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Calls

Calls data is drawn dynamically from LAMP2. If you find errors or omissions in the calls information, please contact your District Office.

EXTENDED Expand
  • Rev Mitchell J Kitson Mount Gambier SA to Salisbury SA
  • Rev Fraser A Pearce Adelaide Bethlehem SA to Redeemer Toowoomba Qld
  • Rev Stephen W J Radke Finke River Mission NT to Assistant Bishop – Northern Territory
  • Rev David J Seligmann Eight Mile Plains Qld to Emmanuel Toowoomba & Wilsonton-Glencoe Qld
ACCEPTED Expand
  • Rev Peter D Heintze Mallee SA to St Pauls Hahndorf SA
  • Rev Steven L Hibbard Maitland SA to Redlands Cleveland Qld
DECLINED Expand
  • Rev Neville R Otto Box Hill Vic to Adelaide St Stephens SA
INSTALLATIONS Expand
  • Rev David M Schuppan – installed to Bridgewater SA on 23 November 2025 by Bishop Andrew Brook
UPCOMING ORDINATIONS Expand
  • Jacob B Traeger – to be ordained and installed as Specific Ministry Pastor for Immanuel Woden Valley (Molonglo Valley Gospel Community) on 2.00pm on 30 November 2025 (click here for the livestream link)
PARISHES IN THE CALL PROCESS Expand

NSW–ACT: Sydney/Narraweena

NZ: Auckland Mountainside; Hamilton; Manawatu

Qld: Ashmore Trinity College; Buderim Immanuel College; Cleveland; Emerald; Everton Hills Prince of Peace College; Indooroopilly; Rochedale Redeemer College; South-West Queensland (Chinchilla Ministry Area); Toowoomba Emmanuel; Wilsonton–Glencoe

SA–NT: Adelaide St Stephens; Assistant Bishop Northern Territory; Blair Athol; Ceduna; Cleve; Golden Grove; Immanuel College; Maitland–South Kilkerran; Mallee; Mawson Lakes; Mid Murray (associate pastor); Mount Gambier St Martin’s College; Murray Valley; Novar Gardens; Salisbury; Southern Barossa; Swan Reach; Top End; Underdale–Glandore; Warradale

Vic–Tas: Footscray; Good News College Tarneit; Greensborough–Thomastown; Horsham Holy Trinity College; Mildura; North-West Melbourne Ministry; Tabor; Wangaratta–Benalla

WA: none

Employment opportunities

Click here for a print-friendly list of employment opportunities for church bulletins or notices.

The date in brackets indicates the closing date for applications.

COMMUNITY CONNECTOR, Grace Lutheran Church, Clontarf Qld (15 December) Expand

Grace Lutheran Church, Clontarf Qld

  • Full-time
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  • For more information and a position description, email Pastor Greg
    Priebbenow at pastor@gracelutheran.org.au
  • Applications close 15 December 2025
YOUTH MINISTRY COORDINATOR, Living Faith Lutheran Church, Greater Geelong Vic (5 December) Expand

Living Faith Lutheran Church, Greater Geelong Vic

  • Part-time, two days per week
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  • For more information, contact livingfaithgeelong@lca.org.au or 0494 372 671
  • Applications to livingfaithgeelong@lca.org.au
  • Applications close 5 December 2025
OFFICE SUPPORT POSITION, The Ark, Salisbury Lutheran Church, Salisbury SA (28 November) Expand

The Ark, Salisbury Lutheran Church, Salisbury SA

  • 16 hours per week
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  • Position description
  • For more information, contact Leanne Ridsdale at chair@arkchurch.com.au or on 0431 932 518
  • Applications close 28 November 2025
LUTHERAN MEDIA MANAGER, Lutheran Media, Adelaide SA Expand

Lutheran Media, Adelaide SA

  • Full-time or part-time (negotiable), 0.8 FTE – 1.0 FTE
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  • Position description
  • Applications to Harrison McMillan Recruitment Services at joannemurtagh@harrisonmcmillan.com.au

 

OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR, Faith Lutheran Church, Warradale SA Expand

Faith Lutheran Church, Warradale SA

  • Part-time, nine hours per week
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  • Position description
  • For more information, call Trevor Goedecke on 0411 265 278

Volunteering opportunities

If you are considering nomination for membership on an LCANZ board, council, commission or committee, or wish to nominate someone for a position, you will need to complete this Nomination Form. Announcements about volunteer positions on LCA bodies are advertised through LCA eNews and, in some cases, The Lutheran. The details of the current vacancies are available below.

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Expressions of interest
ALWS Board Director – ordained pastor

Help bring love to life through Christian leadership and service.

Australian Lutheran World Service (ALWS Ltd), the aid and development agency of the Lutheran Church of Australia and New Zealand, is seeking expressions of interest for the appointment of one ordained Lutheran pastor to join its Board of Directors.

This appointment fulfils the constitutional requirement for a serving pastor to be a member of the ALWS Board, ensuring the ongoing connection of ALWS to the spiritual and missional leadership of the church.

Commitment

  • Attendance at four meetings per year, including two face-to-face meetings
  • All reasonable expenses will be covered

Essential requirements

  • An ordained pastor (General Ministry Pastor or Specific Ministry Pastor) currently serving within the Lutheran Church of Australia or New Zealand
  • Eligible to act as a company director under the Australian Corporations Act or the ACNC Act
  • Demonstrated commitment to the objectives of ALWS and a heart for serving communities in need

Desirable attributes

  • Familiarity with aid and development contexts
  • Lived experience in a developing country
  • Experience engaging with ethnic or diaspora communities
  • Insight into faith-based humanitarian and justice work, and the ability to provide spiritual and strategic guidance to the board

How to apply

Please submit a brief biography and a short statement addressing the essential and desirable criteria, outlining your experience, motivation, and sense of call to serve.

Contact Jodie Hoff, Chair of ALWS, at jodie.hoff@lords.qld.edu.au

Learn more at www.alws.org.au

LIVESTREAMING OPERATORS  Expand

Friends of Lutheran Archives, North Adelaide SA

Friends of Lutheran Archives (FoLA) meets nine times per year to tell the stories of God at work in our Lutheran Church. We are looking for a small team of people – to work in pairs – who could operate the live streaming equipment on a voluntary and rotation basis.

Meetings are held on Thursday evenings at Immanuel Lutheran Church, North Adelaide, for the months of February to October.

Full training will be provided.

Please contact Helen Schubert on 0447 740 711 or email FOLA@lca.org.au.

OVERSEAS MISSION Expand

LCA International Mission is always seeking volunteers for work with our overseas partner churches. There are all sorts of opportunities for people with all sorts of skills. Take a look at the LCA International Mission website for videos and stories about short-term and long-term volunteering opportunities in Southeast Asia.

LUTHERAN ARCHIVES VOLUNTEERS Expand

Lutheran Archives is looking for volunteers to undertake the meaningful tasks of photo digitisation and data entry/indexing. These opportunities will enable those who want to learn about archival processes and at the same time learn about the history of the Lutheran Church in Australia and New Zealand to join our wonderful volunteering community.

For more information please visit the Lutheran Archives volunteering page.

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