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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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Policies

Some people think the Lutheran Church of Australia's (LCA) policies and procedures are just a bunch of rules that make our work and service in the church more complicated. That's not how we view them, and it's not the way we want you to view them either. Yes, a purpose of many LCA policies is to comply with the laws of the land. Primarily, though, as a church, we want to see God's love coming to life in every part of who we are and what we do. Our policies and procedures give us practical guidance to help us to care for and protect God's people and to encourage the good use of his gifts to us. Our policies and procedures reflect the LCA’s core values and help us to reflect God's love to each other and to all who come into contact with us.

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Approved LCA policies

Governance Policy
02.01           Church Worker Service Policy
02.01.101    Pastor Call Process Policy
02.01.102    Employee Recruitment and Selection Policy
02.01.103    Volunteer Identification and Selection Policy
02.01.104    Psychological Assessment of Candidates for the Office of Ministry Policy
02.01.105    Assessment of Applicants for Admission to Pastoral Studies Stream Policy
(see also Procedure 02.01.105 P01)
02.01.200    Church Worker Service Commencement Policy
02.01.300    Provision of Housing for Pastors Policy
02.01.401    Provision of Leave for Pastors Policy
02.01.600    Vocational Development and Training Policy
04.07           Audit Policy
05.02           Social Media Policy
05.03           Public Responses to Incidents Policy
06.01           Prevention of Risk of Harm from a Person of Concern Policy
(see also Procedure 06.01 P01)
06.02           Pastoral Care (Harassment and Abuse) Policy
06.03           Child Protection Policy
06.05           Prevention of Harm, Harassment and Abuse Policy
06.09           Privacy Policy
06.10           Gift Acceptance Policy
06.11           Conflict of Interest Policy

Policies under review

03.01           Information and Communication Technology Policy
06.04           Complaints Handling Policy

Policies under development

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Associated procedures

02.01.105 P01 Assessment of Applicants for Admission to Pastoral Studies Stream Procedure - Discover Program

06.01 P01 Prevention of Risk of Harm from a Person of Concern Procedure

  • Appendix A
  • Appendix B
  • Appendix C
  • Appendix D

06.03 P01 LCA Child Protection Procedure
Child Safety Code of Practice

06.09–1A Media Release Form – Adult
06.09–1B Media Release Form – Child

06.10 P01 LCA Gift Acceptance Procedure
Gifts Register Template

06.11–1 Conflict of Interest Procedure
Conflicts Register Template

06.12–1 Emergency Response Procedure
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LCA Standards of Ethical Behaviour

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  • LCA Standards of Ethical Behaviour – LCA
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