Jan2017
Ordination consultations begin
All LCA/NZ members are invited to be a part of the discussion regarding the ordination of women and men in the church, with consultation meetings beginning next month. The first dates, for consultations in the Western Australia District and the New Zealand District, have been announced and are listed below and on the OWL (Ordination… Read more
Jan2017
Research competition winners announced
The winners have been announced in the Lutheran Archives research competition,which celebrated the LCA 50th birthday as part of the 50.500 faith.freedom.future initiative. They are Alex Osborne and Eden Bishop from Morley WA, and Levi Podlich from Bethany Lutheran Church and School, Raceview, Queensland. Alex and Eden entered A history of Bethlehem Morley: 1969-2016 to take out the senior section,… Read more
Jan2017
Suffering in silence
by Mark Hadley
There are many comforting forms of silence – the cool silence of dawn; the warm silence between friends. There is one silence, though – one absence – that scares some and elicits anger in others. It is the silence attributed to God: specifically, the absence of comfort in the face of suffering. Christians have written… Read more
Jan2017
Meet our young leaders in training
by Lisa McIntosh
Meet the young people who are training to be future leaders within the Lutheran Church of Australia. They are the inaugural participants in the LCA’s new Grow Leadership program – a training initiative designed to provide continuing and sustainable Christian leadership development and training for young adults. Those selected from Australian applicants for 2017 are… Read more
Jan2017
New support structure for church workers
Church workers within the LCA have a new support structure in place. The LCA Board for Lay Ministry has been decommissioned as part of the transition to the new Church Worker Support Department (CWS). The aim of the change is to provide comprehensive, consistent and compliant care, support and management for all church workers, including volunteers. While the… Read more
Jan2017
Realising a mission possible
by Mike Steicke
It just jumped out and hit me. I was attending a conference for pastors and church workers in Melbourne in May 2016. LCA Church Planting Mentor and Mission Facilitator Dean Eaton was presenting. I heard him describe the role of lay evangelist and I thought, ‘We have just the person and certainly the opportunity’. I… Read more