Sharing visions of living in harmony with nature

Faith communities, especially indigenous, women, and young faith leaders, mobilize collective global action to protect nature and biodiversity and deliver critical reflections on enhanced biodiversity governance for climate resilience and posterity.

At a side-event of the Fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), The Lutheran World Federation, ACT Alliance, the World Council of Churches, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America are organizing a panel discussion highlighting the work of these communities.

Moderator

• Rudelmar Bueno de Faria, ACT General Secretary

Opening remarks

• Rev. Anne Burghardt, LWF General Secretary

Closing remarks

• Prof Isabel Apawo Phiri, WCC Deputy General Secretary

Panelists

• Collins Shava, All Africa Conference of Churches
• Fernanda Zúñiga, Lutheran Church in Chile
• Maura Kens Westitch, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
• Jocabed Solano, Memoria Indigena
• Iemaima Jennifer Vaai, Pacific Conference of Churches

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Languages: English, Spanish, French

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The Russian military assault on Ukraine threatens peace in Europe and indeed the whole world. This urgent and evolving crisis requires the attention and solidarity of the global Christian community.

As the Psalmist reminds us “to seek peace and pursue it” (Psalm 34:14) we issue a call for prayer for the people of Ukraine and the region. Peace must prevail. As a sign of global solidarity with the people and churches of Ukraine, the Conference of European Churches, the Lutheran World Federation, the World Communion of Reformed Churches, and the World Methodist Council, issue an invitation to an online prayer service for Ukraine on Ash Wednesday – March 2 at 17:00 CET. The prayer will include listening to voices from Ukraine.

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Applications are now open to a training for youth peacebuilders, 1-5 June

Youth from LWF member churches in all regions are invited to apply for a Peace Messengers Training to be held from 1-5 June 2022. This will be a space to reflect on the spiritual call to peacebuilding, learn from peacebuilding professionals, engage in conversation with peers from around the world, and mobilize to build peace in their own contexts.

After the training, trainees will be called to act as peace multipliers and implement projects in their home churches or communities.

Criteria for applications

1. Experience in church leadership and values aligned with LWF’s theological commitments;
2. Commitment to allocate time to implement a local small-scale peace project, with LWF’s support;
3. Endorsement from an LWF member church national office.

Further Information

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• LWF Peace Messengers Training Manuals