Australian Lutheran College

28/05/2026

During the South Australian History Festival, the ALC Library brought out a selection of rare books for two presentations by retired ALC Librarian, Trevor Schaeffer.

Visitors to both of these presentations greatly enjoyed hearing Trevor’s insights into the collection, and appreciated that he continues to generously share his time and knowledge.

To read more about this event: https://alc.edu.au/connect/news/illuminating-lutheran-history-rare-books-talk/

13/05/2026

Happening today!! Looking forward to seeing you there! Remember, bookings essential. 👍

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚'𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥!
➡️𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧! https://festival.history.sa.gov.au/events/illuminating-lutheran-history-rare-books-from-the-alc-library/

The ALC Library's special collection features some of our oldest and most treasured publications, including a 1551 edition of the Bible translated by Martin Luther and an original 1580 Book of Concord, which contains the foundational confessions of the Lutheran Church in German. One of the earliest pieces is a 1523 reprint of Luther's pamphlet explaining why women may leave cloisters.

In celebration of South Australia's History Festival, former ALC Librarian Trevor Schaefer will share fascinating insights into these priceless treasures during an exclusive viewing on May 13th.

This is a free event, and everyone is welcome! Just a heads up—reservations are required, so be sure to book your spot!
Hope to see you there!

07/05/2026

Have you booked your tickets?
ALC Library's special rare book collection is on display as part of South Australia's History Festival!

Book your spot and we'll see you there!

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚'𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥!
➡️𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧! https://festival.history.sa.gov.au/events/illuminating-lutheran-history-rare-books-from-the-alc-library/

The ALC Library's special collection features some of our oldest and most treasured publications, including a 1551 edition of the Bible translated by Martin Luther and an original 1580 Book of Concord, which contains the foundational confessions of the Lutheran Church in German. One of the earliest pieces is a 1523 reprint of Luther's pamphlet explaining why women may leave cloisters.

In celebration of South Australia's History Festival, former ALC Librarian Trevor Schaefer will share fascinating insights into these priceless treasures during an exclusive viewing on May 13th.

This is a free event, and everyone is welcome! Just a heads up—reservations are required, so be sure to book your spot!
Hope to see you there!

07/05/2026

𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐏𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝

Dr Tania Nelson has been chosen as the recipient of this year’s Margaret Pech Scholarship.

The scholarship was established by the late Pastor Herman Pech and his wife, Elizabeth in memory of their daughter Margaret, to support a woman studying theology at Australian Lutheran College.

The scholarship was established a number of years after Margaret's death and since 1995, thirty-one women, including Tania, have been the grateful recipients of the Pech’s generosity.

Tania is in her final year of a Master of Theological Studies degree and is completing her studies while serving the Mawson Lakes Community Church.

𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒍𝒚 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒘𝒔.
𝑻𝒐 𝒔𝒖𝒃𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒘𝒔 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆: https://tinyurl.com/y9f53hev

06/05/2026

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬

The Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA) views professional development as an essential, ongoing part of a pastor's and church worker's vocation. In fact, the LCA expects pastors, in particular, to include 40 hours of continuing education activities in their annual calendars.

ALC has a number of professional learning opportunities on offer in July, which pastors and church workers are welcome to attend, alongside of enrolled students. This onsite training will be held at Church House in Adelaide.

Dr Tania Nelson will deliver an ‘Introduction to Christian Mission’ from 15-18 July. Tania has undertaken studies in education and in theology/ministry and her doctoral research centred on mission - a subject she has pursued with keen interest for many years. She is currently serving as the Ministry Lead at Mawson Lakes Community Church and was the former manager of Lutheran Media - an outreach ministry of the Lutheran Church of Australia.

Professor Albert Haddad will deliver a ‘Coaching and Mentoring’ workshop from 24-25 July. Albert has over 20 years experience in leadership roles in higher education, theology, and ministry and is the founder of Leadwise Consulting Pty Ltd - a leadership and change management consultancy. He is currently serving as Dean of Academic Programs at the University of Divinity.

