Oct2016
Re-thinking how we form faith
by Jodi Brook
We know culture and society is constantly changing, raising many new questions, issues and pressures. When we re-think faith formation, it’s not about a new program or theory. Instead it’s… Read more
Oct2016
Serving youth for 30 years
by LCA Communications
Thirty years – three decades – is a fair chunk of a lifetime. Not many people stay that long in a job anymore. And yet that’s the time Peter Eckermann… Read more
Oct2016
Vital aid for those who care
by Sylvia Hutt
It is often said that Australians are a spiritual people but are not interested in institutionalised religion. Christian nurses and healthcare workers therefore have a role to be where people… Read more
Oct2016
Lessons from a sending church
by Robert Bartholomaeus
LCA Church Planting Mentor and Mission Facilitator Dean Eaton has been mentoring our congregation at Woden Valley in the ACT for the past 18 months. During this time we have… Read more
Oct2016
‘Mum, Dad, I’m gay’
by LCA Communications
Having a son or daughter ‘come out’ as homosexual is not something many parents expect or are prepared for – especially within the church. How would you respond if this… Read more
Oct2016
Certain path to growth
by Emma Graetz
Students at Australian Lutheran College (ALC) enrol in the Certificate IV in Christian Ministry and Theology (10433NAT)* course for a range of reasons, including personal growth, professional development or a… Read more
Oct2016
Lutheran carpenter named top apprentice
by LCA Communications
Lutheran Ryan Grieger has been named Australia’s top apprentice. A member of the Zion congregation at Swan Reach on the Murray River in South Australia, Ryan last month took out… Read more
Oct2016
ALWS plea: ‘Help us support Mosul refugees’
by LCA Communications
Australian Lutheran World Service (ALWS) has made a plea for urgent support to help it care for refugees from Mosul, as the battle rages for control of the Northern Iraqi… Read more
Oct2016
Scotty’s great mission support
by Nevin Nitschke
‘The dog is the most faithful of animals and would be much esteemed were it not so common. Our Lord God has made His greatest gifts the commonest.’ This quote… Read more
Oct2016
Walk a mile in our shoes
by LCA Communications
Being discriminated against because of traits we were born with – race, gender, disabilities – can be a deeply painful, even soul-destroying, experience. For people who are homosexual, the prejudice… Read more