cross-cultural ministry

Starting or expanding multiethnic ministries in church or school communities was a popular theme among LCANZ Local Mission Fund applications for this year, and St Andrew’s Lutheran Church in Brisbane hopes to build on its history of outreach among people of different cultures thanks to the grant.

by Julie Scholz

Members of St Paul Lutheran Church Blair Athol in suburban Adelaide are keen to strengthen relationships with those around them, especially the children and families of the co-located school and playgroup, as well as the wider community.

by Craig Heidenreich

For anyone interested in mission, it’s hard to go past the account of Jesus sending out the 70 in Luke 10.

24 November 2023 Listen to this podcast https://lca.box.com/shared/static/t5n4uvifjjpje9m7t9r0o13bnv5gne3u.mp3 Sharing life – and faith – with strangers Craig and Beverley Heidenreich Many of us find it difficult to talk about our… Read more

by Craig Heidenreich

When I talk to Christians about sharing their faith with unbelievers, they usually agree that this is important, but at the same time, they find it difficult. Jesus makes it clear in Scripture that a sign of our love for him is our ‘witness’, but it’s hard to turn conversations towards spiritual th

In recent decades, we have lived through a significant shift in the ethnic mix of our society, and we now have a new mission field right in our own backyards.