Several key Australian missionaries and their families went back to Papua New Guinea to celebrate the 50th anniversary of St John’s Lutheran Church, West Goroka. The celebrations took place over three days and included a service, a one-day seminar and a cultural show.
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‘The Lutheran’ turns 50
This year your magazine, The Lutheran, celebrates 50 years of service to our church. Everyone who is blessed with five decades on this earth has changed dramatically since their birth… Read more
I wish I’d known more … a pastor’s reflections on family violence
Early in my ministry, I was asked to conduct Alison and Tony’s wedding. Alison and her family were long-time members of my congregation, while Tony had moved to the area for work.
A God idea
‘Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”‘ The words of Isaiah 6:8 have particular relevance for Wayne George, lead pastor of St John’s, Bundaberg.
A revolution! Learning to be church in a pandemic
Amid all the suffering from COVID-19, God has given us precious and rare gifts – among them less busyness and the chance to reflect on what it means to be his church in the world. Some LCA/NZ mission leaders believe these gifts present our church with an opportunity too good to miss.
Devotions meet rural ministry need
Having noticed the lack of a genuinely rural Australian devotion resource, Pastor Stephen Jaensch encouraged his congregation at Emerald in Queensland to join him in producing something to fill the need.
