LCAQD Conference 2023

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Conference-goers: we hope you enjoyed attending Grounded in Grace! Here are some links to session resources, with more posted as they are provided.

Thursday

Friday

Mark Worthing's Powerpoint Presentation
Information for Responding to God’s Gracious Gift of Creation in
your Faith Community Elective
Information from Dan Mueller's Metaphors for "Church" and "Mission" in the LCA Elective
Information from Rob Edwards' Reigniting Local Mission Elective
Information from Emma Graetz's Gifted and Transformed Mission Oriented Communities
Handout from Ken Schultz's Discerning God's Future for Your Community of
Witness Elective
PowerPoint from Ken Schultz's Discerning God's Future for Your Community of Witness Elective

This year the LCAQD Ministry Summit and District Pastors’ conference will be held in parallel, under the theme
Grounded in Grace.

Why Grace?

Grace is central to our Lutheran identity.
God’s grace always needs to be unpacked for new contexts.
No matter how much we learn about God’s grace, none of us will ever get to the bottom of it.

The conference will be held at Redeemer College Chapel, Rochedale. Pastors begin on Wednesday May 31, and then the key LCAQD-wide events are Groundwork and Groundswell. Information about each is below.

Why do we have an LCAQD-wide conference series?

As LCAQD agencies, we believe that we are better together. We understand ourselves as one church, with one purpose and many ministries. We have over 200 ‘grace communities’ in various contexts, all here to serve the communities around us.

To celebrate and explore our identity, we’ve previously held LCAQD-wide Ministry Summits in 2019 and 2022. Watch Bishop Mark Vainikka’s keynote address from the 2022 Ministry Summit.

Thanks to the LLL volunteers in congregations and young adult leaders can attend for free. For Groundwork you will need to email Kathy for a code; for Groundswell select your voluntary role and you can complete the registration at no charge. Further details are below.

Registrations closed 17th May 2023.

DPC

District Pastors' Conference

May 31 - June 2

$210/$85

More Info

Groundwork

Gracious living and working

Thursday 1 June

$75

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Groundswell

Grace-filled Communities

Friday 2 June

$40

More Info

Program

District Pastors' Conference: May 31 - June 2

The LCAQD Annual Pastors' Conference incorporates a day for pastors only, the Groundwork Conference, and the Groundswell Conference. Need accommodation? There are discounted options on our Synod page, here, that are available for this conference as well.

Please note:

You must be registered by 17^th May for us to inform catering, venue and other relevant bodies.
Follow-up phone calls to Pastors will take place from 10^th May.
The cost to Pastors is $210, or $85 for Emeriti Pastors.

Pastors' Conference Day 1

Wednesday

9:00 Mutual Conversation and Consolation

9.30 Holy Communion

10.30 Morning Tea

11:00 Bishop Mark Vainikka (District Bishop Report) - You can download a copy here.

12:00 Casualia

12.30 Lunch

1.30 Bishop Paul Smith (LCANZ Churchwide Bishop Report)

2.15 Voluntary Assisted Dying (Dr Russell Briese) - download a copy here.

3:00 Afternoon Tea

3.30 Administrative and Legal Issues for Pastors (District Administrator Trevor Ruthenberg)

4:00 Casualia

4.30 Closing Devotion

Evening: Joint Dinner (Self-funded, location TBD)

Pastors' Conference Day 2

Thursday

9:00-3:00 See Groundwork Program (Includes James Haak Memorial Lecture)

3.30 Pastor Greg Pietsch (Future Ministries Pathways Project LCANZ). Download a copy of this report here. If you have questions regarding this paper you are invited to submit them in advance to matthew.thomas@lca.org.au

4:15 Casualia

5.00 Closing Devotion

Evening: Catered meal

Pastors' Conference Day 3

Friday

9:30-2:30 See Groundswell Program

Groundwork: Thursday June 1

LCAQD comes together to explore what it means to live out our identity as agents of grace. Discover the rich opportunities a life of grace has to offer us, and explore the implications for our personal and professional lives as we learn to be agents of grace in the wider world.

For: LCAQD personnel, including LEQ and Lutheran Services senior staff (principals and service leaders), chaplains and pastors, lay workers, LYQ camp leaders and congregational volunteers.

On this date we aim for maximum participation by LCAQD senior staff and other workers who are in paid service, so that we can share our learnings and experiences about what our Lutheran identity means for our workplaces.

