Preparing for the Thirteenth Assembly in Krakow

The Asia Pre-Assembly will help enable delegates to take part fully in the Assembly. 

This Pre-Assembly will facilitate a contextual reading of the Assembly’s themes and issues so that delegates come to the Assembly prepared to share their part of the global story.  

It will also present a message on topical issues of concern. 

This Pre-Assembly will:  

• harvest the fruits of Asia regional work from Windhoek to Krakow 
• provide contextual reflections on Assembly themes, the highlights of which will be incorporated into the Assembly discussion 
• orientate participants on the Thirteenth Assembly 
• include worship
• present a slate of nominees for the next LWF Council

• 2023 LWF Assembly

Preparing for the Thirteenth Assembly in Krakow

The Africa Pre-Assembly will help enable delegates to take part fully in the Assembly. 

This Pre-Assembly will facilitate a contextual reading of the Assembly’s themes and issues so that delegates come to the Assembly prepared to share their part of the global story.  

It will also present a message on topical issues of concern. 

This Pre-Assembly will:  

• harvest the fruits of Africa regional work from Windhoek to Krakow 
• provide contextual reflections on Assembly themes, the highlights of which will be incorporated into the Assembly discussion 
• orientate participants on the Thirteenth Assembly 
• include worship
• present a slate of nominees for the next LWF Council

• 2023 LWF Assembly

Preparing for the Thirteenth Assembly in Krakow

The Pre-Assembly for Latin America, the Caribbean, and North America will help enable delegates to take part fully in the Assembly.

This Pre-Assembly will facilitate a contextual reading of the Assembly’s themes and issues so that delegates come to the Assembly prepared to share their part of the global story.

It will also present a message on topical issues of concern.

This Pre-Assembly will:

• harvest the fruits of Latin America, the Caribbean and North America regional work from Windhoek to Krakow
• provide contextual reflections on Assembly themes, the highlights of which will be incorporated into the Assembly discussion
• orientate participants on the Thirteenth Assembly
• include worship
• present a slate of nominees for the next LWF Council

• 2023 LWF Assembly

Preparing for the Thirteenth Assembly in Krakow

Investment in youth leadership is a call of the Gospel and has also been a central commitment of the LWF for decades.;

The youth pre-Assembly brings together LWF Assembly delegates who are 18-30 years old to worship, build community and capacity for participation in the Assembly, and to discuss LWF youth priorities. At the Assembly, the group will present those priorities. LWF Assembly stewards are also invited to attend the Youth Pre-Assembly.

• 2023 LWF Assembly

Are you ready to become a climate justice hero?

The LWF "Journey to Climate Justice" is open again for your registration.

On 25 October, a group of more than 200 young people from all around the world played an exciting online game together in order to learn and act for climate justice. The response was so positive that we decided to open the social online learning game again - at the same time, the United Nations meet for their climate change summit (COP19) in Warsaw, Poland. Seven Young LWF delegates will be at this UN conference and also meet you online.

You can travel the world virtually, learn about climate justice through video presentations and earn points by responding to quizzes and to discuss with others.

You will climb the ladder of knowledge, collaboration and ideas to become a climate hero.

Starting and ending times are GTM+1.

Event Languages | English, Spanish

More About the First Game

Join this online game and help the LWF delegation prepare for 19th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change– otherwise known as COP19.

Play the game and

• Learn about climate justice
• Get ready to take action in your own context
• Get to know participants from around the world
• Meet climate justice activists and experts
• Find out more about climate justice initiatives and the climate change crisis
• Compete with other players through quizzes on climate-related questions
• Gain experience in climate justice advocacy
• Contribute ideas for the LWF COP19 delegation

This workshop brings together twenty-five young African Lutheran theologians on the eve of the 60th anniversary of the first All-Africa Lutheran Conference held in 1955.

Participants are looking to identify ways to:

• increase the quality and contribution of the theological work of African Lutheran theologians
• stimulate thinking in creative ways of contributing to the global identity of the Lutheran communion from the African context
• contribute to the global Lutheran and Christian hermeneutics
• establish a specific action plan for the next four years leading up to the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017

Department: Department for Theology and Public Witness

Program: Lutheran Hermeneutics

Event language:  English

This workshop is part of an on-going engagement with identified pilot churches in the area of religion and development.

