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Pray in secret 

When you pray, you are not to be lik e the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on  the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, the y have their reward in full. 

But you, when you pray, go into yo ur inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, an d your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you. 

 And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles  do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words. So do n ot be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him. ES R KOTI REDDY, GRACE MINISTRIES.. GUNTUR-522009 PERECHERLA- POST,PLS MY WEB: www.graceministriesinternational.in,,,www.emmvjuniorcollege.org 

 
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Pr ay in secret 

When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrit es; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street cor ners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their r eward in full. 

But you, when you pray, go into your inner room,  close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father  who sees what is done in secret will reward you. 

And when you a re praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they  suppose that they will be heard for their many words. So do not be like the m; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him. ESR KOTI REDDY,  GRACE MINISTRIES.. GUNTUR-522009 PERECHERLA- POST,PLS MY WEB:www.graceminis triesinternational.in,,,www.emmvjuniorcollege.org 

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Tit le: ELCA School, College Remain Closed Due to Red River Flooding
ELCA  NEWS SERVICE

March 30, 2009 

ELCA School, College Rem ain Closed Due to Red River Flooding
09-074-MRC

CHICAGO (EL CA) -- Oak Grove Lutheran School, Fargo, N.D.,
canceled classes and ac tivities March 30-April 3 as the school
community continues to deal wi th flooding, snow and cold
temperatures.
Oak Grove is a school of  the Evangelical Lutheran Church
in America (ELCA). It serves students  from prekindergarten to
grade 12.
"The school is located along t he Red River, near where a
levee broke. It is expected that the campus  is flooded, but
the extent is not yet known," according to Donna Brab and,
director for schools, ELCA Vocation and Education.
According  to the school's Web site a breach in a
permanent dike, located on the  north side of campus, caused
water from the river to flow into Benson  Hall and Jackson Hall
March 29. With the help of Army Corps of Engine ers, the
National Guard, Oak Grove staff and the community, water was 
pumped out of the center of campus in an effort to stabilize
the  situation.
Classes are scheduled to resume April 6 at Concordia
 College, Moorhead, Minn. College officials are monitoring
flood condit ions and will alert students and faculty to any
changes. The college c anceled classes starting March 24 to
allow students, staff and others  to participate in sandbagging
and other flood control efforts. Concord ia is one of 28
colleges and universities of the ELCA.
- - -
 
Information about Oak Grove Lutheran School is at
http://www.oakgro velutheran.com and Concordia College at
http://www.cord.edu on the Int ernet.

For information contact:
John Brooks, Director (773)  380-2958 or news@elca.org
http://www.elca.org/news
ELCA News Blo g: http://www.elca.org/news/blog

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Episcopal Life Daily
March 30, 2009

Episcopal Life Onlin e is available at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/elife.

Today's  Episcopal Life Daily includes:

* TOP STORY - Presiding Bishop's  Easter message for 2009
* TOP STORY - In East Asia and the Pacific, An glicans commit to action
on climate change
* DIOCESAN DIGEST - PE NNSYLVANIA: Presiding Bishop engages in
conversation with laity
*  WORLD REPORT - BRITAIN: G20 leaders must not forget promises to the
p oor, religious leaders say
* WORLD REPORT - ENGLAND: Outspoken Rochest er bishop says he will leave his
post
* PEOPLE - Katherine Ragsda le named president and dean of Episcopal
Divinity School
* MULTIM EDIA - Video: Pan Adams-McCaslin on the 2010-2012 budget
* DAYBOOK - M arch 30, 2009: Today in Scripture, Prayer, History
* CATALYST - A Chur ch of Her Own: What Happens When A Woman Takes the Pulpit

______ _______________

TOP STORIES

Presiding Bishop's Easter  message for 2009

[Episcopal News Service] The Presiding Bishop' s Easter message for
2009 follows in English and in Spanish and is ava ilable online at
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_106562_ENG_HTM.h tm. (A French
translation will be posted shortly.)

An Easte r Message

The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori
Presiding  Bishop
The Episcopal Church

The light returns and the days  lengthen, even if it remains
startlingly dark as we rise these days - - daylight savings time is not
always a blessing so early in the year!  Christians, however, look for
light even in the midst of darkness, fo r we know that darkness will
not overcome it. The rising of the Son br ings light into lives filled
with grief, agony, and despair. Are you s earching for the light of new
life?

