Ending at the beginning September 19, 2025I started my ministry as presiding bishop with these four emphases: We are church. “It is also taught that at all times there must be and remain one holy, Christian church. The works we do in service to the world are important, but they are not the essence of the church. The average Lutheran in the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is a woman in Tanzania. We are church for the sake of the world not out of obligation or for reward but out of love.