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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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Pray in secret 

Whe n you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand a nd pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be see n by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. 

B ut 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 sec ret will reward you. 

And when you are praying, do not use meani ngless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be he ard for their many words. So do not be like them; for your Father knows wha t you need before you ask Him. ESR KOTI REDDY, GRACE MINISTRIES.. GUNTUR-52 2009 PERECHERLA- POST,PLS MY WEB:www.graceministriesinternational.in,,,www. emmvjuniorcollege.org 

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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  synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly  I say to you, they have their reward in full. 

But you, when yo u pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father wh o 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 repetiti on as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their m any words. So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need befo re you ask Him. ESR KOTI REDDY, GRACE MINISTRIES.. GUNTUR-522009 PERECHERLA - POST,PLS MY WEB:www.graceministriesinternational.in,,,www.emmvjuniorcolle ge.org 

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ELCA NEWS SERVICE

March 30, 2009 
 
ELCA School, College Remain Closed Due to Red River Flooding
09- 074-MRC

CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Oak Grove Lutheran School, Fargo, N.D. ,
canceled classes and activities March 30-April 3 as the school
 community continues to deal with flooding, snow and cold
temperatures. 
Oak Grove is a school of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
in Amer ica (ELCA). It serves students from prekindergarten to
grade 12.
 "The 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 k nown," according to Donna Braband,
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 th e help of Army Corps of Engineers, 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 resu me April 6 at Concordia
College, Moorhead, Minn. College officials are  monitoring
flood conditions and will alert students and faculty to an y
changes. The college canceled classes starting March 24 to
allo w students, staff and others to participate in sandbagging
and other f lood control efforts. Concordia is one of 28
colleges and universities  of the ELCA.
- - -
Information about Oak Grove Lutheran School i s at
http://www.oakgrovelutheran.com and Concordia College at
htt p://www.cord.edu on the Internet.

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

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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

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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

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

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

And when you are praying, do  not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that th ey will be heard for their many words. So do not be like them; for your Fat her knows what you need before you ask Him. ESR KOTI REDDY, GRACE MINISTRIE S.. GUNTUR-522009 PERECHERLA- POST,PLS MY WEB:www.graceministriesinternatio nal.in,,,www.emmvjuniorcollege.org 

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2. [ELD] Presiding 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 solida rity visit
(Franziska Surber)
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 St immen aus dem Volk erns ( Dirk-Michael Gr?tzsch )

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Title: ELCA School, Co llege Remain Closed Due to Red River Flooding
ELCA NEWS SERVICE
 
March 30, 2009 

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

CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Oak Grove L utheran School, Fargo, N.D.,
canceled classes and activities March 30- April 3 as the school
community continues to deal with flooding, snow  and cold
temperatures.
Oak Grove is a school of the Evangelical L utheran Church
in America (ELCA). It serves students from prekindergar ten to
grade 12.
"The 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 known," according to Donna Braband,
direct or 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 c ampus, caused
water from the river to flow into Benson Hall and Jackso n Hall
March 29. With the help of Army Corps of Engineers, the
Na tional 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 conditions and will ale rt students and faculty to any
changes. The college canceled classes s tarting March 24 to
allow students, staff and others to participate in  sandbagging
and other flood control efforts. Concordia is one of 28 
colleges and universities of the ELCA.
- - -
Information ab out Oak Grove Lutheran School is at
http://www.oakgrovelutheran.com an d Concordia College at
http://www.cord.edu on the Internet.

 
For information contact:
John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or ne ws@elca.org
http://www.elca.org/news
ELCA News Blog: http://www.e lca.org/news/blog

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Episcopal  Life Daily
March 30, 2009

Episcopal Life Online is availab le at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/elife.

