Feature Stories

Want to learn more about ALC’s exciting new Midlife Masters program? Then register to attend an online information session next month. A one-off accelerated pathway to the ordained ministry, the program aims to prepare candidates aged 40 to 55 for possible ordination.

by Joanne Chamberlain

For eight decades, Lutheran Media has been providing Christian content for broadcast on radio stations in Australia and New Zealand, sharing hope in Jesus.

Members of Victor Harbor Lutheran Church, South Australia and representatives of nearby Encounter Lutheran College and the area’s Aboriginal community gathered on Sunday to mark a special anniversary – 180 years since Encounter Bay’s first mission school opened.

by Bishop Paul Smith

This week our pastors from Australia and New Zealand have met at Concordia College, Highgate in South Australia, for their General Pastors Conference.

A dream 10 years in the making has come true for the congregation of St John’s Lutheran Church, Tea Tree Gully SA, with the official opening dedication and blessing of a visionary disability housing project.

by Michael Stolz

When ALWS Executive Director Michael Stolz attended the opening of a women’s conference in Papua New Guinea recently, he wasn’t expecting the announcement made by the chief of the host tribe, who said they would be honoured if Michael accepted their prize pig!