FOR THE LEAST OF THESE – LUTHERANS FOR LIFE CONFERENCE
The Lutherans for Life National Conference will be held 5 October 2013 at St Peter’s Elizabeth, SA under the theme ‘For the Least of These’. Speakers include Kimberly Pfeiffer on ‘The beginning of life’; Selena Ewing ‘A life affirming meal’; Pastor Christian Fandrich ‘A pastoral response’; and Matthew Huckel ‘I sound, therefore I am – Music therapy with a man in a persistent vegetative state’. Registration/cuppas/lunch are $20, concession $10. Please email lutheransforlife@gmail.com or call 0418 847 385 by 21 September to RSVP and to advise of dietary requirements.

GROW MINISTRIES NATIONAL CONFERENCE
At LCA General Synod in April this year Grow Ministries (LCA Child Youth and Family Ministry) was launched. A new phase of ministry to children, young people and their families began. You and the leadership of your congregation are invited to attend the very first Grow Ministries National Conference: Re-thinking Child, Youth and Family Ministry, September 5-6, 2013 in Brisbane.  Presenters include Pastor Greg Priebbenow, Lead Pastor St John’s Lutheran Church, Bundaberg, Monty Lysne, Director of Discipleship Ministries, St Peter’s Lutheran Church Loxton and Jo Jones, Grow Ministries Resource Coordinator. The conference will help you and your leaders re-think the way we do ministry to children, young people and their families; and think about how CYFM can become part of the DNA of your congregation, from your Church Council to your worship team and your ministry to parents and families. It is not too late to register. Please register by contacting Leah Cronin leah.cronin@lca.org.au for a copy of the brochure and registration form.

LONGEST LUTHERAN LUNCH
From barbeque-ing bishops to fish frying-farmers, from Western Australia to Southern New Zealand. Our church has embraced this local mission initiative that is helping to bring people together through hospitality. Our LCA tagline Where love comes to life is all about encouraging the growth of a fresh mission culture. The Longest Lutheran Lunch links well to that vision. Our official day is Sunday, 27 October (Reformation Sunday) but you can do it any day that suits you! Follow these three easy steps to start your own Longest Lutheran Lunch:
STEP 1: Get your congregation to say yes.
STEP 2: Appoint a coordinator.
STEP 3: Register online at www.longestlutheranlunch.org
We’ll send your coordinator a special Welcome Pack containing:

* a brand-new Longest Lutheran Lunch apron

* limited edition Longest Lutheran Lunch T-shirt

* a resource CD
* a Lutheran Tract Mission sample selection
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This offer is limited, so register before 31 August. Only one pack per event.

LUTHERAN WORLD FEDERATION VACANCY – MOZAMBIQUE
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has a vacancy for a Representative of the Lutheran World Federation, Department for World Service (LWF/DWS) Country Program in Mozambique, that will be based in Maputo for an initial contract of three years. Applicants must have significant working experience at management level in humanitarian assistance or development oriented programs within an international environment and preferably with church-related or non-governmental organizations; and a university degree in development studies, agriculture, economics, technical or social studies. Applicants are required to obtain an endorsement from the church to which they belong. Applications close 30 September 2013. More information on the position is available at http://www.lutheranworld.org/content/vacancies.