2023 Global Young Reformers Calendar
This year, Global Young Reformers around the world are gathering together to worship, learn, and grow in faithfulness and leadership by completing regional projects.
5 projects will be completed - one each from North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Check back to see our new "Global Young Reformers Regional Projects" page, coming soon!
Global Young Reformers and other members of the LWF Youth Network will serve as Stewards at the 2023 LWF Assembly in Krakow Poland. Stewards will meet monthly from February through August to build realtionships, learn more about their role as assembly leaders and volunteers, and to discuss their priorities as young leaders in the Lutheran World Federation.
Check out our social media pages @LWFYouth on Facebook and Instagram, and check back here for updates on the LWF Stewards work all year!
Global Young Reformers, LWF Assembly Delegates, and LWF Stewards from each region will meet together in advance of the regional pre-assemblies to discuss and decide on leadership roles for the Youth Pre-Assembly and strategic priorities for the work of the LWF Youth program.
Learn more about the regional assembly at the link below, including full dates and location.
Global Young Reformers, LWF Assembly Delegates, and LWF Stewards from each region will meet together in advance of the regional pre-assemblies to discuss and decide on leadership roles for the Youth Pre-Assembly and strategic priorities for the work of the LWF Youth program.
Learn more about the regional assembly at the link below, including full dates and location.
Global Young Reformers, LWF Assembly Delegates, and LWF Stewards from each region will meet together in advance of the regional pre-assemblies to discuss and decide on leadership roles for the Youth Pre-Assembly and strategic priorities for the work of the LWF Youth program.
Learn more about the regional assembly at the link below, including full dates and location.
Global Young Reformers, LWF Assembly Delegates, and LWF Stewards from each region will meet together in advance of the regional pre-assemblies to discuss and decide on leadership roles for the Youth Pre-Assembly and strategic priorities for the work of the LWF Youth program.
Learn more about the regional assembly at the link below, including full dates and location.
Join LWF Global Young Reformers as we highlight and celebrate the gifts of youth all around the world.
Check out the 2022 recording of the LIVE LWF International Youth Day Prayer Service on Facebook here! And be sure to tune in on August 12 for our 2023 Prayer Service.
Also feel free to use prayers and blessings written by LWF Youth around the world in your church services on August 13, 2023 and all year. You can find the resource at the link below.
Youth are not only the future leaders of the church, they are important leaders in the church today.
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 Thirteen LWF Assembly.
The LWF Assembly will then take place in Krakow, Poland from 12-19 September 2023.
An ecumenical event in collaboration with the Taize community, Global Young Reformers will be invited to take part in this prayer service and learning opportunity in Rome and around the world.
Look out for more information on how to get involved with this event with the Lutheran World Federation.
The LWF Youth program will host the 5th Peace Messengers training this July.
The primary objective of this LWF Youth program is capacity building for youth to become well equipped “Peace Messengers”. The understanding of peace and conflict, conflict analysis and conflict resolution are key to the Peace Messengers, in order to plan and facilitate training in the local communities.
This training will focus on the intersections of peacebuilding and LWF Youth priorities and thematic areas: equity, education, revival of churches, climate justice, and gender justice.
Applications open March 15, 2023 and close April 15, 2023.
Learn more on the LWF Peace Messengers Page
Since 2011, Youth have led LWF Conference of Parties (COP) delegations and they are leading climate justice projects all over the world, focusing on the importance of taking care of the creation, intergenerational justice, how to participate in climate national processes like National Determined Contributions - NDC, promoting reforestation in their own communities and gathering ideas for climate justice engagement on carbon neutrality.
Member Churches will have the opportunity to nominate youth for this delegation in May. Please contact your national church office for information on how to be nominated for this delegation.