mission & ministry

Churches that grow young understand the importance of ‘giving keys away’ … not simply referring to keys to a car or building. They are keys to decision-making, to entrusting and to empowering.

In their book, Growing Young, (Baker Books, 2016) Powell, Mulder and Griffin share “6 essential strategies to help young people discover and love your church”

Some examples of how we are sharing God’s love and generosity towards us, while positioning ourselves to stretch and grow.

As a member of the LCAQD District Office team, it can be difficult to be one step removed from some of the difficulties LCAQD congregations are facing. Whether it’s drought… Read more

In our work as a Ministry and Mission Department, we work collaboratively with LCAQD Congregations and Agencies to support God’s mission in our District. Here are a few examples of… Read more

St Paul’s Lutheran Church at Caboolture is one of eight LCA congregations to receive the LCA’s ‘Have a Go!’ financial grant, sponsored by the LLL.

What does it mean to be church? This is the question that Pastor David Schmidt, Mission and Ministry Director, asks himself on a daily basis as he works towards growing… Read more

For nine years the Lutheran Laypeople’s League (LLL) has been awarding one congregation in each district of the Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA) a Mission Stimulus Grant (MSG).  ‘The MSG… Read more

Many countries have Easter traditions that differ from Australia. In Germany, for example, it is common for people to hang colourful plastic eggs from their garden trees. In Finland, children… Read more

Aaron Glover has been Director at Lutheran Youth of Queensland (LYQ) for more than 10 years. Just before Aaron became Director, he and his wife returned from a year overseas,… Read more