Non ALC students registering to attend a workshop for professional learning purposes will be required to pay an audit fee which will include morning tea, afternoon tea and lunch.

👉𝐹𝑜𝑟 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑙𝑦𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑/𝑜𝑟 𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑙: 𝑒𝑛𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠@𝑎𝑙𝑐.𝑒𝑑𝑢.𝑎𝑢. ➡️𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟏𝟎 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲.

𝐴 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛𝑙𝑜𝑎𝑑𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑝𝑑𝑓 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑙𝑦𝑒𝑟 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑏𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒:https://alc.edu.au/assets/eNews-File-Share/Winter-Intensive-2026-A4.pdf

𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒍𝒚 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒘𝒔.
𝑻𝒐 𝒔𝒖𝒃𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒘𝒔 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆: https://tinyurl.com/y9f53hev

05/05/2026

ALC has a diverse group of students who are on a pastoral ministry journey. Over the coming months, we will introduce some of these students to you in our eNews. This month we profile our South Australian Vicar, Paul Ridley.

Paul lives in the Barossa Valley with his wife Jenny and is currently completing his vicarage placement at Zion Lutheran Church, Angaston.

Throughout his career, Paul has dedicated himself to service, moving from roles as a lay worker in congregations and parishes across South Australia, Victoria, and Tasmania to serving as a high school chaplain and then, as a youth worker.

Paul first studied at ALC from 1988 to 1991. His motive for studying theology at the time, was to gain a better understanding of the teachings of the church and what it means to be Lutheran. So, what’s brought Paul back to ALC after all these years?
👉𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆: https://alc.edu.au/connect/news/connect-with-a-student/

𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒍𝒚 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒘𝒔.
𝑻𝒐 𝒔𝒖𝒃𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒘𝒔 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆: https://tinyurl.com/y9f53hev

ALC has a diverse group of students who are on a pastoral ministry journey. Over the coming months, we will introduce some of these students to you through our eNews. This month we meet our South Australian Vicar, Paul Ridley.

16/04/2026

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚'𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥!
➡️𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧! https://festival.history.sa.gov.au/events/illuminating-lutheran-history-rare-books-from-the-alc-library/

The ALC Library's special collection features some of our oldest and most treasured publications, including a 1551 edition of the Bible translated by Martin Luther and an original 1580 Book of Concord, which contains the foundational confessions of the Lutheran Church in German. One of the earliest pieces is a 1523 reprint of Luther's pamphlet explaining why women may leave cloisters.

In celebration of South Australia's History Festival, former ALC Librarian Trevor Schaefer will share fascinating insights into these priceless treasures during an exclusive viewing on May 13th.

This is a free event, and everyone is welcome! Just a heads up—reservations are required, so be sure to book your spot!
Hope to see you there!

07/04/2026

𝐀𝐋𝐂 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

Australian Lutheran College (ALC) is tasked with preparing people both academically and vocationally for service in the church and the church’s schools.

Last year ALC was thrilled to be able to report a growth in student enrolments with many new students embarking on a pathway leading to pastoral ministry. In 2026 we are equally thrilled to report that we have 44 active ministry and theology students. These students – 19 females and 25 males - are situated within all districts of the LCANZ and attend classes online from where they live. Twelve of these students are discerning a General Ministry Pastor pathway and 15 students are engaged in Specific Ministry Pastor training opportunities. In addition, ALC has 11 students undertaking a Bachelor of Counselling degree and 26 students participating in studies as part of LEA’s Leadership Development Program (LDP), which is run every two years.

𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 👉https://alc.edu.au/connect/news/alc-sustains-positive-enrolment-trends-in-2026/

𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒍𝒚 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒘𝒔. 𝑻𝒐 𝒔𝒖𝒃𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒘𝒔 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆: https://tinyurl.com/y9f53hev

04/04/2026

“Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen!" - Luke 24:5b-6

02/04/2026

When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. - John 19:30

02/04/2026

While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to His disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.”

Then He took a cup, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins." - Matthew 26: 26 - 28