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Qld

01
Aug2023

Bring a friend Sunday

by Rob Edwards

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We know that our call as Christians is to ‘go and make disciples’, but often we see being involved in mission or outreach as too daunting. However, as Pastor Rob Edwards from Gatton in Queensland says, mission doesn’t need to be complicated. It can be as easy as inviting a friend to church.

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27
Jul2023

Coffee, connections and country music

28 July 2023 Listen to this podcast https://lca.box.com/shared/static/7a0mhdvl39w778h1a3uegd1uzavosc5a.mp3 Coffee, connections and country music Pastor Rob Edwards We know that our call as Christians is to ‘go and make disciples’, but… Read more

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24
Aug2022

God’s strength provides a career in caring

by Helen Brinkman

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Every morning when Shirley Klinge looks out of her window at the Tabeel retirement village at Laidley, she gazes at the hills at Cunninghams Gap and they remind her of her favourite psalm, and the source of her strength: ‘I look unto the hills, that is where I get my strength from’ (Psalm 121).

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02
Aug2022

And then there were eight!

by Pastor Joel Pukallus

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There were seven young people enrolled in the year-long confirmation class at St Mark’s Lutheran Church Dalby in Queensland’s Western Downs region when it began in mid-2021. But by the time they completed the course, there were eight people confirmed!

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19
Jul2022

Cultural jubilee brings joy

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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.

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15
Jul2022

Opportunity knocks in the shadow of the Gabba

by Helen Brinkman

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When the Brisbane Bears joined what was to become the AFL in 1987, who would have guessed the ripples of opportunity that flowed from its emergence as the first Queensland-based club?

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10
May2022

Bone-dry Queensland flooded with help

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With more than 60 per cent of the Sunshine State still experiencing drought, Lutherans in Queensland are also rallying together to support families and businesses in rural and regional areas of the state who are struggling after years without enough rain.

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15
Mar2022

Blessings flow from partnership

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A new worship and ministry centre at Noosaville in Queensland may be the visible fruit of a 35-year collaboration between the co-located Lutheran church and college there, but their partnership is all about blessing people in both communities.

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01
Mar2022

Pray for flood victims

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LCANZ Bishop Paul Smith and his Queensland District counterpart Pastor Mark Vainikka are calling on members of the church to pray for those impacted by the tragic unfolding flood crisis in southern Queensland and northern New South Wales.

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24
Sep2021

Queensland welcomes new bishop

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Pastor Mark Vainikka has been installed as the new bishop for the LCANZ’s Queensland District. Watched via livestream by family members, including his parents, who were in lockdown in Victoria.

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