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The LWF’s governing body between Assemblies is coming together for its annual meeting in 2014 under the theme, “Like a Tree Planted by Streams of Water.”
Program highlights include
President’s Address & Report from the General Secretary - Spotlight on activities and themes of the past year and future perspectives for the LWF.
Keynote Panel on Interfaith Dialogue - A look at interfaith dialogue in Indonesia where 80 percent of the population is Muslim and 16 percent Christian. Both faith traditions will be represented on the panel.
Reformation 2017 - Planning of programmatic work relating to the 2017 LWF Twelfth Assembly in Namibia and the 500th anniversary of the Reformation.
The churches of the LWF National Committee in Indonesia are hosting the Council 2014 meeting.
500 years more of witness and service by the Lutheran Communion
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The Lutheran World Federation's annual governance meeting takes place online, from 18 to 23 June 2021. This will be an exceptional online meeting because of the COVID-19 pandemic. An in-person meeting is scheduled for November 2021. On 16 June the LWF Executive Committee will meet.
The LWF Council meets once a year and is responsible for LWF business between Assemblies. It consists of:
the President
the Chairperson of the Finance Committee
48 lay or ordained people, from LWF member churches in seven regions.
Members of this Council were appointed at the 2017 Twelfth Assembly.
