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Lutheran Women Bishops, Presidents Meet in Geneva 
Consultation to Focus on Contextual Challenges of Leadership Today

GENEVA, 15 June 2005 (LWI) - A consultation of women bishops,
presidents and women leaders with the ministry of oversight from member
churches of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) begins on Thursday, June
16 at the LWF Geneva secretariat. The women will explore together
appropriate leadership models in addressing challenges faced by churches
in their respective contexts and globally.

The Women in Church and Society desk of the LWF Department for Mission
Development is organizing the three-day meeting.

The conference is aimed at also facilitating a forum for LWF women
bishops and presidents to learn and share experiences and good
practices. The 14 participants will receive an update on the current
focus of the Geneva-based church organizations, and discuss how these
concerns impact on the life of the churches. This conference is also
designed as a platform to reflect on what it means to be church in
today's context. 

LWF General Secretary, Rev. Dr Ishmael Noko will address the
consultation. Some of the topics to be discussed include value-based
leadership, church tradition and church renewal, Episcopal ministry
within the apostolicity of the church, and justice concerns as a mission
of the church. 

The bishops and presidents represent LWF member churches in Canada,
Germany, India, Netherlands, Sweden, South Africa and the United States
of America. There will also be a representative each from Ethiopia, and
Central Eastern Europe where there are no Lutheran women yet at the
highest level of church leadership. (255 words)

(The LWF is a global communion of Christian churches in the Lutheran
tradition. Founded in 1947 in Lund, Sweden, the LWF currently has 138
member churches in 77 countries all over the world, with a total
membership of nearly 66 million. The LWF acts on behalf of its member
churches in areas of common interest such as ecumenical and inter-faith
relations, theology, humanitarian assistance, human rights,
communication, and the various aspects of mission and development work.
Its secretariat is located in Geneva, Switzerland.)

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