May2023
Pentecost came early in Melbourne this year!
by Craig Heidenreich
It felt like Pentecost came early this year for the 50 delegates who gathered recently for the national Cross-Cultural Conference, ‘Moving into the neighbourhood’.
May2023
Conference-goers ‘challenged and inspired’ for local mission
More than 50 people re-considered their local neighbourhoods as mission fields during last weekend’s 2023 LCANZ Cross-Cultural Ministry conference in Melbourne.
Apr2023
Blessing our neighbourhood
by Craig Heidenreich
Salisbury in Adelaide has become one of the most multicultural suburbs in Australia, and the local Lutherans at the Ark, Salisbury Lutheran Church, have been praying for ways to build connections.
Apr2023
Pray for the Cross-Cultural Ministry Conference
Pray for those who will attend the LCANZ’s Cross-Cultural Ministry Conference
Mar2023
Connecting with our neighbours
If you have a heart for better connection with neighbours from other cultural backgrounds, the LCANZ’s Cross-Cultural Ministry Conference for 2023 is sure to inspire you.
Sep2022
New government program focusing on refugees
by Craig Heidenreich
Recently, the Australian Government has agreed to a new program, CRISP, which allows small groups of Australians to directly sponsor refugee families from camps overseas.
Sep2022
Using what we have to bless strangers
by Craig Heidenreich
The folk at Paringa Holy Cross (in the South Australia Riverland) have a pretty good facility. When Pastor Stephen Trautwein noticed the hundreds of itinerant Pacific Islander workers coming into the area, he reached out to offer them a place to meet and worship.
Aug2022
A ministry partnership is birthed
by Craig Heidenreich
On the last weekend of July, we witnessed something special in the South Australian country town Freeling as the Light Parish hosted some new friends from Shepparton. The weekend will be long remembered by all who were there and was filled with colour and singing.
Jul2022
Cultural jubilee brings joy
We may think of cross-cultural ministry as a relatively recent focus of the LCANZ. But that’s far from the case, as a joyful anniversary celebration held last month shows. It marked 150 years since Queensland’s first Scandinavian-language worship service.
Jul2022
Glynde congregation open almost every day of the week
The team at Glynde Lutheran Church in the inner northeast of Adelaide have found the recipe to get people together. They are now open for business almost every day of the week, demonstrating what a truly multicultural group can look like.
