The First Westfield House International Symposium: 28-31 August, 2007 This summer, Westfield House hosted an international symposium on confessional Lutheran theology, held on 28–31 August at High Leigh Christian Conference Centre in Hoddesdon, Herts. The theme for the symposium was “Fear not, little flock” (Lk 12:32). The main presentations covered the history of the erosion of confessionalism in Lutheranism in recent centuries, Lutheran missiology, theological education and church fellowship. One of the central aims of the symposium was to bring together confessional Lutherans from a variety of backgrounds, to meet one another in study and discussion, and thereby assist in creating new networks of individuals and churches. Delegates represented a variety of Lutheran churches from Africa, North America, Asia and different parts of Europe. Main speakers: Dr. Bengt Birgersson – General Secretary, Mission Province, Sweden Dr. John Kleinig – Professor, Australian Lutheran College, Adelaide, Australia Dr. K. Detlev Schulz – Assistant Professor, Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, USA Dr. Anssi Simojoki – Vice President, Lutheran Heritage Foundation, Nairobi, Kenya Countries represented: Afghanistan, Australia, Canada, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Japan, Madagascar, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, Ukraine, USA |