News
22
Jun
Africa: Prioritizing theological education and leadership formation
22
Jun
Leaders of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches in Africa will gather, 27 June -1 July, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the Africa Lutheran Church Leadership Consultation (ALCLC), held normally every year. The meeting’s theme is: “Lord to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life (Jn 6:68).”
22
Jun
Africa: Prioritizing theological education and leadership formation
22
Jun
Leaders of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches in Africa will gather, 27 June -1 July, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the Africa Lutheran Church Leadership Consultation (ALCLC), held...
20
Jun
Pandemic and Pedagogy: post-COVID theological education
20
Jun
How to support theological institutions around the globe that have struggled to adapt to the new challenges posed by the past two years of the COVID pandemic? That’s the focus of a conference, being...
25
Apr
Nigerian seminary brings education on irregular migration and trafficking to the classroom
25
Apr
The June 2022 graduates of the Bronnum Lutheran Seminary in Yola, northeastern Nigeria, will include the first batch of students taking a new orientation course on irregular migration and human...
18
Nov
Burghardt: Grace, education, freedom to serve neighbor
18
Nov
In her first address as General Secretary to the Council of the LWF, Rev. Anne Burghardt outlined three key principles or “gifts” that lie at the heart of Lutheran identity.
11
Nov
Strengthening communion relations in Africa
11
Nov
An extended Lutheran Council in Africa consultation held by the LWF from 22-25 October in Ethiopia, reflected on common concerns in the Africa region particularly the church’s role in the public...
29
Jun
LWF’s Hélène Ralivao Fund awards first scholarships for women in Africa
29
Jun
The legacy of Malagasy Lutheran Church pioneer woman theologian Hélène Ralivao will live on through a new program dedicated to women’s theological education and leadership development in Africa. The...
24
Jun
New publication explores global perspectives on Lutheran identities
24
Jun
The LWF has published a new resource to explore the diverse theological identities of Lutherans across the communion of churches. We Believe in the Holy Spirit: Global Perspectives on Lutheran...
14
May
Australians ‘Walk My Way’ to support refugee children
14
May
Thousands of refugee children in East Africa will be able to attend school and get a better start in life thanks to the generosity of Lutherans of all ages who are taking part in the Lutheran Church...
28
Jan
2020 selection complete, 85 candidates awarded LWF scholarships
28
Jan
The LWF has completed its 2020 scholarship approval process, with 85 new candidates from the communion’s member churches set to pursue degree and diploma courses in theology and different areas of...
22
Jan
Myanmar: Education for students with special needs
22
Jan
Going to school is difficult for the about 30,000 internally displaced Rohingya children in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. Even more, if the child is living with a disability: Teachers lack special...
11
Jan
Lutherans in Great Britain support higher education of refugees and migrants
11
Jan
The Council of Lutheran Churches recently announced a scholarship for a refugee or migrant to Great Britain, giving them an opportunity for higher education at Mansfield College. The Lutheran Church...
15
Dec
Partners for peace and humanitarian aid in Myanmar
15
Dec
The LWF provided a testimony on the status of human rights in Myanmar in front of the Canadian’s House of Commons’ Subcommittee on International Human Rights, which held a session focusing on of...
7
Dec
Kenya: COVID-19 has secondary effects on women and children refugees
7
Dec
An increased workload for women, more violence against women and children, and neglect of people living with disabilities: these are the main impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on gender for refugees...
23
Oct
A time to teach and learn “a diakonia of solidarity”
23
Oct
In this Voices from the Communion, Rev. Dr Marcia Blasi, professor of feminist theology and coordinator of the theology course and the Gender and Religion Program at Faculdades EST (the theological...
8
Oct
COVID-19: Empower girls to determine their future
8
Oct
On International Day of the Girl, the Lutheran World Federation is raising awareness about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on girls in vulnerable communities. LWF is calling upon the...
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...
3
Aug
Applications open for scholarships in theology, diakonia and development
3
Aug
The LWF is calling for scholarship applications for studies and training related to theological, diaconal and development work. “Education is a very sustainable way to empower men and women for their...
13
May
Better schools for staff and students in Jordan
13
May
Tens of thousands of Jordanian and Syrian students are reaping the benefits of a more positive school environment, thanks to a project pioneered by Canadian Lutheran World Relief and the LWF, with...
3
Mar
LWF Jerusalem centralizes its vocational training in Ramallah
3
Mar
The new LWF vocational training center in Ramallah, Palestine, is about to take shape: On Sunday, 1 March Bishop Sani Ibrahim Azar of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land and...
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...
29
Jan
LWF prepares South Sudanese refugees for return home
29
Jan
In an interview with Lutheran World Information, Girma Gudina, LWF Country Representative in South Sudan, talks about the challenges of re-integrating returnees into their former communities, and of...
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...
24
Jan
Liberia: Education ‘secret to post-war reconciliation’
24
Jan
Communities in Liberia, torn apart over recent years by civil war, are finding healing today through education programs that promote reconciliation alongside traditional teaching and agricultural...
12
Nov
Liberia: Called to bring healing, even when times are tough
12
Nov
Early November, and the Liberia Council of Churches just hosted a global summit on the Sustainable Development Goals, looking to strengthen church projects that support the United Nations’ 2030...
6
Nov
Heavy flood affects schools in Maban, South Sudan
6
Nov
Two weeks after massive flooding had inundated the refugee camps and their host communities in Maban county, South Sudan, the LWF team is returning to the compound and resuming services.
1
Nov
LWF launches SDGs’ mapping for Liberia
1
Nov
The LWF has launched a process to help faith-based actors in Liberia track their contribution to implementation of three UN SDGs.
12
Aug
LWF and partners observe International Youth Day
12
Aug
The overall agreement shared as The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), together with the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the World Christian Student Federation (WCSF) observed International Youth...
