organizations
15
May
In a joint message, the LWF, WCC, WCRC, and Council of World Mission have urged governments to bolster support for healthcare and social protection. They further called for debt cancellation and the...
15
May
Working together for justice, peace and reconciliation
15
May
The LWF Annual Report for the work carried out in 2019 is now available. The report highlights the Communion Office collaboration with churches as they witness in their local and global contexts, and...
16
Apr
COVID-19: Health and faith partnership to promote factual information and reduce fear
16
Apr
The LWF welcomes a recent guide by the World Health Organization (WHO) outlining the critical role of religious leader in disseminating accurate information, reducing fear and stigma and ensuring...
14
Apr
COVID-19: Solidarity prayers during the 50 days of Easter
14
Apr
The LWF continues its prayer solidarity with churches and individuals around the world during the COVID-19 global pandemic with a 50-day Easter guide “Rejoice Now All the Earth!”
7
Apr
COVID-19: LWF offers liturgies for Holy Week and Easter
7
Apr
The LWF proposes the Holy Week and Easter Worship in a time of physical distancing in several languages [link] for Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Vigil and Easter Sunday.
1
Apr
COVID-19: Encouraging each other in a time of need
1
Apr
A group of 20 pastors from 17 countries has developed into a stable network to share fears and concerns, encourage each other and exchange new ideas for church work, especially now because of the...
19
Mar
COVID-19: Being fully the church in times of Coronavirus
19
Mar
As restrictions to contain the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak spread to countries around the globe, LWF leaders have written to all member churches reflecting on the best ways of responding...
21
Feb
LWF promotes religious education as a path to ecological sustainability
21
Feb
Over 130 professionals including representatives of the LWF, and university students, recently met at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences in Bergen, Norway, for a conference on...
20
Feb
Promoting theological and intercultural exchange
20
Feb
The GNC/LWF awards about 35 study, research and language scholarships annually in the field of ecclesiastical theology. With this program it promotes theological and intercultural exchange, the...
28
Jan
Theological education that strengthens Lutheran identity
28
Jan
The LWF is in the final stages of launching a network for Theological Education and Formation to strengthen the study of theology, facilitate joint reflection, and build on the self-understanding of...
22
Jan
Christian unity week calls for kindness to strangers
22
Jan
Showing “unusual kindness” (Acts 28:2) to strangers in need is the theme of the 2020 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, celebrated by churches across the world from 18 to 25 January (or around the...
18
Dec
English translation of German theological perspectives
18
Dec
“What is Lutheran?” is the title of the first volume of a new series on Lutheran Theology: German Perspectives and Positions. Published by VELKD and the GNC/LWF it will be expanded annually with a...
22
Nov
Silence not an option against populism
22
Nov
Lutheran leaders speaking at the launch of a new LWF publication emphasize that silence is not an option for church leaders and other faith actors in the face of populism.
20
Nov
Wittenberg: Belonging to the Lutheran family
20
Nov
Twice a year the city of Wittenberg hosts international theological seminars organized by the LWF.
6
Nov
Churches in Central and Eastern Europe discuss Lutheran identity, diversity and pneumatology
6
Nov
The consultation with the theme “Diversity and identity – different kinds of gifts, but the same spirit... (1 Corinthians 12, 4-6)” took place from 28 to 30 October in Tallinn, Estonia, and offered...
22
Oct
Mekane Yesus Seminary: preparing for a growing church
22
Oct
The Mekane Yesus Seminary in Addis Ababa has a long tradition of theological education. In the midst of Ethiopia’s population growth and quick development, but also where poverty, ethnic conflicts...
21
Oct
How does spirituality shape Lutheran identities?
21
Oct
The LWF is launching a multi-year theological study on how spirituality forms Lutheran identities and church engagement around the world today.
7
Oct
Asian church leaders call for greater interfaith cooperation
7
Oct
The Asia Church Leadership Conference has concluded in Indonesia with a call to all churches to work more closely together with other faith communities to promote urgent issues such as gender justice...
16
Sep
Polish church joins faith groups for peace conference
16
Sep
Polish Protestants, Catholics, Muslims and Jews come together to discuss peace, democracy and the responsibility of religions in the public space during a conference in Warsaw on 16 September.
