2025 LCAQD Pastors Conference
Date: Tuesday 27 May - Wednesday 28 May 2025
Theme: Refined in faith, strengthened by fire (1 Peter 1:7)
Registrations for the 2025 Queensland District Pastors' Conference have now closed.
The LCAQD Is pleased to announce that registration for the 2025 Queensland District Pastors Conference (DPC) is now open. The 2-day conference will be held at Peace Lutheran College, 50-60 Cowley St, Kamerunga, Cairns QLD, from Tuesday 27 May - Wednesday 28 May 2025.
To register, click on the button above.
All conference material can be accessed via a Padlet link, which will be emailed to you.
The theme for this year’s conference is Refined in faith, strengthened by fire: 'These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honour when Jesus Christ is revealed' (1 Peter 1:7).
Key Dates:
Monday 26 May: Arrival day (recommended due to early start Tues)
Tuesday 27 May: Conference day 1 (7:30am registration, 8:30am opening worship)
Wednesday 28 May: Conference day 2, DPC dinner onsite (pastors only)
Thursday 29 May: Rest/preparation day for the Synod
Friday 30 May - Sunday 1 June: LCAQD Convention of the Synod
Program Highlights:
We have an excellent lineup to equip and encourage us:
- Dr Tod Bolsinger (author of Canoeing the Mountains, and Tempered Resilience) will focus on developing resilience in leadership, particularly when guiding congregations through significant change. Tod will share practical insights on how pastors can be shaped and refined by the challenges they encounter in ministry.
- LCAQD Bishop Rev Dr Mark Vainikka will present ‘Listening, Dignity, and Reconciliation: Some Musings to Generate Reflection’, reflecting on theology and insights from Bonhoeffer, Rowan Williams, and Harvard’s Dr Donna Hicks to strengthen unity through listening.
- LCAQD Assistant Bishop for Mission Rev David Schmidt will lead an Open Space Technology session around the Convening Question: 'Leadership in Mission: As we lead God's people into unfamiliar and rapidly changing mission landscapes, how is the Spirit reshaping us to be leaders who can faithfully hold tension, adapt with courage, and form communities that witness to the Gospel in resilient, hope-filled ways?'
- ALC Principal Rev Dr Tim Stringer will explore Preaching through Trials, encouraging pastors to proclaim hope amid hardship.
- Lead Pastor (Immanuel Buderim) and ALC Casual Academic Rev Dr Daniel Mueller will deliver the Bishop James Haak Memorial Lecture, entitled: The Doctrine of Sin in a Post-Everything World, discussing how traditional metaphors for sin might be updated to connect more meaningfully with contemporary audiences, drawing fresh Biblical imagery to enrich preaching today.
Registration
Please register online by COB Tuesday 13th May 2025.
- Pastors in zones 1-4: $200
- Pastors in zones 5-7: $120
- Part-time pastors: $120
- Emeriti & pastors without a call: $80
Please note that the Wednesday DPC Dinner is for pastors only, with the cost already included in your registration. It is intended to be an additional time of mutual conversation and consolation.
The District Pastors Conference is an essential gathering for all pastors, providing a time for spiritual renewal, encouragement, and collegial connection. Attendance at this conference is an expectation as part of the pastoral call, and costs will be invoiced directly to each parish, regardless of attendance.
If you need to submit an apology for the conference, please email 2AB Luke at: secondassistantbishop@qld.lca.org.au
Additionally, if you are not attending LCAQD Convention of the Synod, please submit an apology to our District Church Board secretary at: secretarydcb@qld.lca.org.au
Blessings,
Second Assistant Bishop Luke Spilsbury
LCAQD Chair of the Queensland District Pastors Conference Planning Committee (on behalf of the Planning Committee)
Have a question or need some help? Phone: 07 3511 4018 or Email: mission@qld.lca.org.au
