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Vorbereitende Konsultation: Süd-, Mittel- und Nordamerika

April 17 – 21, 2023
Bogota Colombia

Empowering delegates to take part fully in the Assembly 

The Pre-Assembly of Latin American, Caribbean and North America members will help enable delegates to take part fully in the Assembly. Delegates will gain the confidence to propose motions and amendments, and argue and debate resolutions and issues, thereby ensuring substantive discussions and good use of Assembly time and resources. 

Panel discussion on the peace process in Colombia with (from left) Nidiria Ruiz Medina, Blanca Ligia Bailarín, Laura Chacón, Luz Mary Cartagena Ceballos, and Montserrat Solano Carboni. Photo: LWF/Eugenio Albrecht

Panel discussion on the peace process in Colombia with (from left) Nidiria Ruiz Medina, Blanca Ligia Bailarín, Laura Chacón, Luz Mary Cartagena Ceballos, and Montserrat Solano Carboni. Photo: LWF/Eugenio Albrecht

This Pre-Assembly will also enable a contextual reading of the Assembly’s themes and issues so that delegates come to the Assembly prepared to share their part of the global story. In addition, it will compile a slate of nominees for the LWF Council, so determining the quality and effectiveness of the incoming LWF Council. It will also present a message on topical issues of concern. 

This Pre-Assembly will: 

  • harvest the fruits of Europe regional work from Windhoek to Krakow
  • provide contextual reflections on Assembly themes, the highlights of which will be incorporated in the Assembly discussion
  • orientate participants on the Thirteenth Assembly
  • include worship, as well as a time to remember those within the church who lost their lives to COVID-19
  • present a slate of nominees for next LWF Council 

The Europe Pre-Assembly took place from March 21 to 24, 2023, in Oxford, United Kingdom.

View photos from the Pre-Assembly of the Americas

Regional Pre-Assemblies

Pre-asamblea de las Américas

April 17 – 21, 2023
Bogota Colombia

Empowering delegates to take part fully in the Assembly 

The Pre-Assembly of Latin American, Caribbean and North America members will help enable delegates to take part fully in the Assembly. Delegates will gain the confidence to propose motions and amendments, and argue and debate resolutions and issues, thereby ensuring substantive discussions and good use of Assembly time and resources. 

Panel discussion on the peace process in Colombia with (from left) Nidiria Ruiz Medina, Blanca Ligia Bailarín, Laura Chacón, Luz Mary Cartagena Ceballos, and Montserrat Solano Carboni. Photo: LWF/Eugenio Albrecht

Panel discussion on the peace process in Colombia with (from left) Nidiria Ruiz Medina, Blanca Ligia Bailarín, Laura Chacón, Luz Mary Cartagena Ceballos, and Montserrat Solano Carboni. Photo: LWF/Eugenio Albrecht

This Pre-Assembly will also enable a contextual reading of the Assembly’s themes and issues so that delegates come to the Assembly prepared to share their part of the global story. In addition, it will compile a slate of nominees for the LWF Council, so determining the quality and effectiveness of the incoming LWF Council. It will also present a message on topical issues of concern. 

This Pre-Assembly will: 

  • harvest the fruits of Europe regional work from Windhoek to Krakow
  • provide contextual reflections on Assembly themes, the highlights of which will be incorporated in the Assembly discussion
  • orientate participants on the Thirteenth Assembly
  • include worship, as well as a time to remember those within the church who lost their lives to COVID-19
  • present a slate of nominees for next LWF Council 

The Europe Pre-Assembly took place from March 21 to 24, 2023, in Oxford, United Kingdom.

View photos from the Pre-Assembly of the Americas

Regional Pre-Assemblies

Colloque préparatoire américain

April 17 – 21, 2023
Bogota Colombia

Empowering delegates to take part fully in the Assembly 

The Pre-Assembly of Latin American, Caribbean and North America members will help enable delegates to take part fully in the Assembly. Delegates will gain the confidence to propose motions and amendments, and argue and debate resolutions and issues, thereby ensuring substantive discussions and good use of Assembly time and resources. 

