The Uniting Church in Queensland is offering introductory courses in pastoral care. Our volunteers from Lutheran Drought Aid Qld attended a course in 2021 and can highly recommend it. Courses are held in Brisbane as well as regionally. See https://ucaqld.com.au/about-us/chaplaincy/pastoral-care-volunteers/care-essentials-courses/ Or contact Barbara Betts Blue Care Chaplain Ph: 0418 882 460 b.betts@bluecare.org.au

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 you are aware the LCAQD is continuing its work on the governance change project with a focus on further enhancing the governance model across the district. The Governance Advisory Committee (GAC) is due to report back on the production of a detailed and pragmatic Governance and supportive assurance model recommendation. The GAC is providing… Read more

Queensland Lutheran Early Childhood Services (QLECS) Personal Assistant – fixed term contract This role provides administrative support to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the QLECS leadership team. This is a part-time role working 35 hours per week from 8.30am to 4.00pm Monday to Friday at our Milton head office on a fixed term contract… Read more

School-Based Church Planter, Faith Lutheran College, Plainland, QLD. 1.0 FTE Advertisement Position Description  For more information, contact College Pastor Luke Spilsbury, lspilsbury@faithlcs.qld.edu.au Applications close on Friday 11 February at 4pm.

The installation service for Pastor Paul Smith as Churchwide Bishop will be held at Bethlehem Lutheran Church (Flinder Street, Adelaide SA) on the 20th of February 2022 commencing at 3pm. Due to COVID restrictions, numbers are limited. The registration link will be available in January, via LCA eNews.

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The Synod Planning Committee is looking for a person in the Lutheran community who would be interested in volunteering their time at this year’s Convention of Synod (10 – 12 June 2022), in the role of Synod Floor Manager. The Synod Floor Manager is an important function at Synod. The role assists in making sure… 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.

Queensland Churches Together will be presenting two courses in March and April: ONLINE: Domestic Family violence Awareness workshops (link to the first flyer) Wednesday evenings in March: 2nd, 9th & 16th March at 7pm. Bookings:  https://www.trybooking.com/860411 There will be a charge of $45 pp for the workshop series.  The charge allows us to continue providing… Read more