Inspiration

by Tala Aufai

Members of Trinity Lutheran Church Ashmore in Queensland are making a bold move for the sake of the gospel and have received an LCANZ Local Mission Fund grant to support them. Trinity is partnering with co-located Trinity Lutheran College to plant a church for students and their families.

by Ron Asquith

The people of Wodonga Lutheran Parish in Victoria have a vision of being ‘a welcoming, compassionate and growing church in which Christ’s love inspires transformation and growth … with a faith that endures forever’.

by Nigel Rosenzweig

The Combined Churches Welcome Pack Project, spearheaded by Victor Harbor Lutheran Church and funded by a $10,000 LCANZ Local Mission Seed Fund grant, is a collaborative effort among churches on the Fleurieu Peninsula to welcome the growing number of new residents moving into the area.

by John Meier

Inspired by a story about mission grants available in the LCANZ and acknowledging a lack of youth and young families in their congregation, members of Immanuel Lutheran Church Kadina SA decided to act.

by Reid Matthias

Who was John the Baptist? Just a Grizzly Adams-type mountain man wearing a camel’s hair tunic and eating grasshoppers dipped in honey? Pastor Reid Matthias reflects on the unorthodox life of this desert wanderer, whose role was to ‘go on before the Lord to prepare a way for him’.

by Mark Whitfield

Developing a missional culture and forming relationships that provide outreach opportunities do not happen overnight. So, foundations laid before mission gets going are essential.