Panel discussion on the peace process in Colombia with (from left) Nidiria Ruiz Medina, Blanca Ligia Bailarín, Laura Chacón, Luz Mary Cartagena Ceballos, and Montserrat Solano Carboni. Photo: LWF/Eugenio Albrecht

Panel discussion on the peace process in Colombia with (from left) Nidiria Ruiz Medina, Blanca Ligia Bailarín, Laura Chacón, Luz Mary Cartagena Ceballos, and Montserrat Solano Carboni. Photo: LWF/Eugenio Albrecht

This Pre-Assembly will also enable a contextual reading of the Assembly’s themes and issues so that delegates come to the Assembly prepared to share their part of the global story. In addition, it will compile a slate of nominees for the LWF Council, so determining the quality and effectiveness of the incoming LWF Council. It will also present a message on topical issues of concern. 

This Pre-Assembly will: 

  • harvest the fruits of Europe regional work from Windhoek to Krakow
  • provide contextual reflections on Assembly themes, the highlights of which will be incorporated in the Assembly discussion
  • orientate participants on the Thirteenth Assembly
  • include worship, as well as a time to remember those within the church who lost their lives to COVID-19
  • present a slate of nominees for next LWF Council 

The Europe Pre-Assembly took place from March 21 to 24, 2023, in Oxford, United Kingdom.

View photos from the Pre-Assembly of the Americas

Regional Pre-Assemblies

Vorbereitende Konsultation: Afrika

May 8 – 13, 2023
Nairobi, Kenya

Harvesting the fruits of Africa regional work 

The Africa pre-Assembly will help enable delegates to take part fully in the Assembly. Delegates will gain the confidence to propose motions and amendments, and argue and debate resolutions and issues, thereby ensuring substantive discussions and good use of Assembly time and resources. 

Tanzanian participants of the Africa Pre-Assembly met in Johannesburg, South Africa, in February 2017. Photo:LWF

Tanzanian participants of the Africa Pre-Assembly met in Johannesburg, South Africa, in February 2017. Photo: LWF

This pre-Assembly will enable a contextual reading of the Assembly’s themes and issues so that delegates come to the Assembly prepared to share their part of the global story. In addition, it will compile a slate of nominees for the LWF Council, so determining the quality and effectiveness of the incoming LWF Council. It will also present a message on topical issues of concern. 

This pre-Assembly will: 

  • harvests the fruits of Africa regional work from Windhoek to Krakow
  • provide contextual reflections on Assembly themes, the highlights of which will be incorporated in the Assembly discussion
  • orientate participants on the Thirteenth Assembly
  • include worship, as well as a time to remember those within the church who lost their lives to COVID-19
  • present a slate of nominees for the next LWF Council 

The Africa pre-Assembly took place from May 8-13, 2023, in Nairobi, Kenya.

Regional Pre-Assemblies

Vorbereitende Konsultation: Asien

June 14 – 19
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Orientating participants on the Thirteenth Assembly

The Asia Pre-Assembly will help enable delegates to take part fully in the Assembly. Delegates will gain the confidence to propose motions and amendments, and argue and debate resolutions and issues, thereby ensuring substantive discussions and good use of Assembly time and resources. 

Delegates enjoy a relaxed moment during the LWF Asia Pre-Assembly, Bangkok, Thailand, 2016. Photo: LWF/Arni Danielsson

Delegates enjoy a relaxed moment during the LWF Asia Pre-Assembly, Bangkok, Thailand, 2016. Photo: LWF/Arni Danielsson

This Pre-Assembly will also enable a contextual reading of the Assembly’s themes and issues so that delegates come to the Assembly prepared to share their part of the global story. In addition, it will compile a slate of nominees for the LWF Council, so determining the quality and effectiveness of the incoming LWF Council. It will also present a message on topical issues of concern.

