Leaders of global church bodies addressing the LWF at its Council meeting expressed hope for continued ecumenical engagement, mutual support and shared witness in confronting global challenges.
Council members representing their churches across the global communion gathered in central Geneva on Sunday for worship with local German and English-speaking Lutheran congregations
President Henrik Stubkjær inaugurates the first full Council since the Kraków Assembly and reflects on the theme of hope, which is at the heart of the new LWF strategy
The new LWF Council’s first full meeting concluded after having approved a new strategy, theological study processes, and statements on public and ecumenical matters.
General Secretary Burghardt addresses LWF Council, urging member churches to share hope, model respectful dialogue and offer a credible witness in a polarized world
In this Voices from the Communion, Khadijah Islam discusses her interfaith upbringing, her volunteering work in Rwanda and her priorities as an LWF youth Council member