Inauguration service at Lönsstein
Regional Bishop Ralf Meister has installed Director Holger Siebert in his post.
A warm welcome:
Holger Siebert as the new Director of the ELM
It is with great gratitude and confidence that we look forward to this special moment: the induction of our new Director, Holger Siebert. Today marks the beginning of a new chapter in the history of our mission organisation – a chapter that we, together with our partner churches, are opening with hope, trust and joyful anticipation.
A message from Regional Bishop Ralf Meister
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.” (Matthew 5:9)
The appointment of Holger Siebert as the new director of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission in Lower Saxony comes at a time of massive global upheaval. In such a world, the question of the meaning and purpose of global mission is being raised anew. Today, more than ever, mission cannot be viewed in triumphalist terms. It does not thrive on cultural superiority or the claim to possess definitive answers. Rather, Christian mission proves its worth where it strengthens the ability to perceive others in their individual histories and spiritual orientations.
Further introductory remarks
EECMY-DASSC Management
Grußwort Direktor Solomon Shiferaw (Addis Abeba, Äthiopien)
ELCSA-Cape Church
Greetings from Bishop Gilbert Filter (Cape Town, South Africa)
IECLB
Greetings from our partner church in Brazil
LUCSA
A welcome message from Lilana Kasper (Johannesburg, South Africa)
TELC
A message from Bishop Christian Samraj (Tiruchirapalli, India)
NELCSA
Greetings Bishop Theodor Jäckel (Johannesburg, South Afirca)
Lutheran Church Mission
A welcome message from Mission Director Edmund Hohls (Bleckmar, Germany).
EECMY-DASSC Central Synod
Opening remarks by Aman Ababu (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
Outreach Foundation (Hillbrow, South Africa)
A message from the Director, Wiseman Ngobese