Held in conjunction with the LCAQD Pastors' Conference
Cost: $75
Thanks to the LLL, volunteers in ministry within the LCAQD (e.g. LYQ camp leaders, congregational leaders) are eligible for a full subsidy. Contact Kathy Matuschka: kathy.matuschka@qld.lca.org.au or 0460 604 827 for the code before you register.
Registrations close 17 May 2023.
Need accommodation? There are discounted options on our Synod page, here, that are available for this conference as well.

Program

8:45 Get parked/check in and grab your name tag and a cuppa

9:00 Chapel doors open

9:15 Welcome & Devotion

9:30 Grounded in Grace Keynote & James Haak Memorial Lecture - Dr Mark Worthing

Link to Mark Worthing's Powerpoint Presentation

10:30 Morning Tea

11:00 Grounded in Grace Discussion Groups, gathered according to your geographical area (including an address by Bishop Mark Vainikka - Bishop, LCAQD).

Link to Notes from Discussion Groups

12:30 Lunch

1:30 Greeting from Ross Smith, LLL (Conference Sponsor)

Pastor Martin Scharnke (Australian Lutheran World Service) Link to ALWS

Presentation

1:50 Grounded in Grace Learning Loop: Move around the room to hear five short presentations on how grace plays out for us in life and work, then take some time to reflect on what you heard.

Link to Learning Loop Topics

Link to Presentations:

Aaron Glover

Jodie Hoff

Reid Matthias

2:50 Wrap Up and Devotion

3:00 Afternoon tea.

All attendees are welcome to stay for: Pastor Greg Pietsch (Future Ministries Pathways Project LCANZ) from 3:30 to 4:15pm. You can download a copy of this report here. If you have questions regarding this paper you are invited to submit them in advance to matthew.thomas@lca.org.au

Groundswell: Friday June 2

LCAQD comes together to explore ways that we live out our identity as mission-oriented, grace-filled communities.

For: pastors, lay workers, and anyone connected with the LCAQD, including principals and service leaders, LYQ camp leaders, congregational volunteers, Synod delegates and visitors.

Held in conjunction with the LCAQD Pastors' Conference
$40 for workers
Thanks to sponsorship by the LLL, this event is FREE for LCAQD volunteers (e.g. congregation leaders, LYQ camp leaders, Synod delegates and visitors) - On the second registration screen, choose 'Volunteer Congregation Leader' if that is you. If you volunteer +/- do occasional casual shifts with LYQ choose 'Young Adults Leader' as your role, and complete your registration at no cost.
Registrations close 17 May 2023.
Need accommodation? There are discounted options on our Synod page, here, that are available for this conference as well.

Program (updated 11 May)

9:00 Arrive, park, check in, grab a cuppa and sign up for electives

9:30 Welcome & Devotion

10:00 Grace-filled Community - Dr Mark Worthing

Link to Mark Worthing's Powerpoint Presentation

11:00 Morning tea (sign up for electives if you haven't already)

11:30 Fertile Soil Part One: Electives to get you thinking about mission in your context. (You will choose one elective before lunch and a second after lunch.)

Link to Elective Options

Link to Information for Creation Care Elective

12:15 Lunch

1:15 Fertile Soil Part Two: Electives to get you thinking ...

2:00 Wrap up & Devotion

2:30 Optional Social Gathering over Afternoon tea

The program details above are being progressively updated. If you have any queries please contact mission@qld.lca.org.au or the person who invited you to consider attending one of the Grounded in Grace events.

Guest Speaker

Rev. Dr. Mark Worthing is currently pastor of St Peter’s Lutheran Church, Port Macquarie, NSW, as well as the Academic Dean of Frontier School of Mission (FSM). FSM is a mission-focused training and resourcing ministry of the Lutheran Church of Australia, NSW and ACT District. Mark is a Fellow of the Institute for the Study of Christianity in an Age of Science and Technology (ISCAST), and a founding member of the International Society of Science and Religion (ISSR). Mark has a heart for the Gospel, and sees Grace as something that powerfully transforms life. Mark will be the Keynote Speaker at our annual ministry conference - Thursday, Grounded in Grace: Groundwork, and Friday, Grounded in Grace: Groundswell.

You can read more about Mark and his writings, and the work of Frontier School of Mission at https://frontier.lca.org.au/

Car parking for Grounded in Grace

Parking spaces are limited, so please car pool if you can.
Two car parks are available: Through Gate 1 off Rochedale Road and Gate 4 off Priestdale Road (preferred).
Take care for student safety at all times.

Click here for a map.

Have a question or need some help?

Phone: 07 3511 4000
Email:kathy.matuschka@qld.lca.org.au

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Groundswell

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