In this Voices from the Communion, Rev. Michael Jonas shares his journey from ordination in Germany’s Black Forest region to leading the Lutheran community in the heart of Rome

A pianist since the age of 12, who went on to become the first woman president of a French Protestant church, Rev. Emmanuelle Seyboldt reflects on leadership and “the Bible at the center of my life.”

In this Voices from the Communion, German-born theologian Dr Anna Krauss shares details of her ecumenical work at national and local level in the UK.

In this ‘Voices from the Communion’, Pastor Carsten Gerdes, Dean of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Italy, reflects on the recent European Pre-Assembly and how to build connections between churches across the region.

In this Voices from the Communion interview, Pröpstin Astrid Kleist speaks about her leadership at the local and international levels and the characteristics of the Central Western European region. She looks back at her term of office with the…

LWF Council member Bishop Frank Otfried July from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Württemberg

(LWI) - “Christ at the center repeatedly calls us to unity in diversity,” says Rev. Dr Frank Otfried July who has been bishop of the…

Interview with LWF Council member Bettina Westfeld 

(LWI) – As a child, Bettina Westfeld (Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saxony) lived in the German Democratic Republic (…

Voices from the Communion: Rev. Kersten Storch

(LWI) – Restrictions to contain the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic have forced people around the world to self-quarantine in their homes and to maintain social distance.…

Voices from the Communion: Ralf Meister, Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover

(LWI) – It is over six months now, and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic can still be felt in most areas of public life in Germany. Besides…

Voices from the Communion: Karsten Kopjar, Social Media Coordinator of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany

(LWI) - “I enjoy the possibilities of using the internet to engage with very different people and to experience spirituality…