The churches aim to:

• increase their self-understanding and relevance in their rapidly changing contexts
• explore ways of using their religious resources for adequate responses to such changes
• establish processes for effective intervention at congregational and national levels

Department: Department for Theology and Public Witness

Program: Religion and Development

Event language:  English

The LWF envisions gender justice as a path where women and men need to journey together. Each one of us - as a Christian, as a member of a congregation, as lay or ordained, as a church leader or young theologian - is called to affirm justice as a matter of faith.

Join us as we unpack the principles and methodology of the new LWF Gender Justice Policy. Learn about the concrete steps the LWF is taking to enable the full participation of women and men in the life of the church and the society.

Department | Department for Theology and Public Witness

Programs | Gender Justice and Women’s Empowerment, Inclusive Communion

Event language |  English

The first-ever LWF Virtual Conference on Diakonia connected some 500 congregational leaders, pastors and diaconal workers from across the Lutheran communion to explore related themes and share experiences.

Sub-themes were:

• Faith and Action
• Diakonia in Context
• Learning & Sharing on Diakonia

Twenty facilitators representing all seven LWF regions took a look at diakonia-related topics through keynote presentations, forums and workshops.

Department | Department for Mission and Development

Program | Capacity for Diakonia

Event Series | Virtual Conferences on Diakonia

Event Languages | English, French, German, Indonesian, Spanish

Program - Watch the Events

Opening

Opening Keynote Address | Martin Junge                                  

Faith in Action            

Main Presentation | Kjell Nordstokke           

Diakonia and Spirituality (Thematic Forum) | Sister Agnes

What makes our diaconal action different? (Panel discussion) | Carlos Bock, Kaisamarie Hintikka, Jakob Sundarsingh, P. Filibus Musa

Confronting harmful traditional practices like FGM (Workshop Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV) | Judith Nyaata   

Life together – Diakonia for communities (Workshop) | Janka Adameova (no video)                   

Reading the context 

Diakonia in Context - Main Presentation | Mami Brunah                             

Reading and responding to the context: Who is my neighbor? (Thematic Forum) | Gabriela Liguori (Argentina)                            

Engaging the community (Thematic Forum) | Sam Inn

Diakonia and Poverty Alleviation (Workshop Part I, Part II) | Bongi Baker                

Diakonia and Poverty Alleviation (Workshop) | Claudia & Dirk Haarman (no video)   

Learning and Sharing Resources for Diakonia

Main Presentation | Basa Hutabarat

Training of volunteers for diakonia (Thematic Forum) | Gunnel Claesson                       

How can we access resources and ideas of the global church? Utilizing Communities of Practice (Thematic Forum, Interview) | Christoph Römhild                               

Latin American Sustainability Program - Latin American process on sustainability (Workshop Part I, Part II, Part III) | Gustavo Driau  

Latin American Sustainability Program – Global Migration (Workshop Part I, Part II, Part III) | Annie Wilson  

One fast. One day. Every month.

The LWF is calling for a fast on the first day each month until December 2014, when the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 20) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change will take place in Lima, Peru.

We fast in many different places and faith communities worldwide.

We fast for climate justice.

We fast in solidarity:

• With people around the world affected by climate change
• With the millions who have lost homes and livelihoods because of extreme weather events
• In remembrance of the many who have lost their lives

Fasting is a long-standing spiritual practice found in many religious traditions.

Join the Lutheran communion and an expanding network of individuals, groups and organizations in building a groundswell of support for actions that slow climate change.

Follow & support the campaign! #fastfortheclimate

Departments: Department for Mission and Development, Department for Theology and Public Witness

Programs: Capacity for Advocacy, International Affairs and Human Rights, Public Theology & Interreligious Relations

Partners Include: 18 Million Rising, 350.org, Avaaz, Climate Action Network, Climate Justice Network, Forecast the Facts, Friends of the Earth, Global Call for Climate Action, Move On, World Council of Churches