Conviviality

Diaconal life in diversity

Since 2010, diaconal actors in LWF's member churches in Europe, have been searching ways to express the core meaning of diakonia in relation to increasing diversity and growing inequality in society. How can we live together in peace and justice? And what does it mean for us to think of a diaconal church?

Over a period of time ‘conviviality’ - the art and practice of living together, emerged as a new core concept for local diakonia. The term conviviality describes the key task for diakonia and the identity of a diaconal church. Conviviality focuses on everyday life, living together in solidarity and provides a vision for transformative change.

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Soildarity Group meeting in Manchester, United Kingdom, 2015. Photo: Solidarity Group

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The concept of conviviality

Diakonia has always borrowed terms from the surrounding culture and discourse, just as has theology. In exploring how to express the core meaning of diakonia in relation to today’s challenges, a key concern is the response to the question: How can we live together?

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Since 2010, diaconal activities among churches in the three LWF regions continue to affirm diversity, being open and making a contribution to public discourse and policy.

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In the context of the Symbols of Hope initiative, the LWF Communion Office supports churches in Ethiopia, Nigeria and Zimbabwe to strengthen their capacities and build networks to respond effectively to challenges surrounding irregular migration and human trafficking. The churches have provided tangible symbols of hope by raising awareness and providing psychosocial and livelihoods support to returnees including victims of human trafficking.  
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Waking the Giant

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‘Waking the Giant’ is a global ecumenical initiative of the LWF. It aims to build the capacity of churches to contribute effectively to the 2030 United Nations Agenda for Sustainable Development. The initiative provides churches and church-related actors with tools and training to relate their on-going work to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It makes visible the local contributions of churches to the SDGs, and connects churches and other partners through a global network to engage in mutual learning and joint planning for direct action and advocacy.  
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