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Latest episodes
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14 min
Stories in Global Lutheranism: Free Evangelical Lutheran Synod in South Africa
What does the confessional Lutheran church look like in South Africa? We were honored to meet and share stories of global Lutheran church leaders at the International Church Relati…
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16 min
Stories in Global Lutheranism: The Portuguese Evangelical Lutheran Church
What does the confessional Lutheran church look like in Portugal? We were honored to meet and share stories of global Lutheran church leaders at the International Church Relations…
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14 min
Stories in Global Lutheranism: The Lutheran Church in the Philippines
What does the confessional Lutheran church look like in the Philippines? We were honored to meet and share stories of global Lutheran church leaders at the International Church Rel…
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13 min
Stories in Global Lutheranism: Lutheran Church in Norway and Iceland
What does the confessional Lutheran church look like in Norway and Iceland? We were honored to meet and share stories of global Lutheran church leaders at the International Church…
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14 min
Stories in Global Lutheranism: Lutheran Church of Nigeria
What does the confessional Lutheran church look like in Nigeria? We were honored to meet and share stories of global Lutheran church leaders at the International Church Relations C…
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14 min
Stories in Global Lutheranism: The Evangelical-Lutheran Diocese in Norway
What does the confessional Lutheran church look like in Norway? We were honored to meet and share stories of global Lutheran church leaders at the International Church Relations Co…
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29 min
The New Lutheran Theological Seminary - Australia
What are the latest updates from our friends in Lutheran Mission - Australia? The Rev. Michael Prenzler (Interim Principal, Lutheran Theological Seminary - Australia) and Deaconess…
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17 min
Stories in Global Lutheranism: Mission Province in Sweden
What does the confessional Lutheran church look like in Sweden? We were honored to meet and share stories of global Lutheran church leaders at the International Church Relations Co…
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15 min
Stories in Global Lutheranism: Evangelical Lutheran Church of Paraguay
What does the confessional Lutheran church look like in Paraguay? We were honored to meet and share stories of global Lutheran church leaders at the International Church Relations…
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30 min
Following the Formula, Article X: Church Practices — LW Searching Scripture, October 2026
“Adiaphora,” while not a biblical term, was employed during the Reformation to refer to “ceremonies and Church practices … neither commanded nor forbidden in God’s Word, but … intr…
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16 min
Stories in Global Lutheranism: Evangelical Lutheran Church of Lithuania
What does the confessional Lutheran church look like in Lithuania? We were honored to meet and share stories of global Lutheran church leaders at the International Church Relations…
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16 min
Stories in Global Lutheranism: Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya
What does the confessional Lutheran church look like in Kenya? We were honored to meet and share stories of global Lutheran church leaders at the International Church Relations Con…
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13 min
Stories in Global Lutheranism: Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana
What does the confessional Lutheran church look like in Ghana? We were honored to meet and share stories of global Lutheran church leaders at the International Church Relations Con…
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15 min
Stories in Global Lutheranism: Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church (SELK - Germany)
What does the confessional Lutheran church look like in Germany? We were honored to meet and share stories of global Lutheran church leaders at the International Church Relations C…
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13 min
Stories in Global Lutheranism: Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS)
What does Lutheranism look like in the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod? We were honored to meet and share stories of global Lutheran church leaders at the International Church…
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15 min
Stories in Global Lutheranism: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland
What does the confessional Lutheran church look like in Finland? We were honored to meet and share stories of global Lutheran church leaders at the International Church Relations C…
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30 min
Following the Formula, Article IX: Christ’s Descent into Hell — LW Searching Scripture, September 2026
In the 16th century, there were some disputes among Lutherans over the phrase of the Apostles’ Creed, “He descended into hell.” The FC explains its meaning: Christ “destroyed hell…
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15 min
Stories in Global Lutheranism: Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil (IELB)
What does the confessional Lutheran church look like in Brazil? We were honored to meet and share stories of global Lutheran church leaders at the International Church Relations Co…
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12 min
Stories in Global Lutheranism: Christian Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bolivia
What does the confessional Lutheran church look like in Bolivia? We were honored to meet and share stories of global Lutheran church leaders at the International Church Relations C…
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14 min
Stories in Global Lutheranism: Evangelical Lutheran Church of Argentina
What does the confessional Lutheran church look like in Argentina? We were honored to meet and share stories of global Lutheran church leaders at the International Church Relations…