The Lican Foundation takes part in Jesuit activities such as generating and participating in ecclesial and social processes of empowerment, promoting the dignity of life in the Mapuche lands, and forming connections with other people regardless of the presence of other institutions. The activities of the Lican Foundation are focused on the Mapuche area but are open to all.
Build up a communion in Christ living and working together for a just, peaceful, and reconciled world.
Be committed to the formation and transformation of men and women who are leaders, or who are aspiring to leadership in the community, or in the corporate, religious and public sectors, to be leaders of character and effective agents of change in the society; continually source for highly qualified expert resource persons for short term courses, workshops and seminars on leadership and management issues; host such other activities, and deploy such other resources as necessary for the training and motivation of present and future leaders and in effective and purpose-driven leadership.
Be a global community of faith in the Anabaptist tradition; facilitate relationships between Anabaptist-related churches worldwide; relate to other Christian world communions and organizations.
Announce the Kingdom of God by proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ, serving our neighbor and fulfilling the prophetic role in the context of our society and culture under the direction of the Holy Spirit.
The organisation works to protect the dignity and the rights of the most vulnerable migrants and their children. This is done by means of welcoming and political advocacy. The aim is to create greater awareness in society regarding cultural and religious diversity. The organisation seeks the participation of the migrants themselves and depends on the collaboration of volunteers. The organisation also forms alliances with other social groups that share its vision and sense of mission.
Grapple with religious, theological and cultural traditions; engage in dialogue with different religions, recognising what they share in common as well as barriers to understanding each other's cultures and religions; committed to sustainable development; strive to ensure the greatest possible transparency and participation with regards to projects, programmes and the allocation of resources.
Encourage people to take on and spread the message of Jesus Christ of faith, hope and love; create partnerships with Lutheran and other churches in Africa, Latin America, East Asia and Pacific through encounters, personnel exchanges and financial support; commit to the partners' concerns and promote ecumenical and global learning; send employees abroad and welcome people from our partner churches to collaborate with us in our church; take responsibility for the implementation of human rights and, in particular, support the right that women, men and children can live in dignity and freedom; live and promote Christianity worldwide and work together with our partners for more justice, peace and the integrity of creation in OneWorld.
Go to other cultures in order to dialogue with people of other faiths and cultures, to serve as we dialogue the Gospel message and to be enriched by other faith traditions.
Establish the church among peoples to whom the Gospel has not been preached; help Churches mature until they are able to evangelize their own and other peoples; promote dialogue between Christians and those of other religious traditions; facilitate interchange between local Churches, especially those from which we come and those to which we are sent; foster in local Churches an awareness of their missionary responsibility.
