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Six hundred Lutheran school leaders, principals and teachers met under the theme of ‘Free to flourish’ for the Australian Conference on Lutheran Education at the Brisbane Convention Centre earlier this month.

Participants from across the LCANZ have shared positive feedback about the live online Safe Church training format, highlighting how the delivery model makes the training more accessible and flexible. Many have also enjoyed completing the training together in group settings.

After 26 years with the LCA, including 14 years as editor of The Lutheran and 12 years as communications manager, Linda Macqueen has retired. During that time, she transformed how the church communicates with members and readers.

Safe Church training delivery has been met with approval across the LCA, with feedback flooding in from suburban and regional congregations following the rollout of the new training model late last year. There were 109 participants in back-to-back Level 1 sessions last week.

All six General Church Board members who stood for re-election will serve the LCANZ again in the 2024–27 synodical period, after Synod voted them back in for another term.

If you have a heart for serving the church, can be in Adelaide in late September and/or early October this year and don’t already have a role at the LCANZ’s Convention of General Synod, then we need you!