Pastor Murray Smith and his wife Tracy are getting ready to move to Papua New Guinea. Murray will serve as a lecturer at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea’s Senior Flierl Seminary at Logaweng, near Finschhafen, for three years.
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Making room for more people
We had seventeen members. It was a congregation in my first parish. One lovely older guy had bought the land and built the church, largely with his own hands. He… Read more
The curious case of the invisible church
The scene of the invisible church is the since-disappeared suburb of Kirkcaldy in Adelaide. The year is 1959. The leading figure is Rev Alfred Zinnbauer. Other participants include the Metropolitan… Read more
LWF elects Estonian pastor as new general secretary
The Lutheran World Federation Council has elected Estonian theologian Rev Anne Burghardt to be its next General Secretary. She will be the first woman and the first Central-Eastern European to hold this leadership position for the global communion of Lutheran churches.
Church planter to take on local mission role
Church planter Nathan Hedt will be LCA/NZ’s next Pastor for New and Renewing Churches. Pastor Nathan (pictured with wife Yvette) will take up the role early in 2021.
Nice guys can Finnish first!
Pastor Lauri Iso-Aho was shocked to receive a Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of his service to Mount Isa’s multicultural community, presented by a representative of Queensland Premier Anastacia Palaszczuk… Read more
