General Synod voted in October to enable the ordination of both women and men as pastors in the church. Delegates supported a proposal from the General Church Board and College of Bishops to remove from the LCA’s Theses of Agreement the paragraph that prohibited women from entering the pastoral ministry.
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The LCANZ’s General Synod has elected Pastor Stephen Schultz as Assistant Bishop of the church. Assistant Bishop Stephen has been serving the SA-NT District in the role of Assistant Bishop for Mission since 2018. Former Assistant Bishop Neville Otto, who served in the post for one term, did not stand for re-election.
A five-level building in the Adelaide CBD will become the new home for Australian Lutheran College and the Churchwide Office. The building is located at 139 Frome Street, Adelaide, in close proximity to Bethlehem and St Stephen’s Lutheran churches. The acquisition of this property follows the sale of the LCANZ’s properties in North Adelaide.
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Synod enables ordination of women and men
General Synod voted in October to enable the ordination of both women and men as pastors in the church. Delegates supported a proposal from the General Church Board and College of Bishops to remove from the LCA’s Theses of Agreement the paragraph that prohibited women from entering the pastoral ministry.
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LCANZ elects mission leader as Assistant Bishop
The LCANZ’s General Synod has elected Pastor Stephen Schultz as Assistant Bishop of the church. Assistant Bishop Stephen has been serving the SA-NT District in the role of Assistant Bishop for Mission since 2018. Former Assistant Bishop Neville Otto, who served in the post for one term, did not stand for re-election.
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New home purchased for churchwide bodies
A five-level building in the Adelaide CBD will become the new home for Australian Lutheran College and the Churchwide Office. The building is located at 139 Frome Street, Adelaide, in close proximity to Bethlehem and St Stephen’s Lutheran churches. The acquisition of this property follows the sale of the LCANZ’s properties in North Adelaide.
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