Apr2024
Child Safety Standards April 2024 update
Regular reviews of our child safety practice help us to see what we are doing well and where improvement is needed. Continuous improvement helps to ensure our children are as safe as possible at church for worship, fellowship, and all other activities.
Apr2024
‘A perfect Easter moment’
by John Strelan
What would you do if you discovered that you had a caterpillar wrangler in your congregation? Well, obviously, you’d invite them to bring their caterpillars to the Easter Sunday service and talk about what happens to caterpillars.
Mar2024
Lutheran Tract Mission children’s Easter activities
by Anne Hansen
Have you considered some children’s activities for Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday?Lutheran Tract Mission has some special tracts suitable for children’s craft time and during the service.
Mar2024
Why we do what we do in our Lutheran worship
by Christine Matthias
The booklet ‘Why we do what we do in our Lutheran worship’ was created by Grow Ministries to grow understanding of the elements of worship. It goes into detail and explains the different parts of Lutheran worship and provides the biblical foundation.
Feb2024
Congregations encouraged to keep working for child safety
While the next round of Child Safe Plans is now not due until 2025, LCANZ Child Protection Project Officer Mary-Ann Carver has encouraged congregational leadership teams to keep working on their commitment to child safety.
Feb2024
Explore free Grow Ministries resources for Lent and confirmation
by Christine Matthias
Are you looking for high-quality, free resources for Lent or a confirmation program? Look no further than Grow Ministries!