Oct2023
Called to service in the church
Human Resources specialist Michael Bowden and experienced business manager Stephen Kroker have begun new roles serving the LCANZ after the departure of long-term members of the churchwide office team.
Oct2023
Never too old to be baptised
by Neville Beelitz
At 97, Michael Haas is living proof that you’re never too old for baptism!
Aug2023
Bring a friend Sunday
by Rob Edwards
We know that our call as Christians is to ‘go and make disciples’, but often we see being involved in mission or outreach as too daunting. However, as Pastor Rob Edwards from Gatton in Queensland says, mission doesn’t need to be complicated. It can be as easy as inviting a friend to church.
Jul2023
Your missionaries at work
LCA International Mission works with partner churches overseas to take the life-changing good news about Jesus Christ to the ends of the earth. LCA International Mission invites you to learn about and support the missionaries and their families as they serve internationally.
Apr2023
That IS how you make porridge … and fight famine
When Australian Lutheran World Service (ALWS) Board members and staff met in Albury, New South Wales, recently to mark 75 years since the Lutheran Church’s ministry to refugees in Australia began, there was no grand party to celebrate the milestone. Instead, they shared bowls of porridge.
Apr2023
LCA International Mission partner churches visit the LCA
The month of March was filled with visitors from LCA International Mission partner churches, beginning with a visit from Rev Dedi Pardosi, the director of the National Committee of LWF member churches in Indonesia (KN-LWF), and closely followed by church leaders from Malaysia and Singapore.
Apr2023
The dawning light of resurrection
by Bishop Paul Smith
It is finished. One Easter morning, in my first country parish in South Australia, I had an encounter at the door of the church that I will never forget. It was a moment that gathered me into the way that the good news of the resurrection of our Lord changes us to be people of hope.
Mar2023
‘We need a way forward’: Delegates reflect on Synod decision
We asked eight Synod participants for their reflections on the ‘one church with two ordination practices’ resolution.
Mar2023
New chapter for Deaf ministry
by Jessica Smith
A silent sermon is preached every Sunday at Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Magill, South Australia. Yet while they may be low in volume, these services are perhaps the most interactive in the Lutheran community.
Mar2023
Celebrating Australian Lutheran missionaries
LCA International Mission’s Missionaries Timeline is an online resource designed to acknowledge and thank the Australian Lutherans who have served in mission overseas, particularly in Papua New Guinea, and shares their inspiring stories and photos.
