At the WCC 11th Assembly, LWF General Secretary Burghardt leads Lutherans from around the world in sharing their joys, concerns, and hopes, and reflecting on the assembly theme from a theological perspective.
The ‘double-edged sword’ of digital technology: find out how Lutheran leaders in the struggle for gender equality are harnessing mobile and other technologies to empower, connect and protect women and girls from violence or discrimination.
Mobile phones have brought the world to our fingertips, but many women and girls have been left behind by digital revolution, while others have been exposed to new forms of violence. An 9 March event at the UN in New York showcased how faith-…
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 people aged 27 and younger.
LWF is sending a delegation of 32 to attend this year’s meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York. Joining in-person and online, they will provide a vital voice of faith for reflections on how to close the digital gender gap.…
Students from Ethiopia, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe graduate from program on theology, gender justice and leadership education established to honor the legacy of Malagasy theologian Hélène Ralivao.
From youth leader in her native Kenya to her current job as head of the Lutheran Office for World Community in New York, Christine Mangale reflects on her journey to lift up the voices of local churches in promoting justice, peace and human…
LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr. Anne Burghardt visited the LWF member church in the Holy Land and the LWF World Service program in Jerusalem from 18-25 January 2023. She was deeply impressed by the work of the LWF Vocational Training Centers and…
The Lutheran World Federation’s Women in Church and Society attended the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, held annually at the UN headquarters in New York. This year’s…
