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Russia: Being a small church in a large country The Assistant Archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Russia, Rev.
Lutherans and Pentecostals: A beautiful story of mutual learning Shedding old stereotypes while learning to trust and listen to other Christians’ stories: Jean-Daniel Plüss takes us inside the first international
LWF learning platform offers a variety of training resources A new online platform offers a variety of training materials and resources in theology, diakonia, and leadership and other thematic areas of LWF’s
Being credible witnesses in church and society What tasks and actions arise for the LWF member churches from the message and other results of the Thirteenth Assembly?
Highlights on the upcoming ecumenical agenda As the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity draws to a close, we look ahead to some of the highlights and hopes for the ecumenical agenda over
United States: New theological education program for Indigenous leaders The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has launched a new theological education program for Indigenous leaders.
Christmas message: Called into the gospel adventure LWF’s President, Danish Bishop Henrik Stubkjær, reminds us that Christmas is, above all, a call to action to bring light and hope into the darkest
LWF reaffirms commitment to human rights agenda As the Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 75, LWF recalls the legacy and renewed commitment of those working to uphold the inalienable rig
Lutherans and Orthodox search for common language of faith A recent meeting of Lutheran and Orthodox theologians in Estonia highlights “new impetus and commitment” to resolving centuries old controversies
Great Britain: theological and practical ecumenism in action In this Voices from the Communion, German-born theologian Dr Anna Krauss shares details of her ecumenical work at national and local level in the U
Applications open for Harding Meyer ecumenical award Applications are now open for the Harding Meyer Prize in Ecumenism. The prize was first awarded in 2018.
Maintaining unity, celebrating diversity: a new publication The new document on Lutheran identity is the fruit of a four-year process exploring the wide variety of languages, cultures, forms of worship, spir