Easter recollects us an d reorients us toward God's eternal light of
truth and peace and love.  The resurrection is the ultimate
proclamation that nothing can separa te us from that light, not despair
or destruction or death. We see hin ts of that resurrection all around
us once our eyes have learned to lo ok, and we continue to hope for its
fullness, for the blessing of a li ght so encompassing that there can
be no darkness or separation. Lent  has been a willingness to
experience the darkness of our current separ ation and tune our
yearning for that light. Carry that yearning into E astertide, and
beyond, that we and the world around us may know the bl essing of the
light of Christ.

Easter 2009

- - -  - -

Mensaje Pascual 2009

S. E. Rvma. Katharine Jeffe rts Schori
Obispa Presidenta de la Iglesia Episcopal

La luz  va aumentando y los d?as se van alargando, aunque cuando nos
levantam os todav?a contin?a bastante oscuro: la hora de verano no trae
tantas  bendiciones tan temprano en el a?o. Sin embargo, los cristianos
buscan  la luz aun en medio de la oscuridad, porque sabemos que las
tinieblas  no prevalecer?n contra ella. La resurrecci?n del Hijo trae
luz a las  vidas llenas de dolores, agonia, y desesperaci?n. ?Est?
buscando la lu z de la vida nueva?

La Pascua nos hace meditar y nos reorienta h acia la luz eterna de
Dios, luz de verdad y paz y amor. La resurrecci? n es la proclamaci?n
superlativa de que nada puede separarnos de esta  luz: ni el
desesperaci?n ni la destrucci?n ni la muerte. Veremos se?al es de esta
resurrecci?n alrededor de nosotros despu?s que nuestros ojo s han
aprendido a ver, y continuamos esperando hasta su plenitud, por  la
bendici?n de una luz tan plena que no hay lugar para la oscuridad o 
separaci?n. La Cuaresma ha sido la disposici?n de experimentar la
 
oscuridad de nuestra actual separaci?n y sintonizar este deseo hacia
 
esta luz. Contin?e con este deseo durante la estaci?n pascual y a?n
 
m?s all?, para que el mundo que nos rodea pueda conocer la bendici?n
 
de la luz de.

Pascua, 2009

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In  East Asia and the Pacific, Anglicans commit to action on climate change
 

By Matthew Davies

[Episcopal News Service] With a pledg e to work together in addressing
pressing environmental concerns in Ea st Asia and the Pacific,
representatives from several Anglican provinc es and mission agencies
met March 23-26 in Hong Kong for a consultatio n on climate change,
co-sponsored by Episcopal Relief and Development,  the Episcopal Church
and the Anglican Province of Hong Kong Sheng Kun g Hui.

The consultation was inspired by several conversations in  2008 with
Episcopal Church partners and church leaders primarily from  East Asia
and the Pacific Rim, said Kirsten Muth, ERD's senior direct or of Asia,
Pacific and New Initiatives, who noted that the purpose of  the
gathering was to focus on "climate change as it relates to povert y,
and identifying how we can work together more effectively in areas  of
sustainable development."

Around 30 participants attende d the gathering from Australia, China,
Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Philip pines, Polynesia, Solomon Islands, the
U.K., the U.S. and Vanuatu.
 

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_106572_ENG_HTM.ht m

More Top Stories: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/elife
 
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Pray in secret 

When you pray, you are  not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synag ogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I sa y to you, they have their reward in full. 

But you, when you pra y, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is  in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.  

And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as  the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many w ords. So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before yo u ask Him. ESR KOTI REDDY, GRACE MINISTRIES.. GUNTUR-522009 PERECHERLA- POS T,PLS MY WEB:www.graceministriesinternational.in,,,www.emmvjuniorcollege.or g 

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2. [ELD] Presi ding Bishop's Easter message for 2009 / In East
Asia and the Pacific,  Anglicans commit to action on climate
change (Matthew Davies)
3.  Madagascar crisis: CWM and WARC make solidarity visit
(Franziska Surbe r)
4. LWI 2009-027 Internship with the Lutheran World Federation
 Can Change a Life (LWFNews)
5. (LWI 03-20-2009) Afrikanische Theologie  der nachhaltigen
Entwicklung nimmt Stimmen aus dem Volk erns ( Dirk-M ichael Gr?tzsch )

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Title: ELCA School, College Remain Closed Due to Red R iver Flooding
ELCA NEWS SERVICE

March 30, 2009 

 ELCA School, College Remain Closed Due to Red River Flooding
09-074-MR C

CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Oak Grove Lutheran School, Fargo, N.D.,
 
canceled classes and activities March 30-April 3 as the school
comm unity continues to deal with flooding, snow and cold
temperatures.
 
