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Image Pastoras y Pastores de la ILM: Karina Carmona, José Alcántara, Sofía Tenorio, Ángela Trejo, David Brondos, Roberto Trejo y Moisés Espino después del culto de conmemoración de los 10 años de la Ordenación de Mujeres. Foto: L. Tenorio/ILM. Iglesia Luterana Mexicana: Diez años de la Ordenación de la Mujer al Ministerio Pastoral CIUDAD DE MÉXICO / México (LWI) La Iglesia Luterana Mexicana (ILM) conmemoró diez años de la ordenación de mujeres al ministerio pastoral el sábado 06 de mayo. Formación Teológica y Necesidad Pastoral Sofía Tenorio fue la primera...
Image The Participation of Women in the Ordained Ministry and Leadership in LWF Member Churches A baseline assessment among LWF member churches carried forward in 2016 on the proportion of women in decision-making positions and in the ordained
Image LWF Gender Justice Policy The LWF Gender Justice Policy lays out a biblically-rooted framework for the Lutheran global communion of churches to take concrete steps to implem
Image Women on the Move postcards Commemorations of the 500 years of Reformation normally highlight important actors, principally the male names of history: Martin Luther, Jean Calv
Image Thinking It Over “Thinking It Over” is a pamphlet series of reflections on theological questions arising for churches of the Lutheran communion.
Image The ongoing reformation of the church: the witness of ordained women today In March, 2008, a small ad hoc consultation of women was held in Geneva, under the auspices of the LWF Department for Theology and Studies, in coll
Image Interim Report of LWF Study Process on Experiences of Women in the Ordained Ministry This interim report marks the completion of the first phase of the Study Process on Experiences of Women in the Ordained Ministry.
Image Women on the Move This publication is for both, men and women, who have been touched by Faith, kissed awake by hope and transformed by love.
Image “Women on the Move: From Wittenberg to Windhoek” Toolkit The project “Women on the Move: From Wittenberg to Windhoek” (WMWW) celebrates the leadership and participation of women in the ongoing Reformation
Image The Continuing Journey: Women’s Participation in the Lutheran World Federation Decided by the LWF Assembly gathered at Evian in 1970, the women desk at the LWF became operational in 1972.
