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      The Lutheran Church is the largest Protestant church in the world, with over 70 million members. This website tells the story of Australian and New Zealand Lutherans, following Jesus Christ – where love comes to life. Whoever you are, whatever your story, you're welcome here with us.
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Calls

This information was current as of 9 May 2022. It will be updated on 24 May 2022. For the latest call information, go to LAMP. Simply log in and select 'Pastor Calling Information' from the left-hand menu, then select 'Status of Pastor Calls'. If you have trouble logging in, please contact LCA administration.

EXTENDED Expand
  • Joseph A T Graham Gilgandra–Dubbo NSW to Carlsruhe–Saddleworth SA
ACCEPTED Expand
  • None
DECLINED Expand
  • Nich K Kitchen Auckland Mountainside Church NZ to Bendigo Vic
  • David J Wear Hamilton Vic to Maitland SA
INSTALLATIONS Expand
  • Graham K Pfeffer was installed to St John’s Bundaberg Qld on 1 May 2022 by Bishop Mark Vainikka.
PARISHES IN THE CALL PROCESS Expand
  • NSW–ACT: Henty; Port Macquarie
  • NZ: Hamilton
  • Qld: Beaudesert; Chinchilla (South-West Queensland); Murrumba Downs; Murrumba Downs: Living Faith Primary School; Warwick–Toowoomba (Cornerstone)
  • SA–NT: Aberfoyle Park; Adelaide Bethlehem; Alice Springs; Balaklava–Auburn/Carlsruhe/Saddleworth; Bethany Tabor; Bordertown; Finke River Mission; Greenock; Kadina; Morphett Vale; Para Vista; Port Lincoln; St Martins College Mount Gambier; Tanunda Langmeil
  • Vic–Tas: Ballarat; Bendigo; Footscray; Horsham; Horsham Holy Trinity College; Moorabbin–Dandenong; Wyndham Hobsons Bay (Werribee)
  • WA: Living Waters College Warnbro

Employment opportunities

Click here for a print-friendly list of employment opportunities for church bulletins and notices.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (30 June) Expand

Lutheran Education Australia, North Adelaide SA

  • Full-time permanent position
  • Advertisement
  • Position description
  • Applications close 30 June 2022
CSS IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT OFFICER (3 June) Expand

Lutheran Church of Australia, North Adelaide SA

  • Full-time 12-month contract
  • Advertisement
  • Position description
  • For more information, contact LCA Child Protection Project Officer, Mary-Ann Carver, on 08 8267 7300 or 0490 281 727 or email mary-ann.carver@lca.org.au
  • Applications to LCA Child Protection Project Officer, Mary-Ann Carver, at mary-ann.carver@lca.org.au
  • Applications close 3 June 2022
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Good Shepherd Early Childhood Service, Hamilton Vic

  • Full-time and part-time hours available for Early Childhood Lead Educator and Assistant Educator
  • Advertisement
  • Expressions of interest and applications to goodshepherd.ecs@qlecs.org.au
  • For more information or a position description, contact Christine Sanders on 03 5571 2661
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Hamilton Lutheran Parish, Hamilton Vic

  • Part-time, 0.5 FTE (20 hours per week)
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  • For more information, contact Ron Huf on 0419 564 382
CHEF/SOUS CHEF/COOK Expand

Warrambui Retreat and Conference Centre, Murrumbateman NSW

  • Catering staff are urgently required as groups return following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions
  • Short- and long-term opportunities available
  • Onsite accommodation available
  • Contact the centre director, Dean Salzke, on 02 6220 1000 or email drs@warrambui.com.au
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Finke River Mission Store, Hermannsburg (Ntaria) NT

  • Position description
  • For more information about these positions, email Wayne Beven, Operations Manager

Volunteering opportunities

If you are considering nomination for membership on an LCANZ board, council, commission or committee, or wish to nominate someone for a position, you will need to complete this Nomination Form. Announcements about volunteer positions on LCA bodies are advertised through LCA eNews and, in some cases, The Lutheran. The details of the current vacancies are available below.

PASTORAL VACANCY ON ALWS BOARD Expand

Pastoral vacancy on the Australian Lutheran World Service (ALWS) Board of Directors

The Standing Committee on Nominations, on behalf of the ALWS Board, is inviting nominations from people with:

  • a deep commitment to the mission and values of the LCA
  • a passion for social justice and international service
  • relevant qualifications, experience and the time to commit to this governance role.

ALWS serves as the overseas humanitarian aid and development agency of the church, translating the spirit of Christian love and faith of the church into effective services with and for those most in need.

We are seeking an ordained pastor to fill a casual vacancy for the remainder of the synodical term.

