“For freedom Christ has set us free!”

LWF’s Gender Justice Policy explores a variety of different aspects of this topic: the biblical and theological foundations, definitions and purpose, ten key principles, methodology for implementation and contextual assessment.

It seeks to provide political intentions and tools that contribute to fostering gender justice, in order to achieve inclusive and sustainable communities and churches.

To mark the tenth anniversary, we want to celebrate this milestone, as well as reflecting on the journey of the past years towards implementation and contextualization of the policy in different member churches.

This webinar will feature speakers from LWF member churches in the United States, Brazil, Hong Kong and Palestine to share their past experiences and reflect with us on the challenges that lie ahead.

Leadership and Episcopal Ministry in the LWF Communion

The LWF invites newly elected church leaders - Bishops, Pastor Presidents - in its member churches to its annual Retreat of Newly Elected Leaders (RoNEL). 

Participants explore and reflect together on the understanding of leadership, share insights of how it is practiced across the communion, and deliberate on being leaders in the Lutheran communion. 

The retreat is a space where church leaders can: 

• strengthen relationships among themselves 
• connect and support each other 
• contribute through mutual learning and sharing of experiences 
• enhance understanding of the LWF Communion Office as a resource for the member churches 
• share in daily worship and prayer 

The LWF Department for Theology, Mission and Justice coordinates the program in close collaboration with the Office of the General Secretary and the LWF Center in Wittenberg, Germany. 

Locations:

• 19 to 23 November - GENEVA, Switzerland
• 24 to 27 November - WITTENBERG, Germany

Engaging faith actors to effectively prevent, mitigate and respond to sexual and gender-based violence

Lutheran World Federation, in collaboration with World Vision (WV) Episcopal Relief and Development, Tearfund, UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women, and Vista Hermosa Foundation are convening this half day event which will appreciate promising initiatives and programming that is integrating faith into SGBV prevention/mitigation/response, with some extra attention to those being implemented in emergencies.

The event will engage civil society organizations, multilateral organizations, donors, researchers, and other faith and secular actors to network and collaborate with one another to end SGBV. 

Churches confront sexual and gender-based violence 

Violence against women in all its forms is the most pervasive and detrimental expression of injustice. Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) exists in the domestic sphere, the world of work, even in church and religious traditions. The negative impact on individuals, and on the spiritual wholeness of the community, calls for the church to intentionally address these inequalities.