Oak Grove is a school of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
in America  (ELCA). It serves students from prekindergarten to
grade 12.
"Th e school is located along the Red River, near where a
levee broke. It  is expected that the campus is flooded, but
the extent is not yet know n," according to Donna Braband,
director for schools, ELCA Vocation an d Education.
According to the school's Web site a breach in a
per manent dike, located on the north side of campus, caused
water from th e river to flow into Benson Hall and Jackson Hall
March 29. With the h elp of Army Corps of Engineers, the
National Guard, Oak Grove staff an d the community, water was
pumped out of the center of campus in an ef fort to stabilize
the situation.
Classes are scheduled to resume  April 6 at Concordia
College, Moorhead, Minn. College officials are mo nitoring
flood conditions and will alert students and faculty to any 
changes. The college canceled classes starting March 24 to
allow  students, staff and others to participate in sandbagging
and other fl ood control efforts. Concordia is one of 28
colleges and universities  of the ELCA.
- - -
Information about Oak Grove Lutheran School is  at
http://www.oakgrovelutheran.com and Concordia College at
http ://www.cord.edu on the Internet.

For information contact:
J ohn Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org
http://www.elca.o rg/news
ELCA News Blog: http://www.elca.org/news/blog

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Asia and the Pacific, Angli cans commit to action on climate change
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Episcopal Life Daily
March 30, 2009
 
Episcopal Life Online is available at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/ elife.

Today's Episcopal Life Daily includes:

* TOP S TORY - Presiding Bishop's Easter message for 2009
* TOP STORY - In Eas t Asia and the Pacific, Anglicans commit to action
on climate change 
* DIOCESAN DIGEST - PENNSYLVANIA: Presiding Bishop engages in
co nversation with laity
* WORLD REPORT - BRITAIN: G20 leaders must not f orget promises to the
poor, religious leaders say
* WORLD REPORT  - ENGLAND: Outspoken Rochester bishop says he will leave his
post
 
* PEOPLE - Katherine Ragsdale named president and dean of Episcopal
 
Divinity School
* MULTIMEDIA - Video: Pan Adams-McCaslin on the 201 0-2012 budget
* DAYBOOK - March 30, 2009: Today in Scripture, Prayer,  History
* CATALYST - A Church of Her Own: What Happens When A Woman Ta kes the Pulpit

_____________________

TOP STORIES
 

Presiding Bishop's Easter message for 2009

[Episcopal N ews Service] The Presiding Bishop's Easter message for
2009 follows in  English and in Spanish and is available online at
http://www.episcopa lchurch.org/79901_106562_ENG_HTM.htm. (A French
translation will be po sted shortly.)

An Easter Message

The Most Rev. Kathar ine Jefferts Schori
Presiding Bishop
The Episcopal Church
 
The light returns and the days lengthen, even if it remains
star tlingly dark as we rise these days -- daylight savings time is not
alw ays a blessing so early in the year! Christians, however, look for
lig ht even in the midst of darkness, for we know that darkness will
not o vercome it. The rising of the Son brings light into lives filled
with  grief, agony, and despair. Are you searching for the light of new
life ?

Easter recollects us and reorients us toward God's eternal lig ht of
truth and peace and love. The resurrection is the ultimate
 proclamation that nothing can separate us from that light, not despair
 
or destruction or death. We see hints of that resurrection all around
 
us once our eyes have learned to look, and we continue to hope for its 
fullness, for the blessing of a light so encompassing that there can 
be no darkness or separation. Lent has been a willingness to
exp erience the darkness of our current separation and tune our
yearning f or that light. Carry that yearning into Eastertide, and
beyond, that w e and the world around us may know the blessing of the
light of Christ .

