The LCA/NZ has released an interim report detailing the vision, recommendations and principles for a new constitutional framework for the church, along with church member feedback on the current constitution.
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Added support for pastoral ministry candidates
As part of the LCANZ’s commitment to pastors and the communities they serve, the General Church Board has approved a policy designed to strengthen the church’s support in the formation and equipping of pastoral ministry candidates.
Name change
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. (verse 16) Read 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 Our church changed names recently. We wanted a name that better reflected the community we lived in and served. This was a little unusual, but not unheard of… Read more
The church doesn’t do the bystander effect
Whenever you are able, do good to people who need help (Proverbs 3:27).
New Zealanders support name change
New Zealand Lutherans have asked that the name Lutheran Church of Australia be changed. The Convention of Synod of the Lutheran Church of New Zealand (LCNZ), held in Wanganui on 23 and 24 May, said that the name should recognise also the New Zealand church. The resolution flows from the findings of the LCA Governance… Read more
Pastoral Letter on the Unity of Synod
Dear fellow members of the LCA, Soon our church will gather in a General Convention of Synod. No matter who you are or where you worship, the decisions made at the convention will affect you. They’ll affect all of us—and our children and our grandchildren. Even if you won’t be attending as a delegate or… Read more