I just returned to Canada after four days at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, Switzerland. Four days of deliberation, of exploration, of consideration concerning the ever elusive answer to the…
Calling for Respect of Spiritually Significant Places
(LWI) - The Council of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) at its 2014 meeting endorsed the Universal Code of Conduct on Holy Sites. This document, developed in consultation…
Canadian Lutherans find creative ways to keep ministry going
(LWI) - At 63, Carole McCormick is one of the younger parishioners in her home congregation, Faith, Powell River, Province of British Columbia. As council chair, McCormick finds…
“In times of exclusionary populism, silence is never an option”
(LWI) - In his New Year message, the General Secretary of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Rev. Dr Martin Junge calls on churches to bear witness to the gospel message…
Voices from the Communion: National Bishop Susan Johnson
(LWI) - Having grown up in a nurturing Saskatchewan environment with a family of pastors, one of whom was her father, National Bishop Susan Johnson says she always felt as…