Easter 2009

- - - - -

Mensaje Pascual 20 09

S. E. Rvma. Katharine Jefferts Schori
Obispa Presidenta  de la Iglesia Episcopal

La luz va aumentando y los d?as se van a largando, aunque cuando nos
levantamos todav?a contin?a bastante oscur o: la hora de verano no trae
tantas bendiciones tan temprano en el a?o . Sin embargo, los cristianos
buscan la luz aun en medio de la oscurid ad, porque sabemos que las
tinieblas no prevalecer?n contra ella. La r esurrecci?n del Hijo trae
luz a las vidas llenas de dolores, agonia, y  desesperaci?n. ?Est?
buscando la luz de la vida nueva?

La  Pascua nos hace meditar y nos reorienta hacia la luz eterna de
Dios, l uz de verdad y paz y amor. La resurrecci?n es la proclamaci?n
superlat iva de que nada puede separarnos de esta luz: ni el
desesperaci?n ni l a destrucci?n ni la muerte. Veremos se?ales de esta
resurrecci?n alred edor de nosotros despu?s que nuestros ojos han
aprendido a ver, y cont inuamos esperando hasta su plenitud, por la
bendici?n de una luz tan p lena que no hay lugar para la oscuridad o
separaci?n. La Cuaresma ha s ido la disposici?n de experimentar la
oscuridad de nuestra actual sepa raci?n y sintonizar este deseo hacia
esta luz. Contin?e con este deseo  durante la estaci?n pascual y a?n
m?s all?, para que el mundo que nos  rodea pueda conocer la bendici?n
de la luz de.

Pascua, 200 9

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In East Asia and the Pacific, Anglicans c ommit to action on climate change

By Matthew Davies

[ Episcopal News Service] With a pledge to work together in addressing
p ressing environmental concerns in East Asia and the Pacific,
represent atives from several Anglican provinces and mission agencies
met March  23-26 in Hong Kong for a consultation on climate change,
co-sponsored  by Episcopal Relief and Development, the Episcopal Church
and the Angl ican Province of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui.

The consultation was  inspired by several conversations in 2008 with
Episcopal Church partne rs and church leaders primarily from East Asia
and the Pacific Rim, sa id Kirsten Muth, ERD's senior director of Asia,
Pacific and New Initia tives, who noted that the purpose of the
gathering was to focus on "cl imate change as it relates to poverty,
and identifying how we can work  together more effectively in areas of
sustainable development."
 
Around 30 participants attended the gathering from Australia, China, 
Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Polynesia, Solomon Islands, the 
U.K., the U.S. and Vanuatu.

Full story: http://www.episcop alchurch.org/79901_106572_ENG_HTM.htm

More Top Stories: http://w ww.episcopalchurch.org/elife

_____________________

DI OCESAN DIGEST

PENNSYLVANIA: Presiding Bishop engages in conversa tion with laity

By Jerry Hames

[Episcopal News Servic e] For two hours on Sunday afternoon (March 30),
Presiding Bishop Kath arine Jefferts Schori held a conversation with
lay people at Philadelp hia Cathedral, listening to their views and
responding to their questi ons about the diocese, the Episcopal Church
and the Anglican Communion .

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_106571_ENG_HT M.htm

More Diocesan news: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_E NG_HTM.htm

_____________________

WORLD REPORT
 
BRITAIN: G20 leaders must not forget promises to the poor, religious  leaders
say

[Lambeth Palace] Religious leaders in Britain h ave urged the G20
leaders not to forget their commitments to the world 's poorest people
in the current economic crisis.

Full stor y: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_106561_ENG_HTM.htm

- - -  - -

ENGLAND: Outspoken Rochester bishop says he will leave his  post

By Mary Frances Schjonberg

[Episcopal News Servi ce] Church of England Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali,
leader of the Diocese  of Rochester, announced March 28 that he will
leave his diocesan post  in September.

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_1 06567_ENG_HTM.htm

More World news: http://www.episcopalchurch.or g/81808_ENG_HTM.htm

_____________________

PEOPLE
 

Katherine Ragsdale named president and dean of Episcopal Divinity  School

[Episcopal Divinity School] The Rev. Dr. Katherine Hancoc k Ragsdale,
president and executive director of Political Research Ass ociates and
vicar of St. David's Episcopal Church, Pepperell, Mass., h as been
named the new president and dean of Episcopal Divinity School, 
according to an announcement by Brett Donham, chair of EDS's board of 
trustees, on March 30.

