professional standards

Safety Management Online (SMO) has implemented a new two-factor authentication (2FA) process for all users across the platform. It is now very common, as it is an effective way to increase site security for all data.

The LCA’s new Child Safety Standards for Congregations have been approved by the General Church Board (GCB). These standards were developed to implement the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations across all LCA congregations in Australia.

An estimated 300 congregational leaders and pastors joined the LCANZ Safe Church webinar on Saturday. Child Protection Project Officer Mary-Ann Carver spoke about the draft LCA Child Safety Standards for Congregations.

In the first year after being accepted into the Australian National Redress Scheme for people who have experienced child sexual abuse in institutional settings, 22 applications have been made to the scheme for redress by the Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA).

Liz Crawford, the inaugural director of the LCA’s Professional Standards Unit (PSU), died last Thursday night, 16 July, after a long battle with cancer. A lawyer, Mrs Crawford served in… Read more

The LCA has been accepted into the Australian National Redress Scheme for people who have experienced child sexual abuse in institutional settings.