Rev. Martin Junge’s address to our 11th Assembly was surely one of the highlights of the past two weeks. We youth were lucky enough to hear him speak in Dresden and I’m sure that I am not the only one of us who was thrilled to hear him affirm young people in the life of the LWF in his address:
But even when we fulfill quotas that is not sufficient. They may ensure presence, but not necessarily participation. In order to be faithful to our previous Assembly commitments and to achieve our goals. We need to allow ourselves to be transformed as churches and as global communion by the power that women and youth bring to us. It is time for us men to get involved in making our churches and the communion more inclusive. Youth during this Assembly have already shown us that they are ready for this step!
Rev. Junge thank you for affirming the role of youth in the present and the future of the Lutheran World Federation!
