More than 50 Australian churches and cathedrals had committed to offer sanctuary to asylum seekers facing deportation to off-shore detention facilities, as at press time. And five to 10 more… Read more
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ELCA responds to Orlando shooting
A press release from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, in response to the Orlando shooting CHICAGO (ELCA) – The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran… Read more
Listen, help, act: thrive in a changing world
‘If the local church is going to succeed, then it needs to find God’s preferred and promised future within its community’, Professor Pastor Patrick Keifert challenged participants at the LCA… Read more
‘Mum, Dad, I’m gay’
Having a son or daughter ‘come out’ as homosexual is not something many parents expect or are prepared for – especially within the church. How would you respond if this… Read more
Aboriginal workers set standards
More than 25 Aboriginal pastors, evangelists and church workers from Central Australia have attended the 2016 Docker River ‘Big Course’ to learn about the LCA’s Standards of Ethical Behaviour policy,… Read more
Called to do more than a good job
We don’t hear the word ‘vocation’ much these days, but for a Christian it is an everyday concern. For us, our work is much more than a job. And that’s… Read more