Elected by unanimous vote of the bo ard, Ragsdale succeeds the Rt. Rev.
Steven Charleston, who led the sem inary from 1999 to 2008. Ragsdale
will join the EDS staff full-time on  July 1.

"The search committee presented to the Board of Trustee s the Rev.
Katherine Ragsdale as its unanimous recommendation for pres ident and
dean of Episcopal Divinity School," said Donham. "Katherine' s gifts,
skills, and experience are an excellent match with the criter ia
established by the search committee, both in terms of the current 
challenges and opportunities at EDS, and the personal attributes we 
are looking for in a new leader."

Full story: http://www.e piscopalchurch.org/81831_106569_ENG_HTM.htm

More People: http:// www.episcopalchurch.org/81831_ENG_HTM.htm

_____________________ 

MULTIMEDIA

Video: Pan Adams-McCaslin on the 2010-201 2 budget

[Episcopal News Service] Pan Adams-McCaslin, chair of t he Joint
Standing Committee on Program, Budget and Finance, describes  how PB&F
is developing the 2010-2012 budget for the approval of the 76 th
General Convention in July.

Video: http://www.episcopalc hurch.org/81231_ENG_HTM.htm

More Multimedia: http://www.episcopa lchurch.org/80056_ENG_HTM.htm

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D AYBOOK

On March 30, 2009, the church calendar remembers John Don ne, priest
(1572-1631).

* Today in Scripture: http://www.ep iscopalchurch.org/82457_ENG_HTM.htm

* Today in Prayer: Anglican  Cycle of Prayer:
http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acp/index.cfm
 
* Today in History: On March 30, 1999, Bishop Jim Ottley officially 
left his post as Anglican Observer at the United Nations.

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CATALYST

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Houghton Mifflin Harc ourt Publishing Co., by Sarah Sentilles, 338
pages, hardcover, c. 2008 , $25

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th e first real portrait of what it's like to serve as a woman of faith
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Sometimes triumphant, sometimes hilarious, sometimes painf ul, their
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in their inspiring determination to perform the ministry to which the y
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Dat e: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:47:53 +0200
From: "Franziska Surber" 
Subj ect: Madagascar crisis: CWM and WARC make solidarity visit
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Joint News Release
World Alliance of Reformed Churches  and Council for World
Mission
30 March 2009

Madagascar  crisis: CWM and WARC make solidarity visit

Leaders from the Cou ncil for World Mission (CWM) and the World
Alliance of Reformed Church es (WARC) have shown solidarity with
their member church in Madagascar  by making a special visit to
its headquarters in the capital, Antanan arivo.
CWM general secretary Rev Dr Des van der Water and general
 
secretary of the Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa
Rev  Dr Jerry Pillay visited the Church of Jesus Christ in
Madagascar (FJK M) to show support and unity to those affected by
weeks of violence an d a change of government.
They also took part in a 70,000-strong churc h-led rally and
service of worship to pray for a peaceful, more democr atic
process of reform in the country.
The country's former presi dent, Marc Ravalomnanana, was forced
from government by the capital's  former mayor Andy Rajoelina on
17 March. Rev Lala Rasendrahasina, pres ident of the FJKM, was
briefly detained by the military soon after Rav alomnanana stepped
down.
During their visit to Antananarivo the d elegation called on the
new government to allow the people of Madagasc ar the freedom to
express their democratic and constitutional rights. 
They also called on the global ecumenical community to increase
 their support for the churches and people of Madagascar who are
workin g for unity, peace and justice in the country.
CWM head Rev Dr Des van  der Water said: "We have engaged with
people of God in Madagascar and  with the FJKM in particular. We
have listened to their stories of hur t and hope."
He added: "We have seen and experienced events of both gr eat
concern and of much encouragement. We have prayed with them,
 asking for the grace of God to be felt keenly and for the
guidance of  the Holy Spirit to come upon the people in Madagascar
in a special way  at this time of turmoil and crisis."
Rev Jerry Pillay, who is also pr esident of the Alliance of
Reformed Churches in Africa said: "Our miss ion for this visit was
to journey with the church through these diffic ult times. We were
there to show solidarity, to offer what assistance  we could and
to report back accurately on the situation there."
T he general secretary of the World Alliance of Reformed
Churches, Rev D r Setri Nyomi, said the visit to Madagascar by the
joint WARC and CWM  delegation sends a clear signal message of
ecumenical support.
"W e see this visit as an important means of letting the people
of Madaga scar know that we are with them in these challenging
times," he said.  "We encourage Madagascar's churches to pursue
their commitment to the  process of national reconciliation that
is so urgently needed."
R ead the CWM?WARC delegation's full statement on the solidarity
visit t o Madagascar (
http://www.cwmission.org/index.php?option=com_content &view=article&id=1447:statement-on-madagascar&catid=17:statements&Ite mid=495
)
The Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar (FJKM) is th e largest
Protestant church in Madagascar and is a member of WARC and  CWM.
Founded in 1968 as a Reformed Protestant denomination, the FJKM 
today has 2.5 million members in approximately 5,800
congregatio ns across the country.
Former Madagascar President Marc Ravalomanana i s a member and
elected lay vice-president of the FJKM.
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The World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) brings toget her
75 million Reformed Christians in 214 churches in 107 countries - 
united in their commitment to making a difference in a troubled
 world. The WARC general secretary is Rev. Dr. Setri Nyomi of the
Evang elical Presbyterian Church, Ghana. WARC's secretariat is
based in Gene va, Switzerland.

