Rev Steven Lawrence was consecrated as the fifth Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malaysia (ELCM), a partner church of the LCA/NZ, on 4 July. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the service of consecration was re-designed, as the church sought to meet the new requirement of local authorities.
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Freedom: outrageous, extravagant, radical, ours
‘Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom’ (2 Corinthians 3:17).
Meeting people in their world
‘Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible’ (1 Corinthians 9:19).
Predictable, identical and consistent? Or quirky, radical and rebellious?
‘Do not conform to the patterns of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind’ (Romans 12:2a).
It’s time to act. Let’s cast the net!
LCA/NZ Cross-Cultural Ministry Facilitator Craig Heidenreich says Jesus is establishing God’s kingdom among the nations and calls us to participate with him. ‘When we fish for souls, it’s a corporate endeavour’, he says. ‘Our net is made up of all of us, with our different gifts and callings.’
Learning from each other
There is a significant number of people originally from Papua New Guinea (PNG) who live in Cairns in Far North Queensland, and Trinity Lutheran Church community is finding more and more ways to engage and connect with them.
