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by Jess Smith

Deaf Ministry in the LCANZ has entered a new era, with Julian Mazzeo ordained as a Specific Ministry Pastor of the Adelaide Deaf Community Church (ADCC) earlier this month.

The General Church Board and College of Bishops have approved three Way Forward frameworks for distribution across the LCANZ. The three frameworks are entitled Confessional Communities, Congregations Decide and District Alignment.

More than 90 per cent of Australian congregations have submitted either a Child Safety Plan or an assurance that they have no children in regular attendance, indicating that they are embracing their child safety responsibilities. The next step is to ensure plans are implemented and reviewed.

Three webinars have been organised to allow all members of the church to learn more about the three Way Forward frameworks, approved in September by the General Church Board and College of Bishops.

Lutheran artists from across Australia have prepared and shared a visual feast for the senses in this year’s LCANZ Simultaneous Art Exhibition.

Pastor Andrew Brook was installed as the new Bishop of the South Australia – Northern Territory District of the LCANZ on Sunday (3 September) in a service at Concordia College in suburban Adelaide.