Conferences
July 2015: Kongshaug, Norway
DRAE Assembly 1st - 5th July 2015! The venue is Norway, Kongshaug, just outside the city of Bergen. Theme: "The Eye of the Storm." Diaconia - the biblical challenge for the whole church in the world we live in.
We gratefully acknowledge the contribution and services of avl interpreter which carries out the simultaneous translation German – English.
Download the Minutes of the Delegates Meeting.
Download the following Conference Presentations:
- July 2 - Assistant Professor May Bente Matre - The Eye of the Storm - Outer Storms
- Dean Øystein Skauge - The Eye of the Storm according to the Church
- Dean Øystein Skauge - The Eye of the Storm Powerpoint
- Bishop Atle Sommerfeldt - Response
- July 3 - Assistant Professor May Bente Matre - The Eye of the Storm - Inner Storms
- July 4 - Professor Dr Theol Kjell Nordstokke - The Eye of the Storm according to Diaconal Institutions
- Lutheran World Federation, Rev. Dr Kjell Nordstokke, Diakonia in Context | Transformation, Reconciliation, Empowerment
- Opening Sermon by Deacon Ann Wren
July 2013: Berlin, Germany
DRAE delegates meet during the DIAKONIA World Assembly in Berlin, Germany.
July 2011: Moshi, Tanzania
This DRAE Assembly took place in Moshi, Tanzania. The title and theme was: Help from beyond the Mountain.
July 2009: Atlanta, USA
DRAE delegates meet during the DIAKONIA World Assembly in Atlanta, USA
June 2007: Basel, Switzerland
This DRAE Assembly took place in June 2007 in Basel Switzerland. The title and theme was Friendship - a gift to share - diaconal calling.
July 2005: Durham, England
DRAE delegates meeting during the DIAKONIA World Assembly in Durham, England
October 2003: Beni Sueff, Egypt
This DRAE Assembly took place in Beni Sueff, Egypt. The title and theme was: Stranger in a Foreign Land