Aug2020
Ecumenical group calls for prayer weekend during pandemic
The National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) is calling on churches around Australia to dedicate a weekend to prayer focused on the COVID-19 pandemic.
May2018
LCA contributes to South Sudan peace statement
Sudanese and South Sudanese church leaders from around Australia have come together in Canberra in the name of peace. The 26 leaders met under the auspices of the National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) on 15 and 16 May at the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture. The LCA was represented by Mr James… Read more
Mar2018
Witness to unity won on the cross
by Rob Edwards
As he prepared for his betrayal, arrest, ‘trial’ and death, Jesus prayed for the unity of all believers. Inspired by that prayer, churches at Rockhampton in Queensland will join for Easter in a powerful witness.
Mar2018
The good fight
by Darren Jaensch
Members of the defence forces can face danger, hardships and family and relationship pressures, and often encounter moral and spiritual challenges. That’s when defence chaplaincy plays a role.
Oct2017
Statement a ‘joint witness’
by LCA Communications
To commemorate the Reformation’s 500th anniversary, the LCA and Australia’s Catholic Church will sign a joint statement as a commitment to working together for God’s gift of unity.
Oct2017
Talking together bears good fruit
Five centuries after the Reformation, how do the Lutheran and Catholic churches get along today? What has been achieved by working together since inter-church dialogue between the two began in Australia in the mid–1970s?
Jul2017
Closing doors on a community
by by Vicki Houlbrooke
As new churches open and others are renewed through local mission, the season for some churches comes to an end. It’s a difficult time.
Nov2016
‘More that unites us than divides us’
by LCA Communications
‘Today, we hear God’s command to set aside all conflict. We recognise that we are freed by grace to move towards the communion to which God continually calls us’
Sep2016
Restoring unity in truth
by Stephen Hultgren
As part of the lead-up to the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017, an ecumenical working party of Lutherans and Catholics has been planning a program of projects and events to jointly commemorate the occasion. One is a series of articles, written by Lutheran and Catholic authors from around Australia, to be published in… Read more
Sep2016
500 years in the making
by LCA Communications
Five hundred years after the Reformation, Catholic and Lutheran world leaders will worship together, representing a shared shifting of intent: from rift to reconciliation. The historic service will be co-led by Pope Francis and Lutheran World Federation (LWF) President Rev Dr Munib Younan and General Secretary Rev Dr Martin Junge. It will take place in… Read more
