Feb2023
‘Please pray for our Synod’: LCANZ Bishop
LCANZ Bishop Paul Smith has urged the wider church to pray for the delegates, officials, organisers and volunteers who will meet for the in-person sessions of the LCANZ’s Convention of General Synod in Melbourne from 9 to 12 February.
Feb2023
Because we bear your name February–March 2023
It has become more and more common in this century, to speak of the ’Lutheran ethos’ of a school or community of care in our church. This expression comes from the desire to point to the overall culture and purpose of a ministry that carries the banner ‘Lutheran’, but for some, it is not always init
Sep2022
At the death of Queen Elizabeth II: a message from Bishop Paul Smith
Our Lord has called to himself, our Queen Elizabeth. Let us thank God for her many years of faithful Christian leadership both in the Commonwealth and throughout the world. Many… Read more
Sep2022
Because we bear your name September 2022
by Bishop Paul Smith
God is busily involved in the messiness of our lives! This is celebrated most wonderfully in Psalm 139, where we are taught to pray, ‘O Lord … it was you who formed my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother’s womb’.
Aug2022
Because we bear your name August 2022
by Bishop Paul Smith
At a General Convention of Synod at Luther College in Melbourne, I found myself sitting beside Adrienne Jericho. Not only was Adrienne serving as our church’s Executive Director of Lutheran Education Australia at the time, but in 1978 he had also been my Scripture teacher when I was a student.
Jul2022
Because we bear your name July 2022
by Bishop Paul Smith
Mowing the footpath … and caring for the home that the Lord has given to us all. Growing up in Australia’s tropical far north means I learnt a lot about mowing.