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This afternoon, 5 October 2024, General Synod resolved to support a proposal from the General Church Board and College of Bishops to remove from the LCA’s Theses of Agreement the paragraph (VI:11) which prohibits women from entering the pastoral ministry.

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.

With many LCANZ pastors attending General Pastors Conference and General Synod in suburban Adelaide from later this month, congregations across the church can hear the sermons prepared for Sunday worship at the churchwide gatherings.

A five-level building in the Adelaide CBD will become the new home for Australian Lutheran College and the Churchwide Office. Located at 139 Frome Street, Adelaide, near Bethlehem and St Stephen’s Lutheran churches, the building was purchased following the sale of the LCANZ’s properties.

by Rachel Koopmans

Thousands of people have engaged with the Way Forward project’s face-to-face and online district information gatherings around the LCANZ, the final three of which are being held in New Zealand over the next week.

The Convention of General Synod in Adelaide next month will highlight LCANZ members’ hearts for reaching their local communities with the gospel, as local mission endeavours take centre stage on day 1 at the triennial event.