Pastor Kevin Schmidt, who served as the LCA’s General Secretary from 1984 to 1991, has died, aged 85.

Pastor Matt Anker will take on the LCA’s senior international mission role as the next Assistant to the Bishop – International Mission, succeeding Glenice Hartwich who is retiring later this year.

by Vicki Rochow

It’s time to apply to participate in the 2019 Grow Leadership program, which is run by Grow Ministries and LCA International Mission and will prepare 12 young adults to be future leaders in the LCA.

by Amelia Dawkins

Dr Mark Worthing’s book, Martin Luther: A Wild Boar in the Lord’s Vineyard, has been shortlisted for the 2018 Australian Christian Book of the Year.

LCA International Mission has teamed up with LCA Reconciliation Ministry to provide short-term scholarships for two pastors visiting from Indonesian Lutheran churches which are LCA partners.

The evaluation of the trial restructure of the LCA’s governing bodies and churchwide functions is complete, with the final consultant’s report submitted to General Church Council (GCC) this month.