This Pre-Assembly will: 

  • harvest the fruits of Asia regional work from Windhoek to Krakow
  • provide contextual reflections on Assembly themes, the highlights of which will be incorporated in the Assembly discussion
  • orientate participants on the Thirteenth Assembly
  • include worship, as well as a time to remember those within the church who lost their lives to COVID-19
  • present a slate of nominees for the next LWF Council 

The Asia Pre-Assembly will take place from June 14-19, 2023, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Regional Pre-Assemblies

Pre-asamblea de África

May 8 – 13, 2023
Nairobi, Kenya

Harvesting the fruits of Africa regional work 

The Africa pre-Assembly will help enable delegates to take part fully in the Assembly. Delegates will gain the confidence to propose motions and amendments, and argue and debate resolutions and issues, thereby ensuring substantive discussions and good use of Assembly time and resources. 

Tanzanian participants of the Africa Pre-Assembly met in Johannesburg, South Africa, in February 2017. Photo:LWF

Tanzanian participants of the Africa Pre-Assembly met in Johannesburg, South Africa, in February 2017. Photo: LWF

This pre-Assembly will enable a contextual reading of the Assembly’s themes and issues so that delegates come to the Assembly prepared to share their part of the global story. In addition, it will compile a slate of nominees for the LWF Council, so determining the quality and effectiveness of the incoming LWF Council. It will also present a message on topical issues of concern. 

This pre-Assembly will: 

  • harvests the fruits of Africa regional work from Windhoek to Krakow
  • provide contextual reflections on Assembly themes, the highlights of which will be incorporated in the Assembly discussion
  • orientate participants on the Thirteenth Assembly
  • include worship, as well as a time to remember those within the church who lost their lives to COVID-19
  • present a slate of nominees for the next LWF Council 

The Africa pre-Assembly took place from May 8-13, 2023, in Nairobi, Kenya.

Regional Pre-Assemblies

Pre-asamblea de Asia

June 14 – 19
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Orientating participants on the Thirteenth Assembly

The Asia Pre-Assembly will help enable delegates to take part fully in the Assembly. Delegates will gain the confidence to propose motions and amendments, and argue and debate resolutions and issues, thereby ensuring substantive discussions and good use of Assembly time and resources. 

Delegates enjoy a relaxed moment during the LWF Asia Pre-Assembly, Bangkok, Thailand, 2016. Photo: LWF/Arni Danielsson

Delegates enjoy a relaxed moment during the LWF Asia Pre-Assembly, Bangkok, Thailand, 2016. Photo: LWF/Arni Danielsson

This Pre-Assembly will also enable a contextual reading of the Assembly’s themes and issues so that delegates come to the Assembly prepared to share their part of the global story. In addition, it will compile a slate of nominees for the LWF Council, so determining the quality and effectiveness of the incoming LWF Council. It will also present a message on topical issues of concern.

This Pre-Assembly will: 

  • harvest the fruits of Asia regional work from Windhoek to Krakow
  • provide contextual reflections on Assembly themes, the highlights of which will be incorporated in the Assembly discussion
  • orientate participants on the Thirteenth Assembly
  • include worship, as well as a time to remember those within the church who lost their lives to COVID-19
  • present a slate of nominees for the next LWF Council 

The Asia Pre-Assembly will take place from June 14-19, 2023, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Regional Pre-Assemblies

Colloque préparatoire africain

May 8 – 13, 2023
Nairobi, Kenya

Harvesting the fruits of Africa regional work 

The Africa pre-Assembly will help enable delegates to take part fully in the Assembly. Delegates will gain the confidence to propose motions and amendments, and argue and debate resolutions and issues, thereby ensuring substantive discussions and good use of Assembly time and resources. 

