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On 6th November Bishop Lester Priebbenow installed retired Pastor Greg Pietsch as Bishop’s Representative for South Sudanese Ministry. He did this at a service of the Greater Lutheran South Sudanese Fellowship (combining our Dandenong, Geelong, Frankston/Pakenham and Traralgon Nuer-language Fellowships) at St James, Moorabbin. Pastor Greg’s voluntary role is intended to relate to and support… Read more
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Empower 'online' 2023 - Saturday 18th February 2023 @10am
If you were unable to join the LCANZ’s inaugural Digital Mission and Ministry Forum earlier this month, or if you’d like to watch and listen again to the sessions on topics such as online worship, online evangelism, and online discipleship, now you can!
Go to www.lca.org.au/departments/local-mission/digital-mission-and-ministry-forum/ to view session recordings from the full-day online forum.
🙏 Let's encourage and lift up our fellow LCANZ members and faith communities to God every day with 'Daily prayer with The Lutheran'. You can also find our monthly prayer calendar in each edition of The Lutheran. Subscribe today www.thelutheran.com.au/subscribe
Recently YYAM leaders enjoyed a weekend retreat together, playing boardgames and cards, enjoying sand and sunshine at the beach, retail therapy at a local Nursery Cafe (Poppies) and just lounging around reading books and catching up on the year of leadership. Those present also attended a Chapel service on Sunday at St John’s Lutheran Primary School in Newtown.
This year has been the first time in three years that the usual YYAM events such as Christian Life Week Camps could take place face to face so the leadership team have been missing the support and encouragement that comes from being together in the same space.
Council for Youth and Young Adult Ministry (CYYAM) members Jon Westphal and Kerry Linke and the new YYAM Facilitator Gaylea Fritsch joined the YYAM leaders for a a catch up in the afternoon and a meal on Saturday evening.
Not all the YYAM leaders were able to attend as about half are employed, and others are studying at tertiary level. These dedicated young people voluntarily take annual leave or sacrifice study time to encourage youth and young adults – we give thanks for their service and witness.
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Grateful for all of you! God bless.
Thank you. God Bless. ✝️
A special thanks to Araluen Lutheran Camp for inviting us to Retreat at Anglesea. The new facilities were lovely and the food was yummy 🤗
It's not too late to register for the FREE Digital Ministry Forum.
The FREE forum takes place tomorrow Saturday 05 November. In addition to hearing from speakers LCANZ pastor Rev Dr Tim Springer, Stuart Cranney, Director of Innovation CV Global, Greg Murray from Alpha Australia and Glenice Hartwich formerly of LCANZ International Mission, there will also be discussion panel opportunities including
Digital Word & Sacrament Ministry
Digital Tech Possibilities
and a workshop,
What's happening in Digital Mission & Ministry in the LCANZ and What are we learning?
The Forum finishes with a plenary session and Q&A
Go to www.lca.org.au/departments/local-mission/digital-mission-and-ministry-forum/
to read more and register
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Does digital ministry mean online Communion as well ?
Is there a recording? I would be interested in watching but I am busy today.
I'm a busy dad of 3 girls wirh basketball games on a Saturday morning (whilst my wife is working this particular Saturday), and have another LCA Vic District Youth event to attend this afternoon. Otherwise, as an avid listener to a couple different podcast ministries (out of the US), I would have been interested to 'virtually' attend this event today. Is there anyway the workshops and speakers will be available for viewing after the event?
I second what Jon said! We have lots of things on today, family wise. Would love to catch up later if possible.
I didn’t get the notification until Sunday!
