Mar2020
New child safe standards to be trialled
The LCA/NZ’s Child Protection Project Team has recently developed draft LCA Child Safe Standards for Congregations, which are likely to be trialled in some congregations prior to implementation.
Mar2020
Parenting – finding the fun
by Julie Hahn
Feeling exhausted by life and motherhood, Julie Hahn found herself in a fed-up, sobbing heap on the floor. But from her lowest place, she heard God’s promises of faithfulness.
Feb2020
Guide to nurturing young disciples launched
The LCA’s Grow Ministries has launched a ‘practical, accessible’ and ‘refreshing’ new resource which offers a new way of looking at confirmation. Released last week after five years of research and testing, Grow Disciples – A guide for cultivating lifelong faith is designed to assist congregations, pastors, families and young people in their approach to… Read more
Feb2020
LCA joins child abuse survivor redress scheme
The LCA has been accepted into the Australian National Redress Scheme for people who have experienced child sexual abuse in institutional settings.
Feb2020
You’ve helped 40,000 refugee children go to school!
Our Lutheran family is supporting more than 40,000 refugee children in Africa to go to school, through the ALWS Grace Project. However, many more children need support for their education.
Nov2019
Baptism blessing at NZ ‘Share and Care’ fellowship
by Lawrence Satherley
For 27 years, St Lukes have had the pleasure of providing a community meal to the people of the Manawatu in New Zealand. Recently, a teenage member who has attended Share & Care for many years mentioned that her 7-year-old sister Skyla would like to be baptised.
Sep2019
Yirara College honoured with royal visit
Yirara College was honoured to be chosen to host His Royal Highness, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex KG GCVO, Chairman of the Board of Trustees for The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award, acknowledging the 60th anniversary of the award in Australia.
Aug2019
Members’ views on child protection invited
Members are being invited to contribute to consultations as part of the church’s commitment to developing a child-safe culture. The consultations are part of the LCA Child Protection Project, which was established to oversee the implementation of recommendations from the Australian Royal Commission.
Jul2019
Could you talk about Jesus without saying his name?
Anne Hansen from Lutheran Tract Mission was asked by some school chaplains to write a series of tracts for children. The catch: the text had to express the love of Jesus, but not mention his name. Could you do it?
May2019
LCA responds to child protection paper
As part of its ongoing commitment to developing a child-safe culture within the church, the LCA has responded to a child protection paper from the New South Wales Government.