***

The Council for World Mission (C WM) is a global community of 31
member churches, some 14 million Chris tians in local mission. 

Contact: 
Contact:

Kris tine Greenaway 
Steve Cox 
Executive Secretary, Communications Di rector of
Communications
World Alliance of Reformed Churches The  Council
for World Mission
150 Route de Ferney 
Ipalo House,  32-34, Gt Peter Street
P.O. Box 2100 
London, SW1P 2DB UK
12 11 Geneva 2, Switzerland +44
(0)20 7227 2521 
tel. +41.22 791 624 3 
+44 (0)7920 465555 
fax: +41.22 791 6505 
web: www.cwmiss ion.org.uk ( http://www.cwmission.org.uk/ ) 

web: www.warc.ch (  http://www.warc.ch/ ) 
e-mail : steve.cox@cwmission.org
e-mail: k gr@warc.ch

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Message: 4 
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:22:36 +0200
From: "LWFNews" 
Subj ect: LWI 2009-027 Internship with the Lutheran World Federation
Can Ch ange a Life
To: "Pauline Mumia" 
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LUTHERAN WORLD INFORMATION 
LWI News online:
http://www.lut heranworld.org/News/Welcome.EN.html 

Internship with the Luthera n World Federation Can Change a Life
Church Universe Has Expanded For  Augsburg Dean and Zambian
Reverend 

GENEVA, 31 March 2009 ( LWI) - Nearly 30 years ago, Rev. Susanne
Kasch was the first woman the ologian to complete an internship
with the Department for Theology and  Studies (DTS) of the
Lutheran World Federation (LWF). 

"My  stay at the Lutheran World Federation and in Geneva
broadened my hori zons incredibly," remarks Kasch looking back on
her November 1979 to A ugust 1980 stint in the secretariat of the
global church communion. "M y knowledge of the world expanded. I
learned a lot." At present she is  dean of the Augsburg
Evangelical Lutheran Church District and pastor  of Augsburg's St.
Anne?s Church. 

"During my internship at  the Lutheran World Federation, I
learned to look beyond the confines o f my regional church to
discover the roots of the worldwide Lutheran c ommunion," the
church leader said. To her view, an important outcome o f her
internship was learning how other churches around the world are 
structured. Coming into contact with Lutheran theologians from
A frica, Asia and America radically changed her way of thinking
and her  approach to dialogue. 

She speaks enthusiastically about her exp eriences of almost
three decades ago. She benefited especially from he r encounters
with people from all over the world. "An internship with  the
Lutheran World Federation can change a life," Kasch affirms. 
 

She sees the LWF consultation "Theology in the Life of Lutheran
 
Churches: Transformative Perspectives and Practices Today,"
current ly taking place in Augsburg, as a platform for similar
transformative  experiences.

As dean of the city church district, Kasch has been  charged with
the task of welcoming the many theologians and stakehold ers from
around the world and dialoguing with them. Her hope has been  that
the participants feel at home in Augsburg and engage in lively
 
discussions about the relevance of Lutheran theology in the
contemp orary world.

