Every year, the LWF awards scholarships for students and church workers in different fields of theology. The goal is to strengthen the capacity of member churches as they carry out their mission.
The meeting will gather LWF scholars in theology and provide a space where scholarship holders can be connected and mutually empowered as members of the global Lutheran communion. The new platform opens possibilities for deeper interaction and encourages students to support each other and learn from the mutual sharing of resources and experiences.
Two participants in the LWF training program on theology, leadership, and gender justice share how newly acquired skills and knowledge advance their work in the church and community.
Lutheran perspectives on pastoral theology were central to the last Theological Seminar for Pastors at the LWF Center in Wittenberg. It brought together 19 pastors from across the communion.
“It’s a God-given opportunity and at the same time a challenge, because in our context not many women are in leadership positions,” says Dr Ebisse Gudeta, the first female academic dean of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane…
As the fairly young and indigenous Lutheran church in the Republic of Congo expands its work, the pastoral training center it set up five years ago is welcoming students from countries in the region.
The Assistant Archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Russia, Rev. Dr Anton Tikhomirov, talks about theological education and the church’s current situation.
A new online platform offers a variety of training materials and resources in theology, diakonia, and leadership and other thematic areas of LWF’s work.
The first Protestant hymnbooks were printed in Germany 500 years ago, and thousands of editions were to follow. Over time, a treasure of immense impact on faith and culture was created.
In this Voices from the Communion interview, the Pastor President of the Lutheran Church of Peru, Rev. Ofelia Dávila Llimpe, speaks about her ongoing engagement for social and gender justice, the inspiration she drew from Liberation Theology, and…
Hélène Ralivao Fund offers “unique opportunity” for women and men in LWF member churches in Africa to pursue studies in theology, gender justice and leadership education.
