Calls - Employment - Volunteering

Australian Lutheran World Service (ALWS) is facilitating two major Walk My Way events in May 2025 and needs volunteer help with registrations and walk marshalling.

Adelaide Walk My Way, Saturday 3 May at Australian Lutheran College, North Adelaide:

• Registration support: 8am until 10am
• Walk marshalling: 9.30am until 1pm

Brisbane Walk My Way, Saturday 10 May at QUT Gardens Point Campus, Brisbane City:

• Registration support: 10.30am until 1pm
• Walk marshalling: 12.30pm until 4pm

If you are interested in volunteering, contact Aaron Glover on 0481 578 850 or aarong@alws.org.au

Call for CTICR nominations

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.

CTICR engages in the study of theological matters and inter-church relations at the direction of the College of Bishops as they arise in the LCANZ. It also provides guidance to the members of the church on current matters through its published documents. Public statements made by the commission are provided following approval from the College of Bishops or the General Church Board.

Members of the commission must hold a tertiary degree in theology; have knowledge and experience on a broad range of issues from a Lutheran theological and confessional standpoint; be able to write from a pastoral perspective; have ecumenical engagement and understanding of global Lutheran churches and organisations.

It is important that the membership includes a mixture of backgrounds and perspectives, as well as the relevant skills, qualifications and experience, to enable the commission to fulfil its role.

If you are interested in serving on the commission, know someone who may be interested, or require further information, please contact CTICR Secretary Maria Rudolph at cticr@lca.org.au

Please complete the nomination form here and send it to nominations@lca.org.au by Monday 21 April.

Lutheran Earth Care Australia and New Zealand (LECANZ) is seeking a volunteer lay committee member.

LECANZ is a small committee that provides advice and resources to the LCANZ in the area of caring for creation, consistent with the  2023 doctrinal statement 'Caring for God’s Creation'.

Examples of the resources that we curate are on the LECANZ website.

The committee meets online approximately eight times a year.

We currently have a committee vacancy for the 2025–2027 synodical term.

Enthusiastic members of the LCANZ with a passion for creation care are invited to submit a nomination using the form on the LCA website at www.lca.org.au/nominations, which includes details of where to send the nomination.

To provide geographical diversity on the committee, nominees from South Australia are particularly welcome; to provide gender diversity, women are particularly invited to apply; and to provide age diversity, younger members are particularly invited to apply.

OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE CHURCH

The LCA’s Judicial System has been established by the bylaws of the church to consider matters which are submitted to it for a determination as laid out in Article 10 of the constitution. These matters primarily concern ecclesiastical discipline, interpretation of LCA documents and disputes within the LCA. The General Church Board appoints a Tribunal Administrator and a Deputy Tribunal Administrator to manage the system.

The LCA is inviting nominations from people who may be interested in serving as the Deputy Tribunal Administrator. We are looking for people with a good understanding of the church, who have knowledge, skills and experience in specific areas such as complaints handling, dispute resolution and the law.

We believe that God has blessed our church with many talented people who have the ability to make an effective contribution to the life and work of the LCA. This may be an opportunity for you to serve or for you to encourage someone you know who has the required skills and knowledge mix to nominate.

If you wish to be considered for this voluntary position, please complete a nomination form here and forward it to nominations@lca.org.au.

If you want to learn more about the role before formally submitting your name for consideration, please contact the Tribunal Administrator, Peter Gerhardy, at peter.gerhardy@lca.org.au or phone 0456 425 957.

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.

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 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.