Feature Stories

The changes in Australian Lutheran College’s learning model and the widening of ordination pathways are making studying to become a pastor more accessible and appealing, say members of the current student cohort.

by Merryn Ruwoldt

The Australian Lutheran College community has plenty of reasons to be excited in Semester 1 this year – 18 of them in fact! That’s the number of current students seeking to enter ordained ministry in the LCANZ.

by Adrian Kitson

Pastor Adrian Kitson and the St Petri congregation at Nuriootpa in SA’s Barossa Valley were delighted to receive an LCANZ Local Mission Fund grant to further their vision for a regional learning hub.

by Bethany Marsh

‘Ministry’ is probably not the first word people typically associate with Professional Standards. However, to Dave Biar, who recently retired after 12 years as a Professional Standards Officer for the LCA, that’s how it should be regarded.

by Hannah Doecke

With support from an LCANZ Local Mission Fund Seed Grant, St James Lutheran Church Hervey Bay has launched the Community Connection and Growth Project. Led by Child & Youth Ministry Coordinator Hannah Doecke, the project is already strengthening ties between church, school and community.

by David Yap

Planting a new church has always been a great step of faith. Despite that, members of Grace Lutheran Chinese congregation in Perth have taken that step to serve Chinese-speaking people in the suburb of Duncraig. This bold vision is being supported by an LCANZ Local Mission Fund grant.