Kasch notes that at the LWF she "came into contact  with
liberation theology and feminist approaches that opened new
 theological depths for me." In her pastoral praxis, she continues
to b enefit from her contextual experience in Geneva.

Dean Kasch reca lls as particularly meaningful the atmosphere at
multi-confessional wo rship in the Ecumenical Center. Duty travel,
too, gave her the opportu nity to observe firsthand how Christians
throughout the world belong t ogether and how those who need
support are strengthened. 

R ev. Rolita Machila (26) of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Zambia h as had a similar horizon-expanding experience as a DTS
intern. "I will  return to my home church as a theologically and
interculturally enric hed pastor," she comments. Machila has
served at the LWF Secretariat s ince January 2008.

She finds being with the LWF a very intense e ndeavor, offering
opportunities to deepen knowledge. "I am meeting peo ple from
many parts of the world and discussing with them issues that  are
currently relevant in their churches," Machila said. The work of 
the LWF inspires her to practice theology from an ecumenical
sta ndpoint and to incorporate the global perspective of the
Lutheran comm union in her future pastoral ministry. 

During her time at the L WF Secretariat, Machila is focusing on
the theological aspects of clim ate change. Her internship will
end in May 2009. 

(Based on  interviews with Dean Kasch and Rev. Machila conducted
by Claudia Schu bert of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of
Hanover. Schubert is finish ing an 11-month internship in the LWF
Office for Communication Service s.)

For more information about the 25-31 March consultation
 
"Theology in the Life of Lutheran Churches: Transformative
Perspect ives and Practices Today" in Augsburg, Germany, visit
http://www.luthe ranworld.org/What_We_Do/Dts/DTS-TLC_Augsburg.html

* * *

 
(The LWF is a global communion of Christian churches in the
Luthera n tradition. Founded in 1947 in Lund, Sweden, the LWF
currently has 14 0 member churches in 79 countries all over the
world, with a total mem bership of over 68.5 million. The LWF acts
on behalf of its member chu rches in areas of common interest such
as ecumenical and interfaith re lations, theology, humanitarian
assistance, human rights, communicatio n, and the various aspects
of mission and development work. Its secret ariat is located in
Geneva, Switzerland.)

[Lutheran World I nformation (LWI) is the LWF's information
service. Unless specifically  noted, material presented does not
represent positions or opinions of  the LWF or of its various
units. Where the dateline of an article con tains the notation
(LWI), the material may be freely reproduced with 
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Tel.: +41/22-791 63 69  
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 31  Mar 2009 15:07:43 +0200
From: " Dirk-Michael Gr?tzsch " 
Subject:  (LWI 03-20-2009) Afrikanische Theologie der nachhaltigen
Entwicklung  nimmt Stimmen aus dem Volk erns
To: " Dirk-Michael Gr?tzsch " 
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LWI online unter: www.lutheranworl d.org/News/Welcome.DE.html

LUTHERISCHE WELT-INFORMATION
Pos tfach 2100, CH-1211 Genf 2, Schweiz
Deutsche Redaktion: Dirk-Michael G roetzsch
Tel.: +41-22-791-6352
Fax: +41-22-791-6630 
E-Mail:  dmg@lutheranworld.org

Afrikanische Theologie der nachhaltigen E ntwicklung nimmt Stimmen
aus dem Volk ernst

Oeffentlichkeit  gepaart mit Solidaritaet sind zentrale dynamische
Kraefte des aufkomm enden Zeitalters der globalen
Zivilgesellschaft

Augsburg (D eutschland)/Genf, 31. Maerz 2009 (LWI) ? ?Die
afrikanische Theologie d er nachhaltigen Entwicklung initiiert
einen Dialog mit der christliche n Tradition, indem sie bei den
Fragen, die die Menschen einbringen, be ginnt?, unterstrich Pfr.
Dr. Benson Kalikawe Bagonza, Bischof der Kara gwe-Dioezese der
Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirche in Tansania, am 30. M aerz in
Augsburg (Deutschland). Diese theologische Tradition spreche 
Fragen an, die aufrichtig nur aus dem realen Kontext heraus
them atisiert werden koennten. Es gehe dabei weniger darum, allein
die Frag en einzubringen, die die christliche Tradition in der
Vergangenheit be handelt habe, so Bagonza waehrend eines Vortrags
im Rahmen der interna tionalen Konsultation ?Theologie im Leben
lutherischer Kirchen ? Persp ektiven und Wege zur Verwandlung der
Kirchen heute?, die vom 25. bis 3 1. Maerz 2009 in Augsburg
stattfindet. Die Tagung wird von der Abteilu ng fuer Theologie und
Studien (ATS) des Lutherischen Weltbundes (LWB)  in Zusammenarbeit
mit dem Institut fuer Evangelische Theologie der Uni versitaet
Augsburg veranstaltet.