Today's Episcopal Li fe Daily includes:

* TOP STORY - Presiding Bishop's Easter messa ge for 2009
* TOP STORY - In East Asia and the Pacific, Anglicans comm it to action
on climate change
* DIOCESAN DIGEST - PENNSYLVANIA:  Presiding Bishop engages in
conversation with laity
* WORLD REPOR T - BRITAIN: G20 leaders must not forget promises to the
poor, religio us leaders say
* WORLD REPORT - ENGLAND: Outspoken Rochester bishop sa ys he will leave his
post
* PEOPLE - Katherine Ragsdale named pre sident and dean of Episcopal
Divinity School
* MULTIMEDIA - Video : Pan Adams-McCaslin on the 2010-2012 budget
* DAYBOOK - March 30, 200 9: Today in Scripture, Prayer, History
* CATALYST - A Church of Her Ow n: 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 mes sage for
2009 follows in English and in Spanish and is available onlin e at
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_106562_ENG_HTM.htm. (A Frenc h
translation will be posted shortly.)

An Easter 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! Christian s, however, look for
light even in the midst of darkness, for we know  that darkness will
not overcome it. The rising of the Son brings light  into lives filled
with grief, agony, and despair. Are you searching f or the light of new
life?

Easter recollects us and reorient s us toward God's eternal light of
truth and peace and love. The resur rection 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 enc ompassing that there can
be no darkness or separation. Lent has been a  willingness to
experience the darkness of our current separation and  tune our
yearning for that light. Carry that yearning into Eastertide,  and
beyond, that we and the world around us may know the blessing of  the
light of Christ.

Easter 2009

- - - - -
 
Mensaje Pascual 2009

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

La luz va aument ando y los d?as se van alargando, aunque cuando nos
levantamos todav?a  contin?a bastante oscuro: la hora de verano no trae
tantas bendicione s tan temprano en el a?o. Sin embargo, los cristianos
buscan la luz au n en medio de la oscuridad, porque sabemos que las
tinieblas no preval ecer?n contra ella. La resurrecci?n del Hijo trae
luz a las vidas llen as de dolores, agonia, y desesperaci?n. ?Est?
buscando la luz de la vi da nueva?

La Pascua nos hace meditar y nos reorienta hacia la lu z eterna de
Dios, luz de verdad y paz y amor. La resurrecci?n es la pr oclamaci?n
superlativa de que nada puede separarnos de esta luz: ni el 
desesperaci?n ni la destrucci?n ni la muerte. Veremos se?ales de esta 
resurrecci?n alrededor de nosotros despu?s que nuestros ojos 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
se paraci?n. La Cuaresma ha sido la disposici?n de experimentar la
oscuri dad de nuestra actual separaci?n y sintonizar este deseo hacia
esta lu z. 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

- - - - -

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

By M atthew Davies

[Episcopal News Service] With a pledge to work tog ether in addressing
pressing environmental concerns in East Asia and t he Pacific,
representatives from several Anglican provinces and missio n agencies
met March 23-26 in Hong Kong for a consultation on climate  change,
co-sponsored by Episcopal Relief and Development, the Episcopa l Church
and the Anglican Province of Hong Kong Sheng Kung 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 director of Asia ,
Pacific and New Initiatives, who noted that the purpose of the
 gathering was to focus on "climate change as it relates to poverty,
an d identifying how we can work together more effectively in areas of
su stainable development."

Around 30 participants attended the gath ering from Australia, China,
Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Pol ynesia, Solomon Islands, the
U.K., the U.S. and Vanuatu.

Fu ll story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_106572_ENG_HTM.htm

 
More Top Stories: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/elife

______ _______________

DIOCESAN DIGEST

PENNSYLVANIA: Presidi ng Bishop engages in conversation with laity

By Jerry Hames
 

[Episcopal News Service] For two hours on Sunday afternoon (March  30),
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori held a conversation wi th
lay people at Philadelphia Cathedral, listening to their views and 
responding to their questions about the diocese, the Episcopal Church 
and the Anglican Communion.

