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Karen Pienaar has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of LLL Australia. An experienced chief executive, finance professional and business operations manager, and a committed Lutheran, Karen had been serving as interim CEO since August.

Enrolments for 2026 at Australian Lutheran College are now open, so it’s the perfect time to start exploring your study options. A quick enquiry is a great way to begin the conversation.

For Liz Ewers, the LCANZ’s Safe Church Support Partner, working with children has been more than a career – it’s been her lifelong calling. Guided by her faith and decades of experience in early childhood education and care, Liz is helping LCANZ congregations make our churches safer places for all.

by Bishop Paul Smith

As we mark Remembrance Day, LCANZ Bishop Paul Smith invites the church to give thanks for those who served and sacrificed for others. ‘We pray for those who sacrificed so much in so many conflicts, and we seek peace in the name of the Prince of Peace-making, Jesus Christ our Lord,’ he writes.

Explore the newly expanded Congregational Life Hub: your one-stop destination for faith-filled resources to help congregations and leaders thrive in mission, ministry and congregational life. All LCANZ Learning Hub resources have now been migrated to the hub.

by Anne Hansen

Lutheran Tract Mission’s new Advent devotional this year is entitled ‘Shine the Light’. In each day’s devotion – from the beginning of Advent on 30 November until Epiphany on 6 January – the focus will be on a different passage of the Bible relating to God’s light.