Sexuality

A call to be Christ’s ambassadors of God’s reconciliation.

Council 2012 continues conversations on family, marriage and sexuality

Namibian Council member suggests way to deal with sexuality issue

LWF strategy will help communion answer God’s call

A changing world, a more inclusive communion of Lutheran churches, closer ecumenical relations and the challenge of serving others are some of the issues the Lutheran World Federation will address in the years ahead, said General Secretary Rev. Dr Ishmael Noko in his report to the LWF Eleventh Assembly.

“Hunger is not God’s fault; it’s our fault,” said the Lutheran World Federation President Bishop Mark S. Hanson at the opening press conference of the federation’s Eleventh Assembly.

LWF President Underscores Focus on Church Witness MINNEAPOLIS, United States of America/GENEVA, 20 August 2009 (LWI) – The 2009 Churchwide Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) has adopted a social statement on human sexuality, “Human Sexuality: Gift and Trust” with a vote of 676 (66.67 percent) to 338 (33.33 percent). Its adoption [...]

Austrian Pastor Urges Care When Addressing the Topic of Sexual Orientation GREIFSWALD, Germany/GENEVA, 3 October 2008 (LWI) – “Everything is permissible, but not everything serves the community. But love does, and always discovers new possibilities,” affirmed theology professor Dr Hans Klein from Sibiu (Hermannstadt, Romania). In his presentation in mid-September before participants of the European [...]

Participants in the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Council expressed appreciation for environmental concern issues presented in the LWF President’s address.

The Task Force for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Studies on Sexuality released the “Draft Social Statement on Human Sexuality” on 13 March for study and response across the 4.8 million-member church.

The Church [Lutheran] of Norway general synod has agreed that appointment to ordained ministry of persons living in registered same-sex partnerships is the responsibility of individual bishops and appointing bodies.

Young adult representatives from the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches have urged the LWF to stand firm as a communion.

The General Secretary of the Lutheran World Federation, (LWF) Rev. Dr Ishmael Noko, says he is convinced the current ecumenical relations will lead to concrete visible signs of church unity in the future, including eucharistic sharing.

Participants in the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Council meeting and Church Leadership Consultation taking place in Lund, Sweden, discussed in plenary session a report on proposed guidelines and processes for respectful dialogue on marriage, family and human sexuality.