Tanzanian participants of the Africa Pre-Assembly met in Johannesburg, South Africa, in February 2017. Photo:LWF

Tanzanian participants of the Africa Pre-Assembly met in Johannesburg, South Africa, in February 2017. Photo: LWF

This pre-Assembly will enable a contextual reading of the Assembly’s themes and issues so that delegates come to the Assembly prepared to share their part of the global story. In addition, it will compile a slate of nominees for the LWF Council, so determining the quality and effectiveness of the incoming LWF Council. It will also present a message on topical issues of concern. 

This pre-Assembly will: 

  • harvests the fruits of Africa regional work from Windhoek to Krakow
  • provide contextual reflections on Assembly themes, the highlights of which will be incorporated in the Assembly discussion
  • orientate participants on the Thirteenth Assembly
  • include worship, as well as a time to remember those within the church who lost their lives to COVID-19
  • present a slate of nominees for the next LWF Council 

The Africa pre-Assembly took place from May 8-13, 2023, in Nairobi, Kenya.

Regional Pre-Assemblies

Colloque préparatoire asiatique

June 14 – 19
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Orientating participants on the Thirteenth Assembly

The Asia Pre-Assembly will help enable delegates to take part fully in the Assembly. Delegates will gain the confidence to propose motions and amendments, and argue and debate resolutions and issues, thereby ensuring substantive discussions and good use of Assembly time and resources. 

Delegates enjoy a relaxed moment during the LWF Asia Pre-Assembly, Bangkok, Thailand, 2016. Photo: LWF/Arni Danielsson

Delegates enjoy a relaxed moment during the LWF Asia Pre-Assembly, Bangkok, Thailand, 2016. Photo: LWF/Arni Danielsson

This Pre-Assembly will also enable a contextual reading of the Assembly’s themes and issues so that delegates come to the Assembly prepared to share their part of the global story. In addition, it will compile a slate of nominees for the LWF Council, so determining the quality and effectiveness of the incoming LWF Council. It will also present a message on topical issues of concern.

This Pre-Assembly will: 

  • harvest the fruits of Asia regional work from Windhoek to Krakow
  • provide contextual reflections on Assembly themes, the highlights of which will be incorporated in the Assembly discussion
  • orientate participants on the Thirteenth Assembly
  • include worship, as well as a time to remember those within the church who lost their lives to COVID-19
  • present a slate of nominees for the next LWF Council 

The Asia Pre-Assembly will take place from June 14-19, 2023, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Regional Pre-Assemblies

Vorbereitende Konsultation: Jugend

September 8 – 11, 2023
Wisla Malinka, Poland

Young people learning from one another and bringing their voice to the Assembly 

Youth are not only the future leaders of the church, they are important leaders in the church today. 

The youth pre-Assembly will be held in the modern premises of the Wisła-Malinka parish of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland. Photo: Wisła-Malinka parish

The youth pre-Assembly will be held in the modern premises of the Wisła-Malinka parish of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland. Photo: Wisła-Malinka parish

The LWF is excited to welcome young leaders from around the world to the LWF Youth Pre-Assembly Gathering in Wisla, Poland. This gathering will take place 8-11 of September 2023, immediately preceding the Thirteenth LWF Assembly. Youth delegates will also meet as a group prior to each regional pre-assembly.

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Investment in youth leadership is a call of the Gospel and has also been a central commitment of the Lutheran World Federation for decades.

The youth pre-Assembly brings together LWF Assembly delegates who are 18-30 years old to worship, build community and capacity for participation in the Assembly, and to discuss their priorities and vision for the LWF going forward. At the Assembly, the group will present those priorities. LWF Assembly stewards and ex-officio young council members are also invited to attend the youth pre-Assembly. 

For more information, follow the pre-Assembly @LWFYouth on Instagram and Facebook.

