PROPOSED MOTION – Gateway – Planned reduction and Funding Cap of Gateway Grants Provided to LCNZ National Office Submitted by: Mountainside Lutheran Church (M/Side#3) BE IT RESOLVED: The Gateway Gift… Read more

PROPOSED MOTION – Gateway – Unallocated/Undistributed Income to Carry Forward to Subsequent Years Submitted by: Mountainside Lutheran Church (M/Side#2)  BE IT RESOLVED: That the Gateway Gift Trust Board allocates/distributes all… Read more

PROPOSED MOTION – Gateway – Formula to Determine the Amount of Income in each Financial Year to be Made Available for Distribution/Allocation Submitted by: Mountainside Lutheran Church (M/Side#1) BE IT… Read more

LCNZ Convention of Synod March update The biennial LCNZ Convention of Synod is run under the auspices of the LCNZ Constitution and By-Laws. In particular the following specific matters Dates… Read more

The LCA have a Human Resources programme (called LCA HRS) which has been processing LCA payroll for the majority of the congregations, districts and LCA Churchwide Office since 2015.  The… Read more

A growing church and a growing Christian starts things, but not just anything.  They start things that help them connect with people, to be a listening ear for others and… Read more

Bishops Visits in March and April 2025 Bishop Richard will be visiting congregations, pastors and ecumenical partners in March and April. 24 – 25 March         Wellington (congregation and ecumenical… Read more

The Church – it’s all about Jesus…so it must be all about love! Occasionally my non-Christian friends will ask me, why on earth do you want to be a pastor… Read more

A Lenten Devotion on Psalm 51 As we are in the season of Lent in our church year, I have been thinking about Psalm 51, the psalm that we read… Read more

Mark Tung is the Pastoral Leader at Botany Lutheran Church and has been working toward becoming a Special Ministry Pastor (SMP) of the Lutheran Church of Australia and New Zealand…. Read more