Our Progress – Opportunities
Respectful relationships form the basis for tackling this challenge. Through the practice of crafting and implementing together, culturally appropriate options and solutions to matters relevant to First Nations Peoples, it helps to create the right environment to identify a range of possibilities and opportunities. This encourages and enables Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to more fully engage and contribute towards service and church leadership in a meaningful way.
| Action | Deliverable | Timeline | Responsibility | Progress | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9. | Improve employment outcomes by increasing the training, recruitment, retention and professional development of First Nations peoples | (a) Review the current LCA’s practice for the recruitment, retention and professional development of First Nations people | February 2021 | Manager Churchworker Support Department Secretary of the Church | |
| (b) Build understanding of current First Nations staffing to inform future employment and staff development opportunities | February 2021 | Manager Churchworker Support Department | |||
| (c) Explore current and potential future for First Nations pastoral and laity opportunities within the Lutheran church | March 2021 | Office of the Bishop Secretary of the Church | |||
| (d) Investigate opportunities for education, learning and training scholarships for First Nations peoples within the Lutheran church | January 2021 | RAP Project Officer | |||
| 10. | 10. Increase supplier diversity to support improved economic and social outcomes for First Nations peoples | (a) Explore and develop procurement opportunities from First Nations owned businesses | January 2021 | Business Manager RAP Project Chair | Graphic Design of LCA RAP: Carbon Creative, a whole owned graphic design company was engaged to design the graphic elements and the RAP booklet. Carbon Creative Printing of RAP documentation: 'We Create, Design, Print' were contracted to print the RAP Booklet and RAP poster for distribution across Australia and New Zealand. We Create Print Deliver Indigenous consultants: Coleman Consulting, were engaged to deliver Cultural Awareness sessions to Churchwide Office staff. Welcome to Country: Coleman Consulting contracted to deliver Welcome to Country at LCA events. |
| (b) Investigate Supply Nation membership | August 2020 | Business Manager Secretary of the Church | Information outlining the opportunities and options available with a 'Supply Nation Membership' Supply Nation | ||
| 11. | Identify Learning and Mentoring opportunities for our Church | (a) Bring together and resource a First Nations advisory group to provide guidance with a national perspective, to the Office of the Bishop, on matters impacting First Nations peoples | June 2020 | Office of the Bishop Secretary of the Church | A RAP Advisory (Mentor) Group developed inclusive Andrea Mason*, Noel Pearson, Dr Jackie Huggins, Shona Reid. *Since withdrawn due to work commitments. Teleconference meeting to discuss 'Managing the Challenges of engaging in a RAP' Inclusive group in the communication strategy. |
| 12. | Continue to create an awareness of and promote Narragunnawali: Reconciliation in Education to affiliated bodies within LCA sphere of influence | (a) Further promote the awareness of and encourage engagement in Reconciliation Australia’s Narragunnawali: Reconciliation in Education program within LCA-affiliated educational bodies | June 2021 | Executive Director of Lutheran Education Australia | RAP website | Resources page: Links to Narragunnawali webpage and FAQs FAQs Creation of a data MAP of Lutheran Schools across Australia either engaging in the Narrugunnawali process or with an endorsed Narragunnawali RAP Narragunnawali RAP Website | Stories : Posting stories of engagement in cultural awareness and other activities demonstrating engagement with learning from and about First Nations peoples |