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On Monday 22 July, the General Church Board (GCB) and the College of Bishops (CoB) notified LCANZ pastors and congregational leaders that a new Lutheran church body called Lutheran Mission – Australia (LM-A) has been established.

The LCA Yearbook, which included the Church Year readings, is no longer being published. However you can still access the readings.

You get a lot of different calls as a pastor, but this phone call was a bit surprising. The young lady was asking if she could come to church.

Last Sunday, we sang a song in church that was new to me. The song was ‘Christ is Made the Sure Foundation’: Lutheran Hymnal 248. As I struggled to pick up the tune and join in, I noticed that the family I was standing next to were experiencing the same struggle…

Religious Instruction in State Schools (commonly known as RI) has been around, off and on, for over 100 years. Rev David Baker from the Christian RI Alliance shares what RI looks like in Queensland today.

It hasn’t just been the pandemic. Over the past 50 years, society’s attitude towards the church, and the church’s cultural influence have diminished. How do we faithfully respond to these changes?

Lent is such a difficult season of the Church year to explain to people who do not know the story of Jesus. Bishop Paul Smith shares a message about the heart of the Lenten Season.

The story of how four women from Noosa made masks for their community and beyond.

The Gold Coast Walk My Way event may have been postponed due to Covid-19, but their Walk Your Way event is inviting everyone to get involved in a more flexible… Read more

On Thursday (16 July) our Lord called Liz Crawford to her eternal home. She leaves this world a better place. She demonstrated a strong Christian faith and a dedicated commitment to and support for those who had experienced harm in the Church.