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Cameroonian theologian Rev. Tientcheu Djomgoue Marie Besong, a scholarship holder of LWF’s Hélène Ralivao Fund. Photo: Private

Toward more inclusive, safe, and just communities
By
Rev. Tientcheu Djomgoue Marie Besong

Governance
Churches
Gender
Blog
27 Apr 2022
Installation service and reception for LWF General Secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt, in the chapel and lobby of the Ecumenical Center, Geneva (Switzerland), 17 November 2021. Photo: LWF/M. Renaux

Rev. Anne Burghardt: the first 100 days
By
Rev. Anne Burghardt, LWF General Secretary

Theology
Governance
Communion
Blog
16 Feb 2022
Altarpiece by Lucas Cranach the Elder in the City Church in Wittenberg. (Public domain)

Cranach painting reveals Luther’s understanding of the Bible and art of preaching
By
Martin Junge

Governance
Blog
01 May 2019
Beata Anna Kolarczyk, Polish Lutheran delegate to the COP 24 UN climate conference in Katowice, Poland. Photo: LWF/Sean Hawkey

Proclaiming the Gospel of Christ by caring for our common home
By
Beata Anna Kolarczyk

Youth
Governance
Climate
Blog
19 Dec 2018
Sindri Geir Óskarsson, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland. Photo: LWF/Sean Hawkey.

What is our role as stewards of the Earth?
By
Sindri Geir Óskarsson

Youth
Governance
Climate
Blog
07 Dec 2018
From the left: Mr. Seid Asmare, Ethiopian Islamic Affairs Supreme Council; Mr Daniel Seife-Michael, Ethiopian Orthodox Church; Mr Mamo Wojega, Inter-Religious Council of Ethiopia & member of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus. Photo: LWF

Ethiopia’s new democratic space offers opportunity for peace building and reconciliation
By
Dr Ojot M. Ojulu

Unity
Governance
Justice
Blog
08 Nov 2018
Refugees and displaced persons supply fingerprints as a way to establish and track identity.  Photo: Creative Commons

A letter to pilgrims on hospitality
By
Rev. Anne Burghardt

Governance
Communion
Blog
15 Jun 2016
Refugees in Hungary are escorted along a train platform. Photo: MTI

Walking with refugees: the church amid the refugee crisis in Europe
By
Dr Tamás Fabiny

Governance
Humanitarian
Blog
14 Sep 2015
LWF General Secretary Rev. Martin Junge worships among several Lutheran leaders and ecumenical partners from around the world. Photo: Allison Westerhoff

Marangu, le centre des Églises Luthériennes d’Afrique
By
Sandra

Governance
Communion
Churches
Blog
01 Jun 2015
Rev. Dr Robin Steinke. Photo: LWF/M. Renaux

Robin Steinke Inaugurated President of Luther Seminary
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Department for Theology and Public Witness

Governance
Communion
Gender
Blog
14 Oct 2014
Bishop Alex G. Malasusa. Photo: LWF/H. Putsman-Penet

LWF Vice-President Malasusa: “Being Peacemakers at Heart”
By
Stéphane Gallay

Governance
Communion
Blog
21 Jul 2014
(From left) LWF General Secretary Martin Junge, LWF President Bishop Dr Munib Younan, LWF National Committee in Indonesia Chairperson Bishop Langsung Sitorus and other member church representatives with a Luther Garden partner tree planted at the Ecumenical Center of the Council of Protestant Indonesian Churches in North Sumatra on 15 June 2014. Photo: LWF/C. Kästner

“Let these trees grow as our communion is growing”
By
Terri Miller

Theology
Governance
Communion
Blog
16 Jun 2014

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