Engaging people with God's love in everyday life

How did Australians see their spiritual and religious identity in 2021? According to National Church Life Survey (NCLS) research most Australians see themselves to be a little more spiritual than religious. While many mainline churches have reported a decline in worship attendance, Australians are not ignoring a spiritual reality to their identity. In fact, throughout 2021, there was a 5% increase in Australians reporting attendance at a religious service,… Read more

As 2021 closed, we saw increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases in Queensland. Bishop Mark Vainikka responded with this video of comfort and encouragement.

What’s this? A brand-new Lutheran church being built in these uncertain and lean times? Well, that is what has happened in Noosa on Queensland’s beautiful Sunshine Coast! For most of the year, passers-by have been watching major new facilities emerge near the entrance of Good Shepherd Lutheran College in Noosaville. Since 1991 Lutherans in Noosa… Read more

COVID-fatigue … We pause to reflect on all that 2021 has bought to our lives – and we note some of our friends and family members seem stretched to their limits, tired in a way a holiday can’t or won’t fix.

Catholic pilgrim and Lutheran Services CEO, Nick Ryan, reflects on his experience of serving alongside the people of the Lutheran Church.

Did you know that the ‘step-down’ approach to mental health care was pioneered by the Lutheran congregation in Nambour 50 years ago? Read the story of this special anniversary.

Christmas Blessings have been overflowing over the past few years into Lutheran Drought Aid Qld (LDAQ) with goods kindly and thoughtfully donated by various committees and congregations within the LCAQD.

At the end of 2021, after five years of outstanding Christian Service as Executive Director of Lutheran Education Queensland (LEQ) and almost nine years prior to that as Assistant Director, Dennis Mulherin will be stepping down from the role. Tim Kotzur reflects on his impact…

If the young people in your church could be honest with you for half an hour about the joy and struggles of their life, what would they talk about? If they were to share with you the key moments of their faith journey and how God has been active in their lives, what stories would they tell? If they were invited to share… Read more

We are made and called to be people of peace. This was a key message I heard during the 2021 LEA Ministry conference. These words have become an invitation to me to be, and become, a person of peace in the moments and vocations of my life.