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Showcasing ‘Conviviality’ at Krakow Assembly A new learning program will be presented at Krakow Assembly on ‘Seeking Conviviality: the art and practice of living together in increasingly fragm
Suriname: A young woman initiating positive change in church and society Danielle Dokman from Suriname was elected to the LWF Council as a youth delegate in 2010.
German church makes groundbreaking decision on gender equality and youth participation From 2025 the synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany will be composed of equal numbers of men and women and ten percent of pe
Applications open for 2023 lay leaders seminar LWF is calling for applications to join its annual seminar on church leadership which be held in Geneva, Switzerland, and Wittenberg, Germany, in J
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
“Sharing the table” to strengthen justice and human dignity Diaconal practitioners from LWF’s member churches in Latin America and the Caribbean address contemporary challenges for Lutheran churches in the r
Leadership for peace and reconciliation Addressing the annual retreat of newly elected leaders from LWF’s member churches, General Secretary Rev.
GEM School: learning to advocate for economic justice Ecumenical training program takes place in Berlin with focus on ecological and feminist economics
Denmark: We must seize the future with hope “Heavenly days” in Roskilde bring together thousands over Ascension weekend