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Asian Lutheran Communion increasingly aware of women’s role
Posted by: Prasuna on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 | Read 25 times
The Asia WICAS Regional meeting took place under the leadership of LWF WICAS Secretary Rev Dr Elaine Neuenfeldt in Bangkok, Thailand at Camillian Pastoral Care Center on 10 and 11 April 2013 prior to LUCAS and ACLC meetings. The thematic programme priorities and strategies towards 2017 have been planned in the meeting. It was decided to organize a conference in Asia for both women and men in 2014.
The priorities to be worked out in the conference are: 1. How Gender Justice Policy can be contextualized in Asia 2. Female Leadership 3. Advocacy: There is an urgent need to address the migration realities, asking how it affects women; also, we saw that it is necessary to address the issue of cultural practices that discriminate women in church and society 4. Women’s Theology: increasing women in theological studies will build the capacity to have more women in decision making and women in ordained ministry. 08
UPDATE: Final Message from Asia Church Leadership Consultation Now Available
Posted by: LWI on Friday, April 08, 2011 | Read 2869 times
Region Commits to Communion-Building, Interfaith Dialogue
GENEVA, 8 April 2011 (LWI) – The final message of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Asia Church Leadership Conference (ACLC) “On Being a Lutheran Communion in the Asian Context: Understanding and Implications,” is now available on the LWF Web site. 24
Lutheran Churches Encouraged to Proclaim Gospel in Multi-Religious Asia
Posted by: LWI on Thursday, March 24, 2011 | Read 2836 times
 Caution against Market-Driven EvangelismKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia/GENEVA, 21 March 2011 (LWI) - Proclaiming the gospel in Asia, a multi-religious and multi-cultural society where Christians are a minority, should not be seen as a threat to other faiths, says Indonesian theologian Rev. Dr Martin Sinaga. The study secretary for Theology and the Church at The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Department for Theology and Studies said he appreciated the vibrant growth of Christians in Asia, estimated at 300 million people, which he attributed to evangelization efforts. 24
Language, Communication Hinder Meaningful Participation of Women and Youth
Posted by: LWI on Thursday, March 24, 2011 | Read 2156 times
Asian Church Leaders Seek More Engagement at Local Level
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia/GENEVA, 21 March 2011 (LWI) – Language and communication remain key challenges as women and youth leaders in Asia seek to participate fully in the life of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), says Rev. Shu-Chen (Selma) Chen from Taiwan. “Given Asia’s multi-lingual context, language is a major challenge that we have to address as we seek meaningful participation in the mission and life of the Lutheran communion,” Chen said in an interview with Lutheran World Information (LWI). 18
LWF President Urges Churches to Remain Vibrant Witnesses
Posted by: LWI on Friday, March 18, 2011 | Read 2686 times
 Gift of Unity in Diversity in Asian Lutheran CommunionKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia/GENEVA, 15 March (LWI) – Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan, president of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), appealed to LWF member churches in Asia to continue to be “a vibrant and creative witness” in the world’s most populous region. Younan, who is bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL), made this call when he addressed church representatives attending the LWF Asia Church Leadership Conference (ACLC) held in the Malaysian capital under the theme: “On being LWF Communion of Churches in Asian Context: Understanding and Implication”. 15
LWF Leaders Hail Malaysia’s “Unity-in-Diversity” Initiative
Posted by: LWI on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 | Read 2410 times
 Delegation at Regional Conference Meets with Government MinisterKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia/GENEVA, 11 March 2011 (LWI) –The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and local church leaders have hailed Malaysia’s sincere efforts to promote “unity in diversity” in the multi-religious and multi-ethnic Southeast Asian nation. “We are happy about the welcoming and hospitable atmosphere here in Malaysia as all delegates to our conference here arrived without difficulty,” said LWF President Bishop Dr Munib A Younan. Younan, bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, was speaking when LWF and Malaysian church leaders met with Dr Tan Sri Koh Tsu Koon, the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department on 10 March. The meeting was held in the context of the 7-9 March Lutheran Council in Asia (LUCAS) gathering and the Asia Church Leadership Conference (ACLC), 10-13 March. 15
Indonesian Lutherans Share Commitment to Transparency and Accountability
Posted by: LWI on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 | Read 2189 times
 LWF General Secretary Calls for Balance Between Listening and ServingMEDAN, Indonesia/GENEVA, 10 March 2011 (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary Rev. Martin Junge praised Indonesian Lutherans for making “transparency and accountability” part of their “beautiful witness for Christ.” Junge, visiting with churches in the country 6-8 March, made his comments when he delivered the Sunday sermon at the Sidorame congregation of the Christian Protestant Church in Indonesia (GKPI) in Medan, North Sumatra. The general secretary expressed great appreciation for how the Sidorame congregation and GKPI leadership report each Sunday on the amount of money that had been raised and how it was being used. 13
LWF Scholarship Program: Voices from the Communion
Posted by: OCS on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 | Read 1988 times
 Rev Dr Monica Melanchthon | United Evangelical Lutheran Churches in IndiaI think I am the first woman in India to hold a PhD in Old Testament, and probably among the first Lutheran women in Asia. This opened the way for others. I have often seen where women are directed into other channels. But I was conscious of the fact that there weren’t any [female] biblical scholars. And that biblical interpretation is often used to keep women in certain types of jobs or positions. I felt that I needed to acquire the skills to challenge these cultural injunctions against women. My vocation is to equip both men and women to read the biblical texts responsibly, to arrive at interpretations that will contribute to the liberation of humankind. I’m trying to increase sensitivity to reading the biblical texts from the perspective of women’s experiences and to articulate theology that takes into consideration the voices of women and other marginalized communities. 10
Education to Dalits
Posted by: Dasari on Sunday, October 10, 2010 | Read 820 times
Dalits, a Telugu word used for untouchables in Andhra Pradesh in India.
