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ZacTax Toolkit launched to help churches lobby for fair taxation Ecumenical organizations call for bold economic policies to end exploitation of people and planet
Palestine: Women trust a woman judge to “understand them” Voices from the Communion: Judge Scarlet Bishara talks about her presence on the Lutheran Ecclesiastical Court
Burghardt: Grace, education, freedom to serve neighbor New general secretary spells out principles, priorities and challenges in first address to LWF Council
LWF commends new ‘conviviality’ resources to all churches New publications: Four storybooks from the European Diaconal Process
Burghardt: Churches called to be agents of positive change During installation service, LWF’s new General Secretary calls on churches to “walk the talk” for reconciliation
Church in Liberia follows Gospel: “You give them something to eat” Lutheran Church in Liberia, ecumenical partners implement rice farming initiative
COP26: LWF Delegates “disappointed but not disheartened by the lack of results” Advocacy and actions for climate justice continue (LWI) – While there have been some…
Netherlands: Investing in communities to be “carriers of sustainable diakonia” Hanne Wilzing shares the story of a repurposed church building in Amsterdam
Suriname: On a journey to re-explore “our Lutheran identity” LWF scholar Rafael van Ommeren talks about being church in a multi-denominational and multi-religious setting
Faith leaders: More must be done to achieve climate justice after COP26 “We will continue to care for creation, work for climate justice, and stand with the most vulnerable”
Ancient and modern meet at Estonia’s Institute of Theology Discover the history and contemporary challenges facing Rev. Anne Burghardt and former colleagues in Tallinn
COP26: Faith organizations call on world leaders to “step up and deliver” Call for urgent and ambitious action for the most vulnerable people and communities
