COURSE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.
Thank you for your interest.





This is an opportunity to develop strategies for bringing global perspectives into your ministry settings in North America and to network in the course for implementation of these strategies.

The journey will take us to Bossey Ecumenical Institute (Switzerland), Taize (France), The International Museum of the Reformation, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Geneva.


Click here to link to the Pre-Seminar and Daily Readings for this seminar.



Objectives:

  • Develop, from a North American context, a deeper appreciation of our Lutheran identity within a global communion of churches.
  • Discover the role of accompaniment within the global church in sharing gifts (both receiving and contributing) and overcoming challenges in North America.
  • Begin to develop strategies for global perspectives into the context of North American church life in further long-term mission interests.
  • View the Seminar Syllabus.
We will be learning about and discussing issues such as:
  • The work of the Lutheran World Federation, the World Council of Churches, and other ecclesial familes such as the World Alliance of Reformed Churches
  • North American models for building relationships (Companion Synods) within the global Lutheran communion - joys and challenges.
  • Ecumenical dialogues in pursuit of church unity
  • Particular challenges facing churches in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe
  • Interfaith dialogue and diapraxis in the world
  • Humanitarian assistance, sustainable development, and climate change
  • International affairs, human rights and advocacy, especially in the context of the United Nations
  • How our own churches, and cultural differences, are viewed in relation to other churches in the communion
What You Need to Know:
Registration deadline is June 1, 2009 (unless program fills up prior to that date) and is limited to 30 participants.


Who can attend?
Persons currently serving as assistants to synodical bishops or other synodical staff as approved by the synodical bishop in the LWF member churches in the United States and Canada.

What are the requirements?
Engaged participation in the presentations and discussions, required readings, regular written reflections.

What does it cost?
All costs are approximate and subject to change
  • Non-Refundable Registration (due with this form):  $250
  • Airfare (arranged by you): $900 - $1,500
  • Accommodations (includes single/double room and 1 meal a day): $800/$650
  • Books (approximately): $45
  • TOTAL: $2,200

How do I register?
Complete the registration form attached to the brochure found on this website. Mail registration form with the $250 non-refundable deposit to:

The Lutheran World Federation
Regional Office In North America
Communion of Communities Registration
8765 W. Higgins Road
Chicago, IL 60631

What else do I need to know?
Make checks payable to The LWF (The Lutheran World Federation). The trip is limited to 30 participantsand is on a first-come basis. The deadline to register is June 1, 2009 unless the program fills up prior to that date.

REGISTER EARLY!!