LCAQD Convention of Synod 2025

Where: The 57th LCAQD Convention of the Synod will be held from 30 May-1 June 2025, at Peace Lutheran College, Cairns.

Parking: Please click here for a map of the College that shows parking areas.

Click here for a floorplan of the Synod space.

This year’s theme is ‘Open Doors to Many Communities of Grace. One Church. One Purpose. Many Ministries’, based on Revelation 3:7-12.

A basic agenda for Synod 2024 will be published here, closer to the date.

A more detailed agenda will be published in the Book of Reports, but please note that it is subject to change, both in the lead up to Synod and during the Convention itself.

On Saturday 31 May 2025, delegates will resolve the direction of the 2025 Convention of Synod Offering. Recipient details will be uploaded to this space.

Credit card payments can be made via this link:

LCAQD Events | LCA Donations & Payments

Or via this path: Home | LCA Donations & Payments > LCA Districts > LCA QLD District > LCAQD Events

(Please note that you may not be able to complete the payment process on a mobile phone due to display issues.)

In the Comments box please include: Your name/congregation name and 'Synod Offering'.

EFT payments can be made to the following account:

Name: LCAQD Events
BSB: 704942
Acc: 100817580
Ref: Your name/congregation name Synod Off.

If you transfer money using either method, please email bookkeeper@qld.lca.org.au to notify Sandra of your payment.

The Synod Dinner will be held on Friday, 30th May 2025. The guest speaker will be Shane Jurecky, Principal of Peace Lutheran College Cairns. He will share the story of Peace over the past 30 years, weaving in the story of the Lutheran Church in Far North Queensland.

Also at the Friday night dinner: Synod Art Competition winners will be announced and presented with their prizes.

The Book of Reports will be made available here from 9 May 2025.

The Supplement to the Book of Reports will also be made available here upon publication.

Video Presentations: Delegates, please view and familiarise yourselves with the following presentations prior to the Question and Answer sessions with the corresponding departments at Synod, once they are uploaded:

Report from Lutheran Education Queensland

Report from Lutheran Youth Queensland

Report from Lutheran Services

Report from the Commission for Mission

Synod 2025 Communique #1

Delegates and Visitors must register in advance. Registration will open in 2025.

You cannot register and pay on the day: It is very important that all delegates and visitors are registered no later than 8am on Monday 19 May 2024. After this, registrations will close and there is no capacity to make any exception to this, sorry. (This hard deadline is due to requirements imposed on us by the catering company.)

Delegates, please read the communiques in the "Update Letters" section of the drop-down menu, for further information.

Have a question or need some help?

Phone: 07 3511 4000
Email: linda.thomson@qld.lca.org.au

Nominations for Boards, Councils and Committees

Members of LCAQD governing bodies are elected by the LCAQD Synod. Between Synod assemblies, casual vacancies are filled by the LCAQD District Church Board.

For queries about nominations, please email Nominations Committee chair at chair_noms@qld.lca.org.au.

• LCAQD Nominations Terms of Reference
• LCAQD Nomination Form | LCAQD Example Nomination Form

For more detailed information, please go to https://qld.lca.org.au/nominations-and-appointments/

LCAQD Synod will be using Vero Voting for some of the proposals placed before the convention of the Synod. To enable this, you must bring your own smart device (smart phone, Wi-Fi enabled tablet or laptop) that can access a website on the internet. You will need to have this with you each day of convention so that you can log in to vote.

On the Friday and Saturday mornings of Convention, each registered Synod delegate will receive a text message and an email with a unique voting link for each day. This link will be the avenue to participate in the voting during the sessions.

If any technical voting issues are experienced during the Convention, there will be volunteers in the main auditorium that can assist.

We ask that all Synod delegates bring charging devices to Convention each day. Charging stations will be available to use in the main auditorium.

The Synod planning committee has negotiated discount prices for Synod delegates and visitors at the following venues. To view the discount codes or discounted rates, please open the documents:

Cairns Colonial Club Resort

Cairns Plaza Hotel

Ramada by Wyndham 

A list of suggested tourism activities will be available soon.

Governance Change Program Continues

For the most recent updates to the Governance Change Program, go to: https://qld.lca.org.au/governance-change-program/ and please feel free to direct any questions towards project manager, John Hoffman on john.hoffman@qld.lca.org.au

We need people for the following roles at the convention:

1. Carpark attendants
2. Door greeters
3. Registration assistants
4. Ushers and auditorium greeters
5. Vero Voting assistants (these people must be tech-savvy)

There are various days and timeframes to choose from for each role. For further information or to offer your assistance please contact Linda Thomson:

Ph: 3511 4000
Em: linda.thomson@qld.lca.org.au

Calling all artists and aspiring artists!

The Lutheran Lay People’s League in conjunction with the Lutheran Church of Australia Qld District will be hosting an art competition at this year’s 2025 Convention of Synod. The Lutheran Lay People’s League will be sponsoring the LCAQD Synod Art Competition with the aim to inspire and celebrate creativity in the Queensland District.

Entrants must consider the Synod theme Open Doors to Many Communities of Grace. One Church. One Purpose. Many Ministries, based on Rev. 3:7-12. as part of their submission. There is a selection of age group categories for entrants, so that a diverse range of category winning artworks can be displayed during the 2025 Convention of Synod.

Submission Deadline: Thursday 24 April 2024 by no later than 4pm

Submissions to be provided to the Lutheran Church House (Suite 1, Level 3 – 24 McDougall Street,
Milton).

For any LCAQD Synod Art Competition enquiries, please contact Linda Thomson (LCAQD Event
Coordinator) on linda.thomson@qld.lca.org.au or 3512 7284.

Read more here:

https://lca.box.com/v/2025-Synod-Art-Comp

To download a printable A4 PDF Flyer, go to https://lca.box.com/v/2025-Synod-Art-Comp-Flyer

You can find an image file with QR code suitable for social media/newsletters here.