Keep all children safe: Synod
Children are to be ‘valued, respected, listened to and kept safe from harm’. That’s the principle behind Synod’s call to the LCA to commit further resources towards protecting children in our church....
View Article50.500 – Synod prepares to celebrate and commemorate
In the next synodical term, 2016-2018, Lutherans across Australia and New Zealand will celebrate, commemorate, and focus their creative energy on the church God is building. This is the vision of...
View ArticleChurch-wide campaign against domestic violence
The LCA will work to tackle the tragedy of domestic violence with a church-wide campaign of resources, education and pastoral care. The General Church Council (GCC) was given the go-ahead for the move...
View ArticleNot business as usual
It was about half an hour into the session before I realised something in the room had changed. Four hundred people can’t help but be noisy. Even when they are attempting to be as quiet as possible....
View ArticleLove is …
Complete this sentence: ‘Love is … ‘. Lutheran Media staff have been asking delegates and visitors this question at General Convention. The result is a daily vox pop mini-movie presented before worship...
View ArticleFriday Sermon: Bishop Mark Whitfield
Rev Mark Whitfield, LCNZ Bishop Galatians 2:20: ‘It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me’. Read or download the sermon The post Friday Sermon: Bishop Mark Whitfield appeared first on...
View ArticleDialogue continues: exploring the church’s story and God’s story
The spirit of unity and respectful listening which characterised the first session of dialogue on the question of ordination of women was maintained as delegates continued their conversation on Friday...
View ArticleSaturday sermon: Bishop Greg Pietsch
Rev Greg Pietsch, LCA Vic/Tas Bishop Ephesians 5:8: ‘You were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light.’ Read or download the sermon The post Saturday sermon: Bishop...
View ArticleOrdination: Synod says ‘no’
General Synod has said ‘no’ to the ordination of women in the Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA). At 11.25 this morning, Saturday, 3 October, LCA Bishop John Henderson declared the result of the secret...
View ArticleOrdination: post-vote resolutions
After this morning’s vote to retain the LCA’s current teaching and practice regarding the ordination of men only, in the first session after lunch today General Synod moved quickly to address pastoral...
View ArticleClosing service sermon: Bishop John Henderson
Rev John Henderson, LCA Bishop Ephesians 6:10: ‘Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.’ Read or download the sermon The post Closing service sermon: Bishop John Henderson appeared first on...
View ArticleSynod backs call for creation and environment care
General Synod has backed a call to all LCA members to consider the health of creation and the environment in all they do. On behalf of the Commission on Social and Bioethical Questions, along with...
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Vroom-vroom delegates
It’s the newest gang hitting the streets of south-east Queensland, but fortunately its members are harmless. SLOBs (Silly Lutherans On Bikes) caused more amusement than fear among delegates and...
View ArticleGod loves eating and drinking
To borrow from international wine-writer and judge Tyson Stelzer, we believe in a God who loves eating and drinking. And 350 delegates, visitors and Rochedale locals raised their glasses in agreement...
View ArticleSynod calls for refugee support
‘You are welcome!’ That was the resounding message from General Synod to refugees who make Australia home. Submitted by the Commission on Social and Bioethical Questions (CSBQ) and Australian Lutheran...
View ArticleOffering to grow leadership
Congregations traditionally send a special offering to the General Convention, which is received by the synod at the closing worship service. This offering is dedicated towards a project of the LCA. At...
View ArticleCall process faces scrutiny
New models for calling LCA pastors to congregations will be examined, aiming to increase the ‘efficiency, transparency and inclusion’ of the process. Synod overwhelmingly backed a proposal by St...
View ArticleBlessed
This year’s General Convention of Synod was the first time that floor and prayer chaplains, both ordained and laity, were available to provide pastoral care and spiritual support for delegates and...
View ArticleA body-of-Christ experience
Reflections on hosting LCA General Convention of Synod In September, Redeemer Lutheran College and Our Saviour Lutheran Church in Rochedale worked together to host the 18th General Convention of Synod....
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