Come, Let Us Celebrate Together – Youth reflections on climate, gender justice, and migration

I joined The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Latin America and the…

A young participant in the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women shares top takeaways from her time in New York

I was born and raised in Paramaribo, the…

A young Polish delegate at the Commission on the Status of Women shares her story of overcoming imposter syndrome 

This year I have had an opportunity that I never thought I would have. For the last five or six years…

By Carlos Hidalgo

Someone once wrote that "There's nothing stronger than a heart of a volunteer." I don't know who penned this statement but it’s a part of who I’ve turned out to be today. It all started a year ago in July 2013. I…

By Barbara Rossing and Magdalena Ya-Shalongo

Of our four gospels, Matthew may be the one most favorable to women’s leadership in the early church. Matthew is the gospel where “women and children” are explicitly noted as present at…

By Rev. Dr. Elaine Neuenfeldt, LWF Secretary for Women in Church and Society (WICAS)

The meeting of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) “African Lutheran Women Theologians and the Regional Workshop on Gender Justice, Hermeneutics…

From 1-12 December 2014, members of the LWF Youth Delegation will be sharing their personal impressions of activities and events taking place during COP20 in Lima, Peru.   The first in the series, blogger Jeff Buhse of ELCIC in Manitoba…

By Jeff Buhse, LWF Youth Delegate (COP20) 

I’ve been thinking a lot about equity and fairness, two terms used quite regularly in discussions regarding Mitigation, Adaptation, Loss and Damage, and contributions to the Green…

By Jeff Buhse, LWF Youth Delegate (COP20) 

With a slightly lighter tone, I think it is a good time to comment on the fashion styling’s of several COP delegates and observers. International conferences are always a good time to see…

By Caroline Richter, LWF Youth Secretary and COP20 Delegate

So, what can religious actors and people of faith bring to these negotiations?

Is there any use for a Faith Based Organization (FBO) at all to spend time, money,…