Information and Communication
Technology
Our Vision
The LCA has a Vision that Information and Communication
Technology will be used to aid and support its mission and ministry
by facilitating the sharing of information, the provision of resources,
education and outreach.
Read the full Vision Statement.
Our Policies and Guidelines
The General Church Council of the LCA has established policies for the use of information and communication technology throughout
the whole of the Lutheran Church of Australia including its districts, organisations and institutions. In addition the I&CT
Committee has prepared guidelines to assist these bodies to make more effective use of the technology.
Read the Email Policy
Obtain a working copy of the Model Email Policy
Read the Guidelines for Use of Email
Guiding Principles & Standards
The I&CT Committee has prepared recommendations on the use
of information technology in the Lutheran Church of Australia.
Read the Guiding Principles & Standards to find out about:
storing information electronically, hardware and
software, local area networks, emailing documents, security and
virus control, LCA sub domains, electronic mail, Internet, skills
and training.
LCA Email Addresses
The Lutheran Church of Australia issues all pastors,
lay church workers, vicars and congregations who
are contactable by email with an ‘…@lca.org.au’ email
address. These LCA email addresses are used in the LCA Yearbook,
on the LCA website and in LCA publications and databases.
Read the Guidelines for LCA Email Addresses for information
about why LCA addresses are used, who is given an address, the formats
used, how the addresses work, and what information is needed for an
address to be set up.
Guidelines have been prepared to assist people and organisations
with an LCA email address to show the LCA address as their reply address.
Guidelines for setting up Outlook XP(2002 & 2003), Outlook 97 and Outlook Express
Software, Hardware & Services Offers
The Lutheran Church has made arrangements for pastors,
congregations and schools to obtain some computer products and services at reduced
prices.
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Software/Hardware/Services Agreement
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Included Software/Hardware
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Organisation Eligibility
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Individual Eligibility:
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LCA Microsoft Select Agreement
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All Microsoft software including Windows, Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher, Access) etc.
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LCA National & district offices, congregation/parish offices, community care services and educational institutions.
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Paid and volunteer workers who use their computer for church work purposes.
[All license for lay people will be issued to the particular congregation rather than to the individual. Orders for lay people must come via the congregation and be paid for by the congregation.]
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LCA Hewlett Packard Agreement
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Business grade desktops, notebooks, printers and servers.
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LCA National & district offices, congregation/parish offices, community care services and educational institutions.
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Paid and volunteer workers who use their computer for church work purposes.
[All license for lay people will be issued to the particular congregation rather than to the individual. Orders for lay people must come via the congregation and be paid for by the congregation.]
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LCA Telstra Fixed Line Telephone Services Agreement
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Discounted fixed Line rental and call charges
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LCA National and district offices, congregations/parishes, schools, educational institutions, aged care facilities, community care services.
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LCA pastors and lay church workers
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LCA Telstra Mobile Telephone Services Agreement
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Discounted mobile rental and call charges
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LCA National and district offices, congregations/parishes, schools, educational institutions, aged care facilities, community care services.
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Pastors and lay church workers
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Congregational Web Sites
Read the Guidelines for Setting up a Congregational
Website for information and tips on establishing
a congregational website. Consider:
- Whether it’s
really necessary
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What the LCA can provide
- What sort of information should be included
- Other considerations
- Hosting and the address
- Links and logos
- Copyright and privacy
- Writing styles
- What other churches have done
Check out LCA congregations with
websites.
Use the Find a Church search facility
to see the single web page generated
for each LCA congregation using information
supplied from 2003 LCA Statistics Forms.
[Contact the LCA National Office, admin@lca.org.au
phone 08 8267 7300, to update information
about your congregation or to find out
how you can provide your logo, photos
and map for your page.]
Email Lists
The Lutheran Church of Australia sponsors email lists to further its mission and ministry. Read on to find out about current lists and how to join or leave a list.
What are email lists?
Email lists, sometimes called ‘listservs’, assist groups of people to communicate easily on a subject of common interest without the need for everyone on the list to update their address books whenever the group gains or loses members. Emails and replies sent to a list are distributed to all subscribers to that list.
There are two different types of lists:
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News lists operate as email newsletters, with only the list moderator able to send messages.
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Discussion lists enable anyone on the list to send a message to all list members.
How do I join or leave a list?
LCA lists are administered by the LCA IT Officer. Send an email to itofficer@lca.org.au if you would like to subscribe or unsubscribe an email address to a list.
LCA email lists
LCA President's Update
PresidentsUpdate is a news list which will keep you up to date with news, prayer points and call information from the office of the President of the Lutheran Church of Australia.
All LCA pastors and layworkers are automatically included in this list and are not required to subscribe or unsubscribe.
LCNZ President’s Update
LCNZUpdate is a news list which will keep you up to date with news, prayer points and call information from the office of the President of the Lutheran Church of New Zealand.
All LCNZ pastors and layworkers are automatically included in this list and are not required to subscribe or unsubscribe.
SA/NT Mission Director’s Update
SANTMissionUpdate is a news list which will keep you up to date with news, prayer points and information from the office of the Mission Director, SA/NT District.
All pastors and layworkers in the SA/NT district are automatically included in this list and are not required to subscribe or unsubscribe.
LCAi [Lutheran Church of Australia on the Internet]
LCAi is a discussion list which enables sharing of news and information and facilitate friendly discussion and debate on all aspects of the mission and ministry of the LCA.
Subscribers can send an email to the list by addressing it to lcai@lists.lca.org.au.
Comments made on this list do not necessarily represent the official view of the Lutheran Church of Australia.
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