The Lutheran World Federation

Calendar 2005

Calendar 2005

DMD Department for Mission & Development
DTS Department for Theology & Studies
DWS Department for World Service
OCS Office for Communication Services
OEA Office for Ecumenical Affairs
OFA Office for Finance and Administration
OGS Office of the General Secretary
OIAHR Office for International Affairs & Human Rights

ACT Action by Churches Together (ACT) International
WCC World Council of Churches

JANUARY

Date Unit Place Title
25-31 LWF Geneva Secretariat & DWS Field Programs Porto Alegre / Brazil World Social Forum

FEBRUARY

Date Unit Place Title
19-21 OGS Geneva / Switzerland LWF Executive Committee

MARCH

Date Unit Place Title
03-06 OEA Mainz / Germany Drafting Group Meeting, Lutheran-Roman Catholic Commission on Unity
05-13 DTS Jos / Nigeria Case Study: Lutheran-Muslim Dialogue on Conflict and Peace
14-18 DWS Zambia Southern Africa Regional Consultation
14-18 DTS Nairobi / Kenya Worship in African Contexts
17-18 OFA Geneva / Switzerland Endowment Fund Board
17-22 DTS Cape Town / South Africa Study Team: Intercultural Ethical Deliberations
3rd wk DWS Addis Ababa / Ethiopia Human Resources Development Workshop
31.03-02.04 DMD Chicago / USA Regional Consultation, Deepening the Bonds of Communion

APRIL

Date Unit Place Title
04-07 OGS Undetermined First Meeting of the LWF Task Force for Discussion on Family, Marriage and Sexuality
04-08 DMD Lumbumbashi / Dem. Repub. of Congo Capacity Building Workshop
05-08 DMD Bogota / Colombia Latin American Church Leadership Conference
11-12 OCS / DWS Geneva / Switzerland Roundtable: Editorial Planning for DWS/OCS Publication
18-25 OGS / OIAHR Johannesburg / South Africa Second Inter-Faith Peace Summit in Africa
25-29 DMD Nairobi / Kenya Africa Regional Consultation on Water
25-29 OCS / DMD Lyon / France International Consultation: Towards a Communicating Communion - A Youth Vision

MAY

Date Unit Place Title
02-03 DWS Montreux / Switzerland Annual Forum
04-05 DWS Montreux / Switzerland Standing Committee
06 OEA Geneva / Switzerland Preparatory Meeting: Conference of Secretaries of Christian World Communions
06-10 DMD Bulawayo/ Zimbabwe Capacity Building Workshop
17-20 DMD Montreux / Switzerland Project Committee Meeting
23-27 DWS Cobán / Guatemala Latin America & Caribbean Regional Consultation

JUNE

Date Unit Place Title
01-03 OGS Chavannes-de-Bogis near Geneva / Switzerland Consultation on the Future of LWF in the Context of Ecumenical Reconfiguration
06-10 DWS Rwanda Advocacy & Rights-Based Approach Workshop
08-13 DMD Iceland European Church Leadership Consultation
2nd wk DWS Southern Africa Human Resources Development Workshop
13-18 DTS Valparaiso / Chicago/USA Concluding Meeting: Study Team, Lutheran-Muslim Dialogue on Conflict and Peace
16-19 DMD Geneva / Switzerland Consultation of Women Bishops and Presidents
24-30 DTS Warsaw / Poland Regional Seminar: Authority of the Bible
27.06-01.07 OCS/DWS Kampala / Uganda Regional Workshop: Communication Capacity Building for DWS Field Offices
27.06-01.07 OEA Strasbourg / France Lutheran-Mennonite International Study Commission
27.06-01.07 DWS/OCS Uganda HIV/AIDS Skills Building Workshop

AUGUST

Date Unit Place Title
28-30 DMD Jerusalem / Bethlehem Pre-Council Youth Workshop
30 OGS Jerusalem / Bethlehem LWF Executive Committee
31.08-06.09 OGS Jerusalem / Bethlehem LWF Council Meeting

SEPTEMBER

Date Unit Place Title
19-23 DMD Bratislava / Slovak Republic Capacity Building Workshop for Member Churches in Eastern Europe
20-23 DMD Argentina International Consultation on Illegitimate Debt
22-30 OEA Bari / Italy Plenary, Lutheran-Roman Catholic Commission on Unity
24-25 OIAHR Buenos Aires / Argentina Human Rights Training Workshop for LWF Member Churches in Latin American & Caribbean Region

OCTOBER

Date Unit Place Title
07-11 DTS Nuremberg / Germany Final Global Consultation on Spiritualism as a Global Challenge to Churches
08-13 OEA Erlangen / Germany Preparatory Meeting, Lutheran-Orthodox Joint Commission
Wk of 10-14 OCS Geneva / Switzerland Workshop: Audit of LWF Publications
14-20 DWS Geneva / Switzerland Field Directors Meeting
16-20 OEA Geneva / Switzerland Conference of Secretaries / Christian World Communions Plenary
18-22 DMD Bangkok / Thailand Consultation: Diakonia in the Asian Context
27-28 DMD Chennai / India Capacity Building Workshop, Finance and Consolidated Audits
25-30 OCS/World Council of Churches Havana / Cuba Global Communicators' Network Conference: Communication and Power - Independence and Responsibility in a Globalized World

NOVEMBER

Date Unit Place Title
02-07 DTS Sao Leopoldo / Brazil Global Consultation on the Diaconal Ministry
10-13 DMD Namibia 50th Anniversary, All Africa Lutheran Consultation
14-18 DWS Tanzania Advocacy & Rights-Based Approach Workshop
21-22 DWS Geneva / Switzerland Standing Committee Meeting
21-23 DMD Bangkok / Thailand Planning Meeting, LWF Women in Church and Society Regional Coordination
21-25 DMD Buenos Aires / Argentina Capacity Building Workshop