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Applications open: Certificate in Climate Justice and Faith Becoming a faith-rooted advocate for climate justice
Taiwan churches to host Global Mission Consultation The meeting at China Lutheran seminary will launch a communion-wide renewal of mission in the modern world
Americas: Burghardt says ‘churches should be messengers of tangible hope’ LWF general secretary addresses Leadership Conference of the Americas 2025
Africa: Leadership Conference opens with call to bear fruit From climate crisis to church unity, African leaders commit to hope and action
Americas: Leadership conference opens in worship Church leaders gather under theme of ‘Embodying the Word’
Inspired by Hope: African Lutheran leaders gather in Rwanda An opportunity to strengthen churches, deepen collaboration, and advance commitment to climate justice
Hope for a humanitarian sector in turmoil? Global Leadership Team Meeting hears how World Service and partners are responding to economic and political challenges
Vocation, values and practice of transformative leadership Newly elected superintendents of Indonesia’s Protestant Christian Batak Church attend seminar on servant leadership
LWF congratulates Pope Leo XIV, expresses hope for building “bridges of peace” “May Catholics and Lutherans continue to grow towards unity through joint service and shared witness”
Papua New Guinea: bringing the good news to the remotest places LWF Council member from PNG shares stories of working in some of the most inaccessible places on earth