One hundred years ago, missionaries from various countries concentrated on this community when they came to India. Schools were provided to help them stand on their own feet. After a century, things have changed and this great burden has now fallen on the church in India. 07
LWF President Younan Urges Humanitarian Relief Coordination in Pakistan
Posted by: LWI on Tuesday, September 07, 2010 | Read 1344 times
 Call for Churches’ Prayers and Affirmation of Support through ACT AllianceGENEVA, 7 September 2010 (LWI) – The President of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan has urged organizations providing humanitarian relief to people affected by the recent flooding in Pakistan to coordination such assistance effectively in order to reach those in need. In a statement issued today, Younan called on all humanitarian relief agencies—religious and secular—“to draw on our shared common values and principles and find ways and means to coordinate our work together in a common strategy that ensures far-reaching support to the people in need in Pakistan.” Disaster, he emphasized, “does not differentiate along ethnic, political or religious lines; neither should we.” 02
Discontented U.S. Lutherans to form new church body
Posted by: LWF Asia on Thursday, September 02, 2010 | Read 955 times
New York (ENI). AUG 25 - Dissatisfied members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America are forming a new church body they say will "uphold confessional principles" after disagreements on issues such as the ordination of clergy in committed same-sex relationships. The new body is to be called the North American Lutheran Church and is scheduled to be formed at a 26-27 August meeting in Grove City, Ohio. In 2009, the ELCA agreed to change its denominational rules to "open the ministry of the church to gay and lesbian pastors and other professional workers living in committed relationships".
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LWF Provides Disaster Relief in Pakistan
Posted by: LWI on Thursday, August 19, 2010 | Read 1056 times
 World Service Workers to Support ACT Alliance ResponseGENEVA, 18 August 2010 (LWI) – Two Lutheran World Federation (LWF) disaster relief specialists have been deployed to Pakistan to assist the ACT Alliance in providing emergency assistance to the victims of the flooding that has devastated the country in recent weeks. Bed Bahadur Thapa and Netra Prasad Subedi, currently working with the LWF Department for World Service (DWS) program in Nepal, will arrive in Pakistan soon, said Dr. Colette Bouka-Coula, DWS acting director. Accordingly to ACT Alliance, floods across Pakistan triggered by monsoon rain have killed 1,600 people, forced 2 million from their homes and disrupted the lives of one in eight Pakistanis. 12
LWF Eleventh Assembly - Message & Actions
Posted by: LWF-Asia on Thursday, August 12, 2010 | Read 1113 times
 The LWF Eleventh Assembly Message and Consolidated Report of Actions are now available under "Assembly Documents" at the LWF Assembly website: www.lwf-assembly.orgAssembly Message: In a time of “grabbing and keeping,” we once again become aware that true humanity is found in receiving and sharing ... 05
LWF Eleventh Assembly concludes in joyful worship
Posted by: LWI on Thursday, August 05, 2010 | Read 1073 times
 “We Recognize the Obligation of Feeding the World Physically and Spiritually”STUTTGART, Germany, 27 July 2010 – Participants in the Eleventh Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) celebrated the end of the meeting in a closing eucharistic service today in Stuttgart’s Stiftskirche. During the 20-27 July meeting of the highest decision-making body of the LWF, delegates discussed issues of concern in church and society under the theme, “Give Us Today Our Daily Bread.” The highlights are contained in the Assembly Message, in which delegates summarized the actions they intend to take as a result of their deliberations during the meeting. “The sacramental sharing of bread and wine obliges us to care for the daily bread of our societies,” states the message. “As a communion of small and large churches, we recognize that we fulfil the obligation of feeding the world physically and spiritually in various ways.” 04
LWF General Secretary-Elect Addresses the Assembly
Posted by: LWI on Wednesday, August 04, 2010 | Read 1076 times
 “I learnt to hold on to values – justice, human dignity, non-violence, tolerance”TUTTGART, Germany, 26 July 2010 – Growing up in Chile under the rule of a military dictatorship and suffering the resulting losses of freedom “profoundly shaped” the values of the General Secretary-elect of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF). In an address to the LWF Eleventh Assembly today, Rev. Martin Junge said that during his formative years, he “learnt to hold on to values – justice, human dignity, non-violence, tolerance – which the political and social contexts were belying almost daily.” Junge said that words from the pulpit affirmed these values in the people of his home church, inspired them to have hope, to develop “that evangelical stubbornness that leads to creative resistance,” and liberated in them the energy “to turn to their neighbors who were suffering from persecution, hunger, illness and from the loss of their rights.” The story of his faith journey reveals that he understands the mission of the church holistically, the General Secretary-elect said. “I believe that proclamation, diakonia and prophetic presence in society (advocacy) belong intrinsically together. They all influence each other in a process of transformation.” |
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