Dec2020
Ordination joy despite lockdown
Despite a COVID-19 lockdown forcing a last-minute change of plans, Stanley Roberts was ordained in unique circumstances as a Specific Ministry Pastor (SMP) at Papunya in the Northern Territory late last year.
Dec2020
LCA/NZ farewells parish nursing pioneer
Mrs Lynette Wiebusch, the founding president of the Lutheran Nurses Association of Australia (LNAA), has died, aged 79.
Nov2020
ALC becomes a calling body
The Australian Lutheran College (ALC) Board of Directors is now a calling body of the LCA/NZ. The General Church Board (GCB) approved the change, which is purely procedural, after a request by the ALC Board earlier this year.
Nov2020
Learning festival for anyone, anywhere
by Merryn Ruwoldt
The 2021 Festival of Learning is an initiative of Australian Lutheran College (ALC) which brings learning to members and friends of the church in an easy, accessible and affordable way.
Nov2020
The little church that’s growing ‘too fast’
by Pastor Matt Anker
As members continue to reach out with the gospel, Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church in Burundi is being overwhelmed wherever it plants congregations!
Nov2020
Lutherans respond to SA abortion bill
The LCA/NZ’s Lutherans for Life has responded to the new ‘Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2020’, which is before the South Australian parliament, with a public statement and call to action for the church.
Nov2020
Church planter to take on local mission role
Church planter Nathan Hedt will be LCA/NZ’s next Pastor for New and Renewing Churches. Pastor Nathan (pictured with wife Yvette) will take up the role early in 2021.
Nov2020
Tangara is back!
Tangara magazine has a rich history in the LCA, dating back to 1968. And now the student magazine of Luther Seminary and later Australian Lutheran College is back after an 11-year hiatus.
Nov2020
Trio of honours for The Lutheran
The Lutheran has received three accolades in the 2020 Australasian Religious Press Association (ARPA) awards.
Oct2020
Worship resources mark NAIDOC Week
To mark NAIDOC Week (8–15 November), the LCA’s Reconciliation Action Plan office has produced worship and devotional resources, which are endorsed by the LCA’s Commission on Worship.
