Mar2019
Walking the talk
Members of our LCA/NZ family are rushing to be part of the ALWS Walk My Way event which raises money to help refugee children in camps in Kenya to go to school. And it’s not too late to get involved.
Feb2019
What shall we give to God?
by Mel Zerner
It is never easy to talk about money or giving, even among Christians. All of us still battle with our selfish – even greedy – human nature. So what does Jesus say about giving?
Dec2018
Partnership transforms lives
by Craig Chidgey
When a teacher and students from Faith Lutheran College in South Australia decided to serve others overseas, little did they know the way their actions would transform their own lives, too.
Dec2018
Connecting children across the world
by Jonathan Krause
Students at Good News Lutheran College Victoria come from many religious backgrounds, so the Christian Studies unit ‘Love and Serve’ was a great chance for them to learn how Christians serve others.
Dec2018
Serving our elders
by Faye Schmidt
With a Lutheran school in their area, the ministry focus of members at the Wyndham–Hobson Bay Multi-site Congregation in Melbourne’s west has long been on the young and families.
Nov2018
Out of the box!
Grace Lutheran Church Bridgewater in the Adelaide Hills is thinking outside of the box when it comes to bringing love to life for people in need at Christmas this year.
Nov2018
Fun for the ages
by Paula Nitschke
Riverview Lutheran Rest Home in Loxton, in South Australia’s Riverland, was recently recognised as a finalist in the ACSA (Aged & Community Services Australia) Aged Care Awards for its intergenerational community engagement program.
Nov2018
Sharing a new church journey
by Jacob Traeger
What is ‘church’? We know that it’s more than a nice building with a cross on top and that it’s bigger than a national institution with pastors, bishops and a seminary.
Nov2018
God has a plan for all seasons
by Helen Beringen
For Helen Middelmann, her recent retirement from hospital chaplaincy means the end of another season. Though tinged with sadness, the change is part of a life richly blessed for the Canberra retiree with a range of seasons, each one bringing a budding blossom of promise.
Sep2018
Shaping Convention worship … a joint task with pastoral heart
by Adrian Kitson
One of the LCA’s Commission on Worship’s roles is to work under the College of Bishops to coordinate the worship life of the triennial Convention of Synod, which will be held next month in Sydney.
