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 participant in LWF’s 6th international seminar for lay leaders reflects on his experience and lessons learned

“Church” conjures a…

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…

A reflection on the annual 8 March observance from a young LWF delegate at the Commission on the Status of Women

I’ve intentionally celebrated International Women’s Day every year since March 2016. It was my junior year of high school and…

By Rev. Dr. Allen Jorgenson

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…

By Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Parmentier

The contexts of the different members of the working group are so different that I expected endless discussions without a possibility of convergence. But actually we did not compete in the…

By Rev. Dr Elaine Neuenfeldt…

Deforestation and freedom of religion in the world were themes in the opening worship of the LWF 2014 council meeting in Medan, Indonesia. The service took place in Jalan Sudirman church in Medan, belonging to the Christian Batak Protestant…

Council members of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) expressed solidarity with the people most affected by climate change and severe weather events by joining in the Fast for the Climate campaign and calling upon the Lutheran Communion to join…