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21
Mar2015

Appeal brings help to those in need

by LCA Communications

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South Australia’s Sampson Flat bushfire was still raging when Assistant Bishop Tim Klein requested help for the SA/NT District from the wider LCA community early in January. Although the situation was difficult to assess at the time, there was enough information available to know that this was a circumstance where the church could give practical… Read more

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07
Mar2015

Suomi Conference welcomes new executive officer

by Risto Soder

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Rev Ian Vainikka has been installed as executive officer of the Suomi Conference. The Suomi Conference was established in 1968 as the result of a meeting between Finnish pastors serving in the Lutheran Church of Australia and LCA officials. By 1968 a long line of Finnish pastors had already been living and working in Australia,… Read more

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27
Feb2015

Significant contributions from quiet achievers

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The Australia Day 2015 Honours List recognised eight people with some connection to the Lutheran Church this year—some for their significant contribution to the church and to their local congregations; others whose contributions to their communities flow from their Christian faith. ‘They are a source of courage, support and inspiration, and we are a stronger,… Read more

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16
Feb2015

Convention delegates get ready

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‘It’s time to get ready’ is the message coming from the LCA national team—it’s time to get ready for the 18th LCA General Convention of Synod. Throughout March, Convention delegates will start getting ready by attending a series of pre-Convention half-day training sessions to be held across Australia and New Zealand. This is the first… Read more

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12
Feb2015

Sifting through readers’ responses

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The readership survey conducted for The Lutheran between October and December last year has provided a large amount of useful information for the LCA Communications team to consider. We received about 680 surveys, representing approximately 10 per cent of our current subscribers—enough responses to be statistically significant. Almost three-quarters (71 per cent) were from readers… Read more

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22
Jan2015

Finnish Lutheran recieves homeland honour

by Andrew Brook

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When Pastor Jorma Jormakka arrived in Australia on Christmas Eve, 1968, not in his wildest dreams could he have imagined that one day he would be standing next to the Finnish ambassador, about to receive one of Finland’s highest honours. Back in 1968, Jorma wasn’t a pastor but worked with his hands, first in the… Read more

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03
Jan2015

Risky business: theology for a modern society

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In Workplace Health and Safety terms, few people would consider the study of theology a particularly risky business, but the Uniting Church Moderator for South Australia, Dr Deirdre Palmer, sees things differently. ‘In our theological education, we encounter a God who invites us into a different way of seeing the world, a God who invites… Read more

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12
May2014

Royal Commission: sigh of relief and sigh of sadness

The LCA’s working group on issues relating to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse is relieved to report that so far no subpoenas for church records have been received.

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12
Jan2013

LCA welcomes Royal Commission

The LCA has welcomed the Royal Commission investigating sexual abuse in institutions and has pledged full cooperation with authorities.

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13
Sep2011

‘The Lutheran’ wins Australasian Christian publishing’s highest award

by Rosie Schefe

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Around 1440 a little man from Mainz changed the world. Johannes Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press is commemorated annually in the Australasian Religious Press Association’s (ARPA) premier award. The Gutenberg perpetual trophy is awarded for outstanding achievement or overall excellence in Christian communication. This year’s winner is The Lutheran. Editor Linda Macqueen accepted the… Read more

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