May2022
Most LCA pastors deal with family violence situations: survey
Almost six in 10 Lutheran pastors in Australia have dealt with domestic and family violence (DFV) situations, and almost all LCA clergy have responded to victims of abuse, national survey findings suggest.
May2022
Tracing Jesus
by Emma Strelan
To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps (1 Peter 2:21).
May2022
Pray for the people of Ukraine
The images and news reports from Ukraine are almost beyond comprehension. Who would think that these ‘civilised’ countries could descend into such hell while claiming to ‘follow Jesus’?
May2022
Wait, who’s the shepherd now?
by Emma Strelan
Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood (Acts 20:28).
May2022
Bone-dry Queensland flooded with help
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.
May2022
Reflections on the Ukraine crisis
by Pastor Allan Taruste
Even if history does not repeat itself, it can often rhyme, as Mark Twain once said.
May2022
Come walk, pray – and vote – with us!
Many Christians give prayerful consideration to voting, but an SA Lutheran college and congregation are reaching out to their local community by inviting them to walk through a prayer labyrinth on federal election day.
May2022
The ninety-nine
by Emma Strelan
If a man owns a hundred sheep, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? (Matthew 18:12).
May2022
Continuing German-speaking ministry at St John’s in Perth
St John’s Lutheran has been offering German-speaking worship services and ministry as part of their congregational work for decades. The most recent leader of the German language services and ministry is Maria Rudolph, who graduated from ALC with a Bachelor of Theology and Ministry in 2021.
May2022
Election policy choice
by Craig Heidenreich
The LCA was invited to this roundtable of 80 Australian church leaders to hear from (and question) the immigration minister (Alex Hawke) and shadow (Kristina Keneally) in the lead up to the federal election.