?Afrikanische Theologie de r nachhaltigen Entwicklung nimmt die
Stimmen der normalen Bevoelkerung  in und ausserhalb Afrikas
ernst?, betonte der afrikanische Theologe.  Dies werde
erreicht, indem die wirklichen Fragen der Menschen aufgegri ffen
wuerden, anstatt nur die Agenda der beruflich damit befassten
 
TheologInnen sowie KirchenleiterInnen zu beruecksichtigen. Somit
wu erden gerade die Menschen gehoert, die sich nach der Loesung
des andau ernden Dilemmas sehnten, so Bagonza. 

Mit dem Referat zum Thema  ?Oeffentliche Stellungnahmen der
deutschen evangelischen Kirchen zu Fr ieden und
Konfliktsituationen? stellte Prof. Dr. Bernd Oberdorfer,
 
Lehrstuhlinhaber fuer Evangelische Theologie an der Universitaet
Au gsburg, ein Beispiel vor, ?wie eine pluralistische Kirche mit
kontrove rsen, ethischen Fragestellungen umgeht und gleichzeitig
einen Beitrag  fuer die oeffentliche Debatte innerhalb der
pluralistischen Gesellscha ft leistet?. Das Modell des
oeffentlichen Auftrags der Kirche koenne z war nicht ohne
Qualifizierungen auf andere kulturelle Kontexte uebertr agen
werden, jedoch habe dieses den deutschen evangelischen Kirchen
 
geholfen, eine aktive Rolle in der Gesellschaft zu uebernehmen,
ans tatt sich der Verantwortung zu entziehen, so Oberdorfer. 

?Luthe rs Oeffentliche Theologie, die in der Oeffentlichkeit
Gottes gruendet,  vermag es, uns heutzutage dabei zu
unterstuetzen, eine globale Zivilg esellschaft als Gottes
bevorzugten Schauplatz fuer prophetische Rede,  weisheitliche
Reflexion sowie friedliche Handlungen, als auch fuer die 
Oeffentliche Kirche die Berufung oeffentlicher Begleiter und
Beg leiterinnen Gottes in der globalen Zivilgesellschaft
vorzustellen?, er laeuterte Prof. Dr. Gary Simpson vom Luther
Seminary in St. Paul (Minn esota/USA). Oeffentlichkeit gepaart mit
Solidaritaet seien die zentral en dynamischen Kraefte des
aufkommenden Zeitalters der globalen Zivilg esellschaft und dessen
demokratisierendem Ethos bezueglich des politis chen Staates und
der Marktwirtschaft, so der Theologieprofessor. (415  Woerter)

Die Hauptreferate stehen in englischer Sprache im Forma t PDF auf
der LWB-Webseite zur Verfuegung unter.
http://www.luthe ranworld.org/What_We_Do/DTS/TLC_Augsburg/Presentations.html

* *  *

Der Lutherische Weltbund (LWB) ist eine Gemeinschaft lutherisc her
Kirchen weltweit. 1947 in Lund (Schweden) gegruendet, zaehlt er
 
inzwischen 140 Mitgliedskirchen, denen rund 68,5 Million
Das LWB-Se kretariat befindet sich in Genf (Schweiz). Das
ermoeglicht eine enge Z usammenarbeit mit dem Oekumenischen Rat
der Kirchen (OeRK) und anderen  weltweiten christlichen
Organisationen. Der LWB handelt als Organ sei ner Mitgliedskirchen
in Bereichen gemeinsamen Interesses, z. B. oekume nische und
interreligioese Beziehungen, Theologie, humanitaere Hilfe, 
Menschenrechte, Kommunikation und verschiedene Aspekte von
Missi ons- und Entwicklungsarbeit.

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The Lutheran World Federation
 
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