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by Marilyn Wall Cultural awareness embraces Ngapartji-Ngapartji These were some of the opening words shared by Basil and Rosalind Coleman as they took the LCA churchwide office staff on a cultural awareness journey during their recent staff day. Ngapartji-Ngapartji (pronounced Nup-art-gee Nup-art-gee)... Read More

by Malcolm Wilcocks “Your mob (Lutheran Missionaries) did not bring God to our country”. Mavis Malbunka was one of the first Western Arrarnta women I got to know when I moved to Ntaria (Hermannsburg) in 2008. She was one of the leading... Read More

The theme chosen by the National NAIDOC Week Committee for this week’s observance is: Always Was; Always Will Be, to acknowledge the fact that First Nations peoples have lived on and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years. For us as... Read More

By Marilyn Wall ‘We can tell our story’ was the enthusiastic response from those with whom the LCA’s RAP (Reconciliation Action Plan) project officer connected during the recent visit to Central Australia Lutheran communities. Sharing the story of the RAP hero artwork... Read More

The National Council of Churches Australia (NCCA) invite the people of Australia and other Indigenous Elders to join with them in a further special time of National Prayer regarding this covid-19 pandemic. The NCCA invitation notes, ‘We all know the continuing impact... Read More

Close to 2,000 copies of the LCA’s  Reconciliation Action Plan documents were packaged this week and distributed around the nation to a ministry space near you! All Pastors, congregations, district offices, leaders of churchwide boards and committees, schools and early learning centres,... Read More