The lowest number of membership withdrawals recorded in 15 years 

This is the fourth year in a row in which the number of memberships in the Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Denmark has decreased. 2021 marks the lowest number of withdrawals in 15 years. The corona pandemic is part of the explanation, according to expert … Læs mere

The Danish society has reopened  

Will social life resume in the churches? … Læs mere

Learning points on baptism in times of change

Recommendations look at four aspects of the baptismal landscape: Statistics and societal change, theologies of baptism, communicating baptism and the baptismal practice… Læs mere

Recommendations on baptism in the Nordic Lutheran churches

Responding to the challenges of pluralistic and multifaith society and the changing landscape of baptism are the focus of recommendations to the Lutheran folk churches from a joint Nordic consultation project on baptism… Læs mere

"One should push love, not religion"

How can the church welcome Afghan refugees into the church community? Coordinator of Farsi-speaking people in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark, Naser Rezaeih, answers this question … Læs mere

Bishops Put Six Proposals for Service Work up for Debate

Six concrete proposals for the renewal of the church service were discussed at a liturgy conference on Saturday November 13, and they will also be discussed at a bishops' meeting in January.… Læs mere

New Bishop in the Diocese of Aalborg

Thomas Reinholdt Rasmussen, dean in Hjørring Søndre deanery, won with 52% of the votes and will officially be the new bishop of the Diocese of Aalborg from December 1, 2021.… Læs mere

A Packed Cathedral Celebrated the New Bishop of Elsinore Diocese

After the removal of the corona guidelines in the churches, a big ceremony was held for Peter Birch, who has been bishop since February… Læs mere

Paneeraq from Attu

In the largest diocese of the Kingdom, Greenland, the 43-year-old Paneeraq Munk has begun her episcopate … Læs mere

Nordic Churches Discuss Societal Challenges in Relation to Baptism: Join 4 New Webinars Discussing the Subject This Fall

In the Spring of 2021, Churches in Times of Change held five webinars dealing with statistics, empirical and qualitative research on baptism, rituals and practice, communication and campaigns, and theological development. This Fall, the four new webinars will function as a continuation of Churches in Times of Change’s ongoing project on baptism in the Nordic region… Læs mere

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