Communion Relations News Today

Scripture scholars Sarah Hinlicky Wilson in Tokyo and Jean Koulagna in Rabat discuss the challenges of biblical translation and why it is essential to continue making the Word of God more accessible to people of different languages and cultures

Voices from the Communion: Cameroon’s Bishop Dr Jean Baïguelé shares his vision of “theological education that matches church needs,” youth and women’s leadership, and how insecurity affects churches.

The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Regional Secretary for Africa, Rev. Dr Samuel Dawai of the Church of the Lutheran Brethren of Cameroon (EFLC) took up his role in July this year. Dawai, a New Testament scholar has served his home church for 26 years as a parish pastor, biblical scholar and director of the EFLC’s Kaélé Seminary in Northern Cameroon. As regional secretary, he

At the WCC 11th Assembly, LWF General Secretary Burghardt leads Lutherans from around the world in sharing their joys, concerns, and hopes, and reflecting on the assembly theme from a theological perspective.

Christians from all over the world are gathering in Karlsruhe, Germany, from 31 August to 8 September, for the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC). Together they will reflect and pray on the Assembly theme "Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity."

Church communicators from the Lutheran communion talk audio   (LWI) - Highlighting the work of four  communicators who use radio and podcasts as their  platform, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Global Communicators Network will host its online quarterly event, “Church communicators talk audio” on Thursday 18 August at 2 p.m.   

In this Voices from the Communion, Bishop Kochendorfer shares about his early formation in the church, how that experience informs how he engages youth in his synod, and the value of relationships that span the globe.