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LWF commends new ‘conviviality’ resources to all churches New publications: Four storybooks from the European Diaconal Process
Burghardt: Grace, education, freedom to serve neighbor New general secretary spells out principles, priorities and challenges in first address to LWF Council
Church in Liberia follows Gospel: “You give them something to eat” Lutheran Church in Liberia, ecumenical partners implement rice farming initiative
Netherlands: Investing in communities to be “carriers of sustainable diakonia” Hanne Wilzing shares the story of a repurposed church building in Amsterdam
Suriname: On a journey to re-explore “our Lutheran identity” LWF scholar Rafael van Ommeren talks about being church in a multi-denominational and multi-religious setting
Stronger together for the sake of people in need LWF member churches and country programs in Asia, Middle East and Africa affirm collaboration
Strengthening communion relations in Africa Church leaders gather to reflect on being church during difficult times in Africa
South Africa: Speaking truth to power with compassion Voices from the Communion: Khulekani Magwaza, LWF Council member and COP26 youth delegate
