pastors

It was a case of all creatures great and small as hundreds of beloved pets descended upon Tatachilla Lutheran College on a sunny September morning, for their much-anticipated Blessing of the Animals ceremony.

Pastor Mark Kleemann didn’t expect God to call him into a military role at the age of fifty, but saying ‘yes’ led him to experience the adventures of a lifetime and the grace of God in a whole new way.

The LCA SA-NT District extends a warm welcome to the four new graduate pastors assigned across our region. They shared their hopes for their new roles and their feelings about the Church today in a Q&A with Together magazine.

In the first few months of 2021, there will be several pastor installations across the District. Please keep these pastors and congregations in your prayers as they get to know each other.

Last month, the District’s admin team held a craft day, where they made a card with a message for the wife of every pastor in SA and NT. It’s been a challenging year for many in the Church and we wanted these women to know that they are appreciated and cared about.

Pastor Peter Miller, Chaplaincy Coordinator at the SA-NT District, discusses taking the opportunity to practice genuine care in your community and how the heart of Jesus’ ministry was in the one-on-one conversations with people. 

Together Editor Jessica Smith talks to the District’s new pastoral graduates, Shaun Manning and Lee van Rossen.

It’s been a month of change in the SA-NT District, with numerous pastor installations held across the state and more are scheduled to come. We ask that you keep these pastors and the congregations in your prayers as they commence their journey together.

When a group of budding footballers from Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Adelaide, with no facilities to draw on, put together the first Adelaide Lutheran football side, they could scarcely have imagined what the club would become.

A summary from May’s District Synod and Pastors Conference.