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Nov2025

LLL welcomes new CEO

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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.

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15
Sep2025

New Lutheran education leader announced

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Lutheran school principal Ms Jodie Hoff will be the new Executive Director of Lutheran Education Australia from January 2026. The founding principal of Lutheran Ormeau Rivers District School in Queensland, Jodie will succeed Associate Professor Lisa Schmidt.

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31
Jul2025

Women’s ministry advocate appointed

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As part of the implementation program of the ordination proposals from the 2024 Convention of General Synod, Dr Pauline Simonsen has been appointed as the LCANZ’s Advocate for Women in Pastoral Ministry.

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May2025

Four new pastors for LCANZ in May

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Four people have become pastors in the LCANZ in the first 11 days of May, including two in the Northern Territory and two in South Australia.

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29
Apr2025

Three pastors to be welcomed within eight days

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Within just eight days from Sunday 27 April, three people are joining the LCANZ’s pastoral ministry ranks, including the church’s second woman pastor and two Aboriginal pastors.

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31
Mar2025

Call for CTICR nominations

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Due to recent updates to the membership of the Commission on Theology and Inter-Church Relations (CTICR), vacancies exist for two lay members and one pastor member.

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