Campaigns

Join us in our work for justice, peace and dignity for all of God’s creation and all members of our human family

Christian faith calls us to speak out on behalf of vulnerable, marginalized, or oppressed people, and pursue actions that advance the cause of a more just and equitable society.

Several areas of LWF’s work include direct engagement with the member churches, country programs and the communities they serve in projects, campaigns and training opportunities to build and strengthen capacity.

Scholarship holders meeting in Nairobi, Kenya in May 2023. Photo: LWF/A. Hillert

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Participants in the “Stop Women’s Violence March” that emphasized gender equality, justice, and the right for women to live free from violence in Indonesia. Photo: BNKP

Applications for LWF Member Church Projects

Long-term projects

Deadline for applications: 08 January 2025

LWF-supported projects address strategic priorities of the member churches. Any LWF member church, national committee, regional expression or related diaconal institution is eligible to apply for short-term or long-term projects.

A section of LWF participants in an LWF seminar in Wittenberg, Germany. Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson

Scholarships

Applications for LWF Scholarships in Theology and Diakonia

Last deadline for applications: 25 September 2024
Currently, there are no available opportunities for this campaign

Every year, LWF awards around 90 new scholarships in the fields of theology and diakonia. The aim is to equip individuals with knowledge, skills and confidence in order to strengthen the churches’ capacities for holistic mission and prepare the next generation of leaders in the Lutheran communion.

Hélène Ralivao Fund

Applications for training on gender justice and leadership in Asia

Last deadline for applications: 22 September 2024
Currently, there are no available opportunities for this campaign

The LWF invites women, men and youth from its member churches in Asia to submit applications for the region’s first training in theology, gender justice and leadership education, under the Hélène Ralivao Fund.

"Cambio Climático y Esperanza" (Climate Change and Hope): LWF delegate Sebastian Ignacio Muñoz Oyarzo from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile holds a sheet of paper presenting a key discussion point from a gathering of faith representatives at an interfaith dialogue and prayer service on the eve of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP25) in Madrid, Spain. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Climate Justice Projects

Applications for small-scale Climate Justice Projects

Last deadline for applications: 25 May 2024
Currently, there are no available opportunities for this campaign

The project holders will be the young people from LWF member church who develop and implement the project locally along with the other members of the church and the communities by reaching out the schools, villages youth groups and student movements.

Participants in the 2022 Peace Messengers training

LWF Peace Messengers Training

Last deadline for applications: 10 March 2024
Currently, there are no available opportunities for this campaign

An LWF program to empower young people with skills to foster peace in their communities.

Lay Leaders’ Seminar

6th International Seminar for Lay Persons in Church Leadership Positions (18-27 June 2023)

Last deadline for applications: 20 February 2023
Currently, there are no available opportunities for this campaign

Church leadership is a shared responsibility. The program consists of biblical, theological, and leadership training modules taught in a combination of individual and peer learning sessions.

The LWF delegation joins the march through the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, calling for climate justice and urgent action. Photo credit: LWF/Albin Hillert

COP: Call for Nominations

Last deadline for nominations: 21 May 2023
Currently, there are no available opportunities for this campaign
COP28 Dates: 30 November until 12 December 2023

The LWF calls for youth nominations from all regions to participate in negotiations at the UN climate conference COP28. The nominated youth will play a key role in shaping the LWF’s engagement with COP28 from national-level advocacy to global mobilization.

Coopted staff for the communication team for the LWF Thirteenth Assembly

Last deadline for applications: 10 May 2023
Currently, there are no available opportunities for this campaign

LWF is inviting communicators from Member Churches and partner organizations to join and support the global communication team at the Thirteenth Assembly of the LWF in Krakow, Poland, from 13-19 September 2023.

At the end of the May 2017 LWF Twelfth Assembly in Windhoek, Namibia, stewards and volunteers received diplomas as a token of gratitude from the LWF leadership. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Stewards Program for LWF Thirteenth Assembly

Last deadline for applications: 30 September 2022
Currently, there are no available opportunities for this campaign

Young Lutherans (18-30 years) from LWF member churches are invited to apply to be stewards at the Thirteenth Assembly. The Stewards Program will provide a space for sharing ideas, leadership development, and increased understanding of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and the role of its highest decision-making body, the Assembly.

Youth Peace Projects

Last deadline for applications: –
Currently, there are no available opportunities for this campaign

The project concept has to empower the young people to advocate for actions that promote peaceful, inclusive, and just societies, increase the level of mitigation and adaptation awareness amongst the LWF member churches, and encourage the Inclusion of young people in peacebuilding at local and national levels.

Emergency calls

We invite you to learn about our current emergency responses and join us in making a difference in critical times:

The Salvadoran cross painted for the joint ecumenical commemoration in Lund, Sweden will be at the center of the commemoration service in Namibia as well. Photo: LWF/ M. Renaux

Ongoing Reformation

Find resources and sharable materials exploring ways in which we seek to put the Reformation principles into practice in our diverse cultures and contexts.

Open Positions

Interested in joining the LWF's committed staff? Share our core values?

On this page, you will find open positions in the Geneva Communion Office (LWF headquarters) and international staff positions in the LWF World Service Country…

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Churches wishing to apply for LWF membership must

formally accept the doctrinal basis of the LWF
be an autonomous body
consist of more than one local congregation…

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