Full story: http://www.episcop alchurch.org/81803_106571_ENG_HTM.htm

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

_____________________ 

WORLD REPORT

BRITAIN: G20 leaders must not forget pr omises to the poor, religious leaders
say

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

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_10656 1_ENG_HTM.htm

- - - - -

ENGLAND: Outspoken Rochester  bishop says he will leave his post

By Mary Frances Schjonberg
 

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

Full story: http://w ww.episcopalchurch.org/81808_106567_ENG_HTM.htm

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

______________ _______

PEOPLE

Katherine Ragsdale named president and  dean of Episcopal Divinity School

[Episcopal Divinity School] T he Rev. Dr. Katherine Hancock Ragsdale,
president and executive direct or of Political Research Associates and
vicar of St. David's Episcopal  Church, Pepperell, Mass., has been
named the new president and dean o f Episcopal Divinity School,
according to an announcement by Brett Don ham, chair of EDS's board of
trustees, on March 30.

Elected  by unanimous vote of the board, Ragsdale succeeds the Rt. Rev.
Steven  Charleston, who led the seminary from 1999 to 2008. Ragsdale
will joi n the EDS staff full-time on July 1.

"The search committee prese nted to the Board of Trustees the Rev.
Katherine Ragsdale as its unani mous recommendation for president and
dean of Episcopal Divinity Schoo l," said Donham. "Katherine's gifts,
skills, and experience are an exc ellent match with the criteria
established by the search committee, bo th in terms of the current
challenges and opportunities at EDS, and th e personal attributes we
are looking for in a new leader."

 Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81831_106569_ENG_HTM.htm
 
More People: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81831_ENG_HTM.htm
 
_____________________

MULTIMEDIA

Video: Pan Ada ms-McCaslin on the 2010-2012 budget

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

V ideo: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81231_ENG_HTM.htm

More Mult imedia: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/80056_ENG_HTM.htm

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DAYBOOK

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

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

*  Today in Prayer: Anglican Cycle of Prayer:
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:47:53 +0200
From : "Franziska Surber" 
Subject: Madagascar crisis: CWM and WARC make so lidarity visit
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Joint News Release
World  Alliance of Reformed Churches and Council for World
Mission
30 M arch 2009

Madagascar crisis: CWM and WARC make solidarity visit 

Leaders from the Council for World Mission (CWM) and the World 
Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) have shown solidarity with
 their member church in Madagascar by making a special visit to
its hea dquarters in the capital, Antananarivo.
CWM general secretary Rev Dr D es van der Water and general
secretary of the Uniting Presbyterian Chu rch in Southern Africa
Rev Dr Jerry Pillay visited the Church of Jesus  Christ in
Madagascar (FJKM) to show support and unity to those affect ed by
weeks of violence and a change of government.
They also too k part in a 70,000-strong church-led rally and
service of worship to p ray for a peaceful, more democratic
process of reform in the country. 
The country's former president, Marc Ravalomnanana, was forced
f rom government by the capital's former mayor Andy Rajoelina on
17 Marc h. Rev Lala Rasendrahasina, president of the FJKM, was
briefly detaine d by the military soon after Ravalomnanana stepped
down.
During t heir visit to Antananarivo the delegation called on the
new government  to allow the people of Madagascar the freedom to
express their democr atic and constitutional rights.
They also called on the global ecumeni cal community to increase
their support for the churches and people of  Madagascar who are
working for unity, peace and justice in the countr y.
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 l istened to their stories of hurt and hope."
He added: "We have seen an d experienced events of both great
concern and of much encouragement.  We have prayed with them,
asking for the grace of God to be felt keenl y and for the
guidance of the Holy Spirit to come upon the people in M adagascar
in a special way at this time of turmoil and crisis."
R ev Jerry Pillay, who is also president of the Alliance of
Reformed Chu rches in Africa said: "Our mission for this visit was
to journey with  the church through these difficult times. We were
there to show solida rity, to offer what assistance we could and
to report back accurately  on the situation there."
The general secretary of the World Alliance o f Reformed
Churches, Rev Dr Setri Nyomi, said the visit to Madagascar  by the
joint WARC and CWM delegation sends a clear signal message of 
ecumenical support.
"We see this visit as an important means of  letting the people
of Madagascar know that we are with them in these c hallenging
times," he said. "We encourage Madagascar's churches to pur sue
their commitment to the process of national reconciliation that
 
