Finnish bishop receives honorary doctorate
Bishop Juhana Pohjola is introduced before receiving an honorary doctorate from Concordia Theological Seminary. USA - Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana presented Bishop Juhana Pohjola of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland (ELMDF)...
Pentecost 2022: The One and the Same Spirit Calls Us through the Gospel
Detail from Benjamin West's "St. Peter Preaching at Pentecost," 1785. by Antonio Reyes Five years ago, I attended the International Lutheran Council’s (ILC) Board of Directors meeting held in Berlin, Germany. Part of our planned activities for that Sunday—the third in...
Mission Statement
The International Lutheran Council is a worldwide association of confessional Lutheran church bodies and groups which proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ on the basis of an unconditional commitment to the Holy Scriptures as the inspired and infallible Word of God and to the Lutheran Confessions contained in the Book of Concord as the true and faithful exposition of the Word of God. The ILC exists for the purpose of encouraging, strengthening, and promoting confessional Lutheran theology and practice centering in Jesus Christ, both among its members and throughout the world.