Workshop Wittenberg - Global meeting in 2015

"Workshop Wittenberg - international conference of the Global Young Reformers Network

From 22 August to 4 September, this global encounter brought together 144 young reformers from all LWF member churches, as well as several theology students sent by Lutheran faculties.

Within this two-week program, participants shared and learned, worked on the youth themes and decided together on local and regional follow-up. They also visited parishes in the hosting Evangelical Lutheran Church of Central Germany and social-diaconal projects.

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Information about Workshop Wittenberg

The agenda of Workshop Wittenberg included the following highlights:

Worship service in the Schlosskirche
Thematic city tour "Following the stories of reformation in Wittenberg“ in international teams
Comprehensive introduction to the mission and work of The Lutheran World Federation
Further development of the 10 themes of the Global Young Reformers Network
Thematical Days: "To be Lutheran means to be ....theological....ecumenical...political"
Youth worship and liturgy
Weekend program in German Lutheran parishes, discovering the realities of being Lutheran today
Social-diaconal field trip in the region of Reformation
Project development of "Living reformation projects"

Within a two-week program, participants will share and learn, work on the themes and decide together for local and regional follow ups.

The program was prepared by the Global Young Reformers Steering Committee, the Central Church in Germany and the LWF Youth Desk.

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Wittenberg - the town of reformation is getting ready for you!

The Workshop Wittenberg will take place in the city of reformation, discovering the "footprints" of Martin Luther, but also looking into todays situation of the church on one of the most secularized regions of this earth.

Here you can discover some of the venues of the "Workshop Wittenbger" already.

On the market square in Wittenberg:

The Northern part of the world is covered in snow at the moment- but from 22 August to 04 September 2015 it shall be sunny, joyful, #youngreformers season in Wittenberg!

The conference venue is the "Stadthaus Wittenberg". Just opened in 2015 it will host the plenary sessions of the Global Young Reformers meeting.

Now it is prepared for reformatory ideas, talk shows and intercultural prayers.

The international youth hostel Wittenberg will be your home away from home.

Exicting fact: it is only few metres away from the famous thesis door at the castle church.

The cook of the youth hostel is already happy to welcome you soon. He prepares local German dishes, but also vegetarian and special food.

This beautiful church will host the morning prayers of the workshop Wittenbegr- every morning, young reformers from another subregion or country will lead the devotion.