ALC festival draws participants from around the world

Australian Lutheran College’s (ALC) annual Festival of Learning last month drew 60 participants from around Australia and from as far away as Germany, Finland and Africa.

ALC partnered with another Adelaide-based college of the University of Divinity – Uniting College for Leadership and Theology – to deliver a varied program of presentations on the theme, ‘Challenging Boundaries: Life at the edges’.

Over the three days from 20 to 22 February, 26 speakers gave presentations on a range of subjects, which included: ‘Navigating ministry in uncertain times’, ‘Shining a light on Domestic and Family Violence and religion in Australia’, ‘Life at the edges: loving one another when the other is very different’, ‘Ecumenism – reaching out together to a hurting world’, and ‘Ethical responsibility at the edges of death’.

ALC said feedback from the participants was encouraging, with many commenting favourably on the overall organisation of the event, the diversity of presenters and subject matter on offer, the ease with which presentations were accessed, and that interaction from participants was welcomed during presentations and was respectful.

Next year’s event will be held in a similar timeslot in 2025. Look out for details in ALC’s November eNews.