Our Vision

The Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA) has a vision that Information and Communication Technology (IC&T) will be used to aid and support its mission and ministry by facilitating the sharing of information and the provision of resources, education and outreach.

Read the full Vision Statement.

Our Policies and Guidelines

The General Church Council of the LCA has established policies for the use of information and communication technology throughout the whole of the Lutheran Church of Australia including its districts, organisations and institutions. In addition the I&CT Committee has prepared guidelines to assist these bodies to make more effective use of the technology.

Guiding Principles and Standards

The I&CT Committee has prepared recommendations on the use of information technology in the Lutheran Church of Australia. Read the Guiding Principles and Standards to find out about: storing information electronically, hardware and software, local area networks, emailing documents, security and virus control, LCA sub domains, electronic mail, Internet, skills and training.

LCA Email Addresses

The Lutheran Church of Australia issues all pastors, lay church workers, vicars and congregations who are contactable by email with an ‘…@lca.org.au’ email address. These LCA email addresses are used in the LCA Yearbook, on the LCA website and in LCA publications and databases.

Read the Guidelines for LCA Email Addresses for information about why LCA addresses are used, who is given an address, the formats used, how the addresses work, and what information is needed for an address to be set up.

Guidelines have been prepared to assist people and organisations with an LCA email address to show the LCA address as their reply address.

Software, Hardware and Service Offers

The Lutheran Church has made arrangements for pastors, congregations and schools to obtain some computer products and services at reduced prices.

Software/Hardware/Service Agreement	Included Software/Hardware	Organisation Eligibility	Individual Eligibility:
LCA Microsoft Select Agreement Read more	All Microsoft software including Windows, Office (Acess, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Publisher) etc	LCA National & district offices, congregation/parish offices, community care services and educational instituions.	Paid and volunteer workers who use their computer for church work purposes. [All licenses for lay people will be issued to the particular congregation rather than to the individual. Orders for lay people must come via the congregation and be paid for by the congregation]
LCA Telstra Fixed Line Services Agreement Read more	Discounted fixed line rental and call charges	Organisations associated with the LCA, including National and district offices, congregations, parishes, community care services aged care facilities and educational institