Training and Events - Lutheran Church of Australia

Cultivating young leaders

18 September 2023

Did you ever stick your neck out? Giraffe was a youth leadership training program of the Lutheran Church of Australia that began in 1983.

Is it time to do some rethinking?

15 September 2023

Are you lamenting the lack of families in your congregation? Are you wondering why families aren’t engaging with your congregation like they used to?

Lutheran artists share visual feast

10 September 2023

Lutheran artists from across Australia have prepared and shared a visual feast for the senses in this year’s LCANZ Simultaneous Art Exhibition.

National Child Protection Week: Where we start matters

04 September 2023

This week, 3 to 9 September, is National Child Protection Week – designed to highlight how protecting children is everyone’s business. The overarching message is ‘Every child in every community needs a fair go’. In 2023, the theme for the week is ‘Where we start matters’.

LCA’s treasured hymnbook turns 50

22 August 2023

A fixture in many homes and churches across the LCANZ, the ‘Lutheran Hymnal’ turns 50 this year.

Rethinking faith formation

14 August 2023

What does it mean to form faith in children and youth? What seems to work best and why? Is your congregation looking to rethink your ministry to children and youth?

The annual Local Mission appeal is coming

07 August 2023

This year’s Local Mission appeal focuses on developing our young adults in faith and leadership. Your donation will help us find and support the young adults in our midst, like Elsa and Joel, whom God is calling into service in the church.

A call to a season of prayer

18 July 2023

Each year, the Local Mission department of the LCANZ facilitates a Season of Prayer, inviting and calling on congregations of the LCANZ to pray. This year, the Season of Prayer is scheduled for 10 to 24 September 2023, and the theme is ‘Lord, renew your church’.