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Living the Bible: peacemaking and prophetic action In our fourth and final Bible Year webinar, two leading Lutheran theologians explore ways in which Scripture can inspire meaningful and prophetic a
Africa: New Hélène Ralivao Fund training in gender justice and leadership Candidates in LWF member churches in Africa are invited to apply for the Theology, Gender Justice and Leadership Education training under the Hélèn
Christmas message: Making God’s invisible love visible Amid the busy celebrations of the festive season, LWF’s President Archbishop Musa invites us all to stop and reflect on the way that God’s love is
LWF Christmas Card: In him, all things were created Inspired by Scripture, Danish artist Louise Merian Johanna Rosenlyng, designed artwork for the LWF’s Christmas card this year.
Inspiring others through theological education How does theological education change a scholar’s life?
Living Word of God: learning from the early church In the third of our Bible Year webinars we explore ways in which Christian communities can learn anew from the Bible about resolving divisions and
A communion solidarity fund for support in challenging times As part of its 75th anniversary celebrations, the LWF has established a Communion Solidarity Fund to which all member churches are invited to contr
LWF joins call to increase humanitarian efforts As the United Nations launch the Global Humanitarian Overview, indicating an exponential rise in humanitarian needs, LWF joins the call of humanita
A Singing Communion in Advent 2022 For the fifth year, the LWF marks the Advent season with hymns of Advent and Christmas from member churches around the globe.
COP27: A small step in the right direction After more than two weeks of intense negotiations, COP27 closed with significant successes.
Germany: Taking climate action from local to global to local levels Michelle Schwarz from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saxony (Germany) is one of the young people representing the LWF at the UN climate confere
COP27: Faith leaders call on negotiators to “act on urgency of climate crisis” LWF’s youth delegates at COP27 have joined a call on negotiators to act on the urgency of the climate crisis and make the decision required to make