is so urgently needed."
Read the CWM?WARC delegation's full stateme nt on the solidarity
visit to Madagascar (
http://www.cwmission.o rg/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1447:statement-on-mad agascar&catid=17:statements&Itemid=495
)
The Church of Jesus  Christ in Madagascar (FJKM) is the largest
Protestant church in Madaga scar and is a member of WARC and CWM.
Founded in 1968 as a Reformed Pr otestant denomination, the FJKM
today has 2.5 million members in appro ximately 5,800
congregations across the country.
Former Madagasca r President Marc Ravalomanana is a member and
elected lay vice-preside nt of the FJKM.
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The World Alliance of Reform ed Churches (WARC) brings together
75 million Reformed Christians in 2 14 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
Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana. WARC's sec retariat is
based in Geneva, Switzerland.

***

Th e Council for World Mission (CWM) is a global community of 31
member c hurches, some 14 million Christians in local mission. 

Contact:  
Contact:

Kristine Greenaway 
Steve Cox 
Executiv e Secretary, Communications Director of
Communications
World Alli ance 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
1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland +44
(0)20 7227  2521 
tel. +41.22 791 6243 
+44 (0)7920 465555 
fax: +41.22  791 6505 
web: www.cwmission.org.uk ( http://www.cwmission.org.uk/ )  

web: www.warc.ch ( http://www.warc.ch/ ) 
e-mail : steve.c ox@cwmission.org
e-mail: kgr@warc.ch

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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:22:36 +0200 
From: "LWFNews" 
Subject: LWI 2009-027 Internship with the Luthe ran World Federation
Can Change a Life
To: "Pauline Mumia" 
 Message-ID: <49D20AFD.941E.000F.0@lutheranworld.org>
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LUTHERAN WORLD INFORMATION 
LWI Ne ws online:
http://www.lutheranworld.org/News/Welcome.EN.html 

 
Internship with the Lutheran World Federation Can Change a Life
Chu rch 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 theologian to complete an internship
with  the Department for Theology and Studies (DTS) of the
Lutheran World F ederation (LWF). 

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

"During my internship at the Lutheran World Federation, I
lea rned to look beyond the confines of my regional church to
discover the  roots of the worldwide Lutheran communion," the
church leader said. T o her view, an important outcome of her
internship was learning how ot her churches around the world are
structured. Coming into contact with  Lutheran theologians from
Africa, Asia and America radically changed  her way of thinking
and her approach to dialogue. 

She spea ks enthusiastically about her experiences of almost
three decades ago.  She benefited especially from her encounters
with people from all ove r the world. "An internship with the
Lutheran World Federation can cha nge a life," Kasch affirms. 

She sees the LWF consultation "Theo logy in the Life of Lutheran
Churches: Transformative Perspectives and  Practices Today,"
currently taking place in Augsburg, as a platform f or similar
transformative experiences.

As dean of the city  church district, Kasch has been charged with
the task of welcoming the  many theologians and stakeholders from
around the world and dialoguin g with them. Her hope has been that
the participants feel at home in A ugsburg and engage in lively
discussions about the relevance of Luther an theology in the
contemporary world.

Kasch notes that at  the LWF she "came into contact with
liberation theology and feminist a pproaches that opened new
theological depths for me." In her pastoral  praxis, she continues
to benefit from her contextual experience in Gen eva.

Dean Kasch recalls as particularly meaningful the atmospher e at
multi-confessional worship in the Ecumenical Center. Duty travel, 
too, gave her the opportunity to observe firsthand how Christians
 
throughout the world belong together and how those who need
support  are strengthened. 

Rev. Rolita Machila (26) of the Evangelical  Lutheran Church in
Zambia has had a similar horizon-expanding experien ce as a DTS
intern. "I will return to my home church as a theologicall y and
interculturally enriched pastor," she comments. Machila has
 
served at the LWF Secretariat since January 2008.

