Indonesian member churches of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) have planted partner trees for the ones in the Wittenberg Luther Garden at the Ecumenical Centre of the Council of Protestant Indonesian Churches in North Sumatra on 15 June 2014.…
The LWF’s governing body between Assemblies is coming together for its annual meeting in 2014 under the theme, “Like a Tree Planted by Streams of Water.”
Program highlights include
President’s Address & Report from the General Secretary - Spotlight on activities and themes of the past year and future perspectives for the LWF.
Keynote Panel on Interfaith Dialogue - A look at interfaith dialogue in Indonesia where 80 percent of the population is Muslim and 16 percent Christian. Both faith traditions will be represented on the panel.
Reformation 2017 - Planning of programmatic work relating to the 2017 LWF Twelfth Assembly in Namibia and the 500th anniversary of the Reformation.
The churches of the LWF National Committee in Indonesia are hosting the Council 2014 meeting.
500 years more of witness and service by the Lutheran Communion
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Council Looks at Youth Participation in the LWF Communion
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Delegates from other countries other than Brazil attended the recent Lutheran youth gathering in Brazil. For Guatemalan Pablo S. Gudiel, the friendly meeting enabled young Christians to discuss their global mission. …