• Recommendations on baptism in the Nordic churches

  Baptism is changing in the Nordic countries: Numbers of infant baptism are declining but the baptism of youth and adults is growing. There is need to explore... Recommendations on baptism in the Nordic churches

  https://interchurch.folkekirken.production.fitaws.dk/om-os/english/news-in-english/recommendations-on-baptism-in-the-nordic-churches

• Learning points on baptism in times of change

  Learning points from joint Nordic Lutheran project ‘Baptism in Times of Change’  20th January 2022  The following recommendations on baptism... Learning points on baptism in times of change

  https://interchurch.folkekirken.production.fitaws.dk/om-os/english/news-in-english/recommendations-on-baptism-in-the-nordic-churches/learning-points-on-baptism-in-times-of-change

• Chat with a priest: A new initiative focusing on online pastoral care is now available in English

    It is no longer a prerequisite to be able to speak Danish in order to use the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark’s offer of a confidential and... Chat with a priest: A new initiative focusing on online pastoral care is now available in English

  https://interchurch.folkekirken.production.fitaws.dk/om-os/english/news-in-english/chat-with-a-priest-a-new-initiative-focusing-on-online-pastoral-care-is-now-available-in-english

• The debate school – a new collaboration between the Christian Daily newspaper and Council on International Relations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark

  The training program is a new collaboration between the Christian Daily newspaper and the Council on International Relations of the Evangelical Lutheran... The debate school – a new collaboration between the Christian Daily newspaper and Council on International Relations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church

  https://interchurch.folkekirken.production.fitaws.dk/om-os/english/news-in-english/the-debate-school-a-new-collaboration-between-the-christian-daily-newspaper-and-council-on

• The lowest number of membership withdrawals recorded in 15 years

    More people choose to stay in the Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Denmark. This has been a tendency in recent years’ church statistics in which the... The lowest number of membership withdrawals recorded in 15 years

  https://interchurch.folkekirken.production.fitaws.dk/om-os/english/news-in-english/the-lowest-number-of-membership-withdrawals-recorded-in-15-years

• Democracy is only real, when it is based on a true conversation

  The core question of” What is Democracy?” is not only a political or philosophical question, but also the title of a book by the Danish politician and... Democracy is only real, when it is based on a true conversation

  https://interchurch.folkekirken.production.fitaws.dk/om-os/english/news-in-english/democracy-is-only-real-when-it-is-based-on-a-true-conversation

• Conceptual divide between churches and politicians

  “If you think Christianity cannot play a role in politics you are mistaken. Politics does not come out of nowhere.” Former Danish foreign minister Per... Conceptual divide between churches and politicians

  https://interchurch.folkekirken.production.fitaws.dk/om-os/english/news-in-english/conceptual-divide-between-churches-and-politicians

• Danish church calls on the Russian Orthodox church to condemn the war in Ukraine

  On Thursday 4 May, the Council on International Relations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark sent an open letter to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill... Danish church calls on the Russian Orthodox church to condemn the war in Ukraine

  https://interchurch.folkekirken.production.fitaws.dk/om-os/english/news-in-english/danish-church-calls-on-the-russian-orthodox-church-to-condemn-the-war-in-ukraine

• New bill concerning faith-based communities

  The Danish government is currently preparing a legislative proposal concerning all other faith-based communities in Denmark than the Evangelical-Lutheran... New bill concerning faith-based communities

  https://interchurch.folkekirken.production.fitaws.dk/om-os/english/news-in-english/new-bill-concerning-faith-based-communities

• Growing number of migrants and refugees are joining the church

  The Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Denmark (ELCD) is trying in different ways to include migrants, asylum seekers and refugees in the congregations. And... Growing number of migrants and refugees are joining the church

  https://interchurch.folkekirken.production.fitaws.dk/om-os/english/news-in-english/growing-number-of-migrants-and-refugees-are-joining-the-church