She finds b eing with the LWF a very intense endeavor, offering
opportunities to d eepen knowledge. "I am meeting people from
many parts of the world and  discussing with them issues that are
currently relevant in their chur ches," Machila said. The work of
the LWF inspires her to practice theo logy from an ecumenical
standpoint and to incorporate the global persp ective of the
Lutheran communion in her future pastoral ministry. 
 

During her time at the LWF Secretariat, Machila is focusing on
 
the theological aspects of climate change. Her internship will
end  in May 2009. 

(Based on interviews with Dean Kasch and Rev. Mach ila conducted
by Claudia Schubert of the Evangelical Lutheran Church o f
Hanover. Schubert is finishing an 11-month internship in the LWF
 
Office for Communication Services.)

For more information abou t the 25-31 March consultation
"Theology in the Life of Lutheran Churc hes: Transformative
Perspectives and Practices Today" in Augsburg, Ger many, visit
http://www.lutheranworld.org/What_We_Do/Dts/DTS-TLC_Augsbu rg.html

* * *

(The LWF is a global communion of Chris tian churches in the
Lutheran tradition. Founded in 1947 in Lund, Swed en, the LWF
currently has 140 member churches in 79 countries all over  the
world, with a total membership of over 68.5 million. The LWF acts 
on behalf of its member churches in areas of common interest such
 
as ecumenical and interfaith relations, theology, humanitarian
assi stance, human rights, communication, and the various aspects
of missio n and development work. Its secretariat is located in
Geneva, Switzerl and.)

[Lutheran World Information (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. Wh ere the dateline of an article contains the notation
(LWI), the materi al may be freely reproduced with
acknowledgment.] 

LUTHERAN  WORLD INFORMATION
P. O. Box 2100 CH-1211 
Geneva 2 Switzerland 

Tel.: +41/22-791 63 69 
Fax: +41/22-791 66 30
E-mail:  pmu@lutheranworld.org 

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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 d er nachhaltigen
Entwicklung nimmt Stimmen aus dem Volk erns
To: "  Dirk-Michael Gr?tzsch " 
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L WI online unter: www.lutheranworld.org/News/Welcome.DE.html

LUTH ERISCHE WELT-INFORMATION
Postfach 2100, CH-1211 Genf 2, Schweiz
D eutsche Redaktion: Dirk-Michael Groetzsch
Tel.: +41-22-791-6352
F ax: +41-22-791-6630 
E-Mail: dmg@lutheranworld.org

Afrikani sche Theologie der nachhaltigen Entwicklung nimmt Stimmen
aus dem Volk  ernst

Oeffentlichkeit gepaart mit Solidaritaet sind zentrale dy namische
Kraefte des aufkommenden Zeitalters der globalen
Zivilge sellschaft

Augsburg (Deutschland)/Genf, 31. Maerz 2009 (LWI) ? ? Die
afrikanische Theologie der nachhaltigen Entwicklung initiiert
 
einen Dialog mit der christlichen Tradition, indem sie bei den
Frag en, die die Menschen einbringen, beginnt?, unterstrich Pfr.
Dr. Benson  Kalikawe Bagonza, Bischof der Karagwe-Dioezese der
Evangelisch-Luther ischen Kirche in Tansania, am 30. Maerz in
Augsburg (Deutschland). Die se theologische Tradition spreche
Fragen an, die aufrichtig nur aus de m realen Kontext heraus
thematisiert werden koennten. Es gehe dabei we niger darum, allein
die Fragen einzubringen, die die christliche Tradi tion in der
Vergangenheit behandelt habe, so Bagonza waehrend eines Vo rtrags
im Rahmen der internationalen Konsultation ?Theologie im Leben 
lutherischer Kirchen ? Perspektiven und Wege zur Verwandlung der
 
Kirchen heute?, die vom 25. bis 31. Maerz 2009 in Augsburg
stattfin det. Die Tagung wird von der Abteilung fuer Theologie und
Studien (ATS ) des Lutherischen Weltbundes (LWB) in Zusammenarbeit
mit dem Institut  fuer Evangelische Theologie der Universitaet
Augsburg veranstaltet. 

