Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
Bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to people in Canada and around the world through the proclamation of the Word, the administration of the Sacraments and through service in Christ's name.
Bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to people in Canada and around the world through the proclamation of the Word, the administration of the Sacraments and through service in Christ's name.
Proclaim the Gospel within an Arab context in the Holy Land. This proclamation of the Kingdom of God and the message of salvation is to Arabs, including Palestinians, and is expressed both through witnessing to the Gospel as well as through diakonia; serve the poorest of the poor and to care for people who have suffered long because of the difficult political situation in this area; serve the Palestinian people through education that aims to provide Christian evangelical instruction, quality training and peace education.
Inspired by God's love for humanity, the World Service's mission is to respond to and confront the causes and effects of poverty and human suffering. The aim is to see people around the world live in just societies, in peace and dignity, united in diversity and empowered to reach their full potential, demand their rights, meet their basic needs and improve their quality of life.
Follow the mission of proclamation and service; Christians are to witness to the saving work of Christ; Respond to his commission through establishing new churches, building schools and hospitals, undertaking health care programmes and development cooperation to bring relief to those in need.
Carry out joint missionary programmes; support member churches locally; stand by our members in crisis situations; raise its voice on behalf of its members; send co-workers to carry out missionary and welfare service at other churches; support the partnership work of our members; promote ecumenical learning; promote cross-cultural exchange; provide financial support to missionary and theological projects of our members; support social work and education; provide funds for programmes to combat poverty, promote justice and peace and preserve the creation in our member churches.
The goal is to address not only the problems of traditionally called "missions", but the entire scope of missionary activity as defined by the Second Vatican Council as a constitutive dimension of the Church. The Institute of Missiology also supports the career of missiology with research, publications and university extension.
Reduce interfaith and intra-faith tensions across the globe whilst striving to tackle extremism; develop platforms for discourse and interaction between Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Jewish and Hindu communities and believe that by creating understanding between the faiths, people may work together in a positive and vibrant way.
Combat interfaith prejudice, Islamophobia, Anti-Semitism, and Anti-Christianity; Build partnerships of religious organisations on both international and local levels which fight interfaith bigotry; Sponsor dialogues among lay Christians, Muslims and Jews; Develop a declaration of mutual recognition among Muslim, Christian, and Jewish scholars; Produce films and other interfaith media programmes; Train clergy of different faiths to broaden interfaith dialogue and action; Lead interfaith peace missions, study and teaching trips; Create programmes in the Arts which promote interfaith understanding and build peace; Construct youth and adult educational activities which train interfaith leadership for the future.
Support people who take responsibility for their future; promote self-empowerment; focus on strengthening local village structures and other groupings in which people are involved; motivate people in Switzerland to think about living conditions in the disadvantaged countries in the South.
Represent the common interests of member churches on a national and an international level; liaise with federal authorities on behalf of Swiss Protestantism; take positions on political issues and also comment on contemporary theological and ethical questions in its publications; represent its member churches in the World Communion of Reformed Churches, the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe, the Conference of European Churches and the World Council of Churches; maintain relations with partner churches in Switzerland and abroad, with the Jewish and Muslim communities, the Episcopal Conference, as well as with relief agencies and mission organisations.