ALWS seeks board membership from a cross-section of the districts of the church and encourages nominations from people with a diverse range of perspectives. Experience living and working overseas in humanitarian assistance or community development is desirable.

If you are interested in serving on this board, or if you know of someone who might be interested, contact the chair of the ALWS Board, Ms Jodie Hoff, at principal@lords.qld.edu.au or 07 5540 8888.

The nomination form can be found here, and once complete, sent to nominations@lca.org.au

 

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Friends of Lutheran Archives, North Adelaide SA

Friends of Lutheran Archives (FoLA) meets nine times per year to tell the stories of God at work in our Lutheran Church. We are looking for a small team of people – to work in pairs – who could operate the live streaming equipment on a voluntary and rotation basis.

Meetings are held on Thursday evenings at Immanuel Lutheran Church, North Adelaide, for the months of February to October.

Full training will be provided.

Please contact Helen Schubert on 0447 740 711 or email FOLA@lca.org.au.

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Lutheran Archives, Bowden SA

Where did Noah keep the bees? IN THE ARK-HIVE!

Lutheran Archives is launching a new volunteer program – the Busy Bee program! The program will consist of three weekly sessions to work collaboratively on a given set of materials – working bee style!

We are now seeking volunteers for our two first Busy Bee programs, in May and June. The details:

May working bee: listing vinyl and shellac records

Dates:                  Wednesday 11, 18 and 25 May

Times:                  1.00pm to 3.30pm with afternoon tea provided

Venue:                 Lutheran Archives Reading Room, 27 Fourth St, Bowden

June working bee: listing and describing historical biographical material

Dates:                  Wednesday 8, 15 and 22 June

Times:                 1.00pm to 3.30pm with afternoon tea provided

Venue:                 Lutheran Archives Reading Room, 27 Fourth St, Bowden

Both series of working bees require participants to have basic computer skills (word processing/typing) and a commitment to at least two of the three sessions. If you have a laptop, we would love it if you could bring it along, but if you can’t, you can still take part.

There is free off-street parking available at the archives. We also ask that all volunteers be double- or triple-vaccinated.

Please register your attendance by phoning Angela on 8340 4009 or emailing lutheran.archives@lca.org.au. Places are limited.

There will be more Busy Bee programs running throughout 2022, so if you can’t make the May or June sessions, keep your eye out for more.

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OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE CHURCH

The LCA’s Judicial System has been established by the bylaws of the church to consider matters which are submitted to it for a determination as laid out in Article 10 of the constitution. These matters primarily concern ecclesiastical discipline, interpretation of LCA documents and disputes within the LCA. The General Church Board appoints a Tribunal Administrator and a Deputy Tribunal Administrator to manage the system.

The LCA is inviting nominations from people who may be interested in serving as the Deputy Tribunal Administrator. We are looking for people with a good understanding of the church, who have knowledge, skills and experience in specific areas such as complaints handling, dispute resolution and the law.

We believe that God has blessed our church with many talented people who have the ability to make an effective contribution to the life and work of the LCA. This may be an opportunity for you to serve or for you to encourage someone you know who has the required skills and knowledge mix to nominate.

If you wish to be considered for this voluntary position, please complete a nomination form here and forward it to nominations@lca.org.au.

If you want to learn more about the role before formally submitting your name for consideration, please contact the Tribunal Administrator, Peter Gerhardy, at peter.gerhardy@lca.org.au or phone 0456 425 957.

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LCA International Mission is always seeking volunteers for work with our overseas partner churches. There are all sorts of opportunities for people with all sorts of skills. Take a look at the LCA International Mission website for videos and stories about short-term and long-term volunteering opportunities in Southeast Asia.

PHOTOGRAPHERS Expand

Are you a professional or serious amateur photographer? Do you want to use your photography gifts and skills to serve God and his church? LCA Communications is developing a talent bank of photographers to cover events, and to create a stock library of excellent photos for all of us to use copyright-free.

Interested? Email or FTP to Linda Macqueen, LCA Communications (linda.macqueen@lca.org.au) no more than six original photos that demonstrate your ability and photographic interests. Ideally, you'll send some photos that could form part of our stock library, eg people at worship or prayer, church gatherings or functions, sacraments, people portraits. Low resolution is okay, even desirable, provided you understand that we will ultimately need high-resolution images for our print applications. We do ask you not to photograph children without their parent's or guardian's permission. Please also provide your contact details.

If selected to join our volunteer photographic team, you'll need to sign a release form that gives us permission to use your images; you can retain the copyright though. I'm looking forward to seeing the excellent images coming my way!

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