?Afrikanische Theologie der nachhaltigen Entwicklung nimmt die 
Stimmen der normalen Bevoelkerung in und ausserhalb Afrikas
erns t?, betonte der afrikanische Theologe. Dies werde
erreicht, indem die  wirklichen Fragen der Menschen aufgegriffen
wuerden, anstatt nur die A genda der beruflich damit befassten
TheologInnen sowie KirchenleiterIn nen zu beruecksichtigen. Somit
wuerden gerade die Menschen gehoert, di e sich nach der Loesung
des andauernden Dilemmas sehnten, so Bagonza.  

Mit dem Referat zum Thema ?Oeffentliche Stellungnahmen der
 
deutschen evangelischen Kirchen zu Frieden und
Konfliktsituationen?  stellte Prof. Dr. Bernd Oberdorfer,
Lehrstuhlinhaber fuer Evangelisch e Theologie an der Universitaet
Augsburg, ein Beispiel vor, ?wie eine  pluralistische Kirche mit
kontroversen, ethischen Fragestellungen umge ht und gleichzeitig
einen Beitrag fuer die oeffentliche Debatte innerh alb der
pluralistischen Gesellschaft leistet?. Das Modell des
oef fentlichen Auftrags der Kirche koenne zwar nicht ohne
Qualifizierungen  auf andere kulturelle Kontexte uebertragen
werden, jedoch habe dieses  den deutschen evangelischen Kirchen
geholfen, eine aktive Rolle in de r Gesellschaft zu uebernehmen,
anstatt sich der Verantwortung zu entzi ehen, so Oberdorfer. 

?Luthers Oeffentliche Theologie, die in de r Oeffentlichkeit
Gottes gruendet, vermag es, uns heutzutage dabei zu 
unterstuetzen, eine globale Zivilgesellschaft als Gottes
bevorzu gten Schauplatz fuer prophetische Rede, weisheitliche
Reflexion sowie  friedliche Handlungen, als auch fuer die
Oeffentliche Kirche die Beruf ung oeffentlicher Begleiter und
Begleiterinnen Gottes in der globalen  Zivilgesellschaft
vorzustellen?, erlaeuterte Prof. Dr. Gary Simpson vo m Luther
Seminary in St. Paul (Minnesota/USA). Oeffentlichkeit gepaart  mit
Solidaritaet seien die zentralen dynamischen Kraefte des
auf kommenden Zeitalters der globalen Zivilgesellschaft und dessen
demokra tisierendem Ethos bezueglich des politischen Staates und
der Marktwirt schaft, so der Theologieprofessor. (415 Woerter)

Die Hauptrefera te stehen in englischer Sprache im Format PDF auf
der LWB-Webseite zur  Verfuegung unter.
http://www.lutheranworld.org/What_We_Do/DTS/TLC_Aug sburg/Presentations.html

* * *

Der Lutherische Weltbu nd (LWB) ist eine Gemeinschaft lutherischer
Kirchen weltweit. 1947 in  Lund (Schweden) gegruendet, zaehlt er
inzwischen 140 Mitgliedskirchen,  denen rund 68,5 Million
Das LWB-Sekretariat befindet sich in Genf (Sc hweiz). Das
ermoeglicht eine enge Zusammenarbeit mit dem Oekumenischen  Rat
der Kirchen (OeRK) und anderen weltweiten christlichen
Organ isationen. Der LWB handelt als Organ seiner Mitgliedskirchen
in Bereic hen gemeinsamen Interesses, z. B. oekumenische und
interreligioese Bez iehungen, Theologie, humanitaere Hilfe,
Menschenrechte, Kommunikation  und verschiedene Aspekte von
Missions- und Entwicklungsarbeit.
 
Die LUTHERISCHE WELT-INFORMATION (LWI) wird als
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