Oct2016
Making a world of difference
Thanks to support of members of the LCA, along with backers of other international Lutheran aid agencies, life is improving for one poor Nepalese community. Madargachh, a Santhal settlement in the South-East Asian country’s east, is one of the areas being served by Australian Lutheran World Service (ALWS), as a partner agency of Lutheran World… Read more
Oct2016
Homosexuality: what the LCA says
Do people choose to be homosexual? When we think of ourselves as God’s created beings, we remember that God created us to share life. Included in our shared life is the desire for an intimate sharing with another person. For most people this is a desire for intimacy with a person of the opposite sex…. Read more
Oct2016
Church agencies team up for disaster relief
Australian Lutheran World Service is part of a network of eight church agencies which has been accredited to deliver aid in the event of humanitarian disasters in the Pacific region. The Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade recently announced that Church Agencies Network – Disaster Operation (CAN DO) was one of the successful… Read more
Oct2016
Re-formation today
As part of the lead-up to the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017, an ecumenical working party of Lutherans and Catholics has been planning a program of projects and events to jointly commemorate the occasion. One is a series of articles, written by Lutheran and Catholic authors from around Australia, to be published in… Read more
Oct2016
Victoria elects new bishop
‘God is a God of surprises. At the beginning of this year I would never have envisaged this as my next call’, Pastor Lester Priebbenow told the LCA District of Victoria and Tasmania after the announcement of his election as bishop. ‘But God is also a God of provision, and when I was nominated I… Read more
Oct2016
70 years of sharing the gospel
Lutheran Media has celebrated 70 years of sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ. The LCA outreach recognised the milestone with a high tea for supporters in Adelaide, where MC and Christian commercial radio station host Jayne Lochert spoke of people’s need for real hope and how the most important story of all, Jesus Christ, needs… Read more
Oct2016
Schools structures under review
Consistent with the direction of General Synod, a church-wide review of the governance structures of Lutheran education is underway. It is being led by consultant Dr Maureen Cleary, who undertook the extensive LCA Governance & Administration Review following a resolution by General Synod in 2013 to this effect. A number of resolutions arising from some… Read more
Oct2016
We’ve only just begun
In human terms, 50 years is a reasonably long stretch of time. It is sufficient for birth, education, adolescence, maturity, family and career. In church terms, however, 50 years is not so long. It’s barely enough to get started. As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the LCA, it is still a young church, perhaps… Read more
Oct2016
Ethical behaviour – living as ‘chosen people’
In 2015 General Church Council approved the LCA Standards of Ethical Behaviour for use across the Lutheran Church of Australia and Lutheran Church of New Zealand. The concise pamphlet outlines behaviours expected of ‘God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved’. Inspired by Colossians 3:12–14, the Standards cover personal and pastoral life, communication, and financial/administrative matters…. Read more
Oct2016
The big picture
Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children DISTRIBUTOR: Fox RELEASE DATE: 29 September 2016 RATING: PG Another best-selling children’s book has been mined for the movie screen, and parents might be thinking has become an occurrence as regular as springtime. But the arrival of Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children holds the key to a spiritual… Read more
