Nov2023
Taking church to the streets
7 November 2023 Listen to this podcast https://lca.box.com/shared/static/hu2tkxugzjxcxw5fmcrdljf1jy8rudj8.mp3 Taking church to the streets Pastor Matt Schubert We often hear these days that we live in a post-Christian society. And yet,… Read more
Oct2023
Angels and Demons
9 October 2023 Listen to this podcast https://lca.box.com/shared/static/z2jzyytl9gkyb4kfauuta2py6tpd9cmi.mp3 Angels and Demons Pastor Michael Dutschke In the Lutheran church, we don’t tend to talk much about angels and demons. Yet Martin… Read more
Jun2023
Child Safety Standards June 2023 update
More than 80 per cent of Australian congregations have now submitted either a Child Safety Plan for their congregation or parish or an assurance that they have no children in regular attendance.
Dec2021
Advent sets the scene for the Christian year
by Bishop John Henderson
JESUS IS GOD’S LOVE. HE GIVES US NEW HEARTS – TO LAY ASIDE OUR OLD WAYS, TO BELIEVE AND FOLLOW HIM, TO LIVE WITH HIM EVERY DAY. Heartland ‘From that… Read more
Dec2021
Thank you, John and Valmai
The LCANZ gives thanks for the service of Bishop John Henderson who has retired after eight-and-a-half years in the role and forty years in the ordained ministry, and for his… Read more
Nov2021
Communion joins us with Christ and all believers
by Bishop John Henderson
From 2002 to 2009 I worked as General Secretary of the National Council of Churches in Australia. It was a remarkable role.
Oct2021
Blessed by working together
by Bishop John Henderson
God willing, when this edition of The Lutheran is published, the 2021 online sessions of the LCANZ 20th Convention of General Synod will have successfully concluded.
Sep2021
A Pastoral Note to Members of the LCANZ: COVID Vaccines and Passports
by Rev John Henderson
We are in the midst of a pandemic, a disease which is likely to be with us for quite some time… For now, we are responding as best we can.
Sep2021
Walking together in faith
by Bishop John Henderson
It’s nearly time for our church to gather as a synod once again, as we do every three years. The synod includes all our congregations and parishes across Australia and New Zealand, and representatives from various ministries, such as Lutheran schools.
Aug2021
The church’s mission is to share God’s love
by Bishop John Henderson
When speaking to the recent online General Pastors Conference, I described the church as the ‘beachhead’ of heaven on earth. If we pay close attention, we will hear the distant surf crashing on its beaches and see the glow of the rising sun on the far horizon heralding the new era of justice, peace.