Youth pre-Assembly Schedule

Youth pre-Assembly Schedule

Youth pre-Assembly Schedule

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Vorbereitende Konsultation: Frauen

September 8 – 11, 2023
Wroclaw, Poland

Highlighting women’s contribution to ministry and to the life of the church

The LWF Women’s Pre-Assembly is a unique opportunity for women from member churches and partner organizations to meet and articulate a common voice that will be taken to the Assembly. What are the struggles women face in the diverse contexts of member churches? How are women answering to call to vocation in ordained ministry? The Women’s Pre-Assembly will consider the ways in which we ensure the full and just participation of women in the life of church and society.

A delegate worships during the Women's Pre-Assembly, in Windhoek, Namibia in 2017. Photo: LWF/Brenda Platero

A delegate worships during the Women's Pre-Assembly, in Windhoek, Namibia in 2017. Photo: LWF/Brenda Platero

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It will enable participants to: 

  • experience sisterhood and sorority, pray together and support one other
  • celebrate life as One body, One Spirit, One Hope, reflecting on the Assembly theme through a feminist perspective
  • build a common vision that decisively shapes the discussions and decisions of the Assembly by highlighting women’s contribution to ministry, to the life of the church and on theological reflection
  • harvest experiences and celebrate the building of gender justice in church and society
  • reflect on the report of the Study Process on the Experiences of Women in the Ordained Ministry
  • learn from each other, in connection with the Assembly theme, about ways to respond to gender-based violence, poverty, political, religious and social polarization, and discrimination
  • contribute to helping the LWF Gender Justice and Women´s Empowerment Program better address the concerns of women in participants’ contexts over the coming years
  • shape the message from the Women’s Pre-Assembly to the Thirteen Assembly 
What’s on the program?

The Women’s Pre-Assembly gathers the concerns and priorities collected at the Women’s Regional Pre-Assemblies. All regional Pre-Assemblies will take place in the first semester of 2023. Once these are finalized, the Women’s Pre-Assembly program will be released. 

Who can take part?

Women delegates to the Assembly, women actively involved in the Women and Gender Justice Network, Polish women designated by the local committee, visitors, ecumenical guests, and advisors to the Assembly can participate. If you would like to take part, please indicate so when registering online. Subsidized Assembly participants will have accommodation and meals covered. Visitors or individuals who are covering costs themselves should kindly contact the LWF Gender Justice and Women´s Empowerment Program.

When and where is the Pre-Assembly?

The Women’s Pre-Assembly will be held at the House of Angels (https://kamienicapodaniolami.pl/en/) in Wrocław from September 7 (arrival) to 11 (departure to Kraków) 2023. The Assembly and the Women’s Pre-Assembly will be strongly influenced by the hospitality and vibrant church life of Poland.

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Pre-Asamblea de la Juventud

September 8 – 11, 2023
Wisla Malinka, Poland

Young people learning from one another and bringing their voice to the Assembly 

Youth are not only the future leaders of the church, they are important leaders in the church today. 

The youth pre-Assembly will be held in the modern premises of the Wisła-Malinka parish of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland. Photo: Wisła-Malinka parish

The youth pre-Assembly will be held in the modern premises of the Wisła-Malinka parish of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland. Photo: Wisła-Malinka parish

The LWF is excited to welcome young leaders from around the world to the LWF Youth Pre-Assembly Gathering in Wisla, Poland. This gathering will take place 8-11 of September 2023, immediately preceding the Thirteenth LWF Assembly. Youth delegates will also meet as a group prior to each regional pre-assembly.

Photos

Investment in youth leadership is a call of the Gospel and has also been a central commitment of the Lutheran World Federation for decades.

The youth pre-Assembly brings together LWF Assembly delegates who are 18-30 years old to worship, build community and capacity for participation in the Assembly, and to discuss their priorities and vision for the LWF going forward. At the Assembly, the group will present those priorities. LWF Assembly stewards and ex-officio young council members are also invited to attend the youth pre-Assembly. 

For more information, follow the pre-Assembly @LWFYouth on Instagram and Facebook.

Youth pre-Assembly Schedule

Youth pre-Assembly Schedule

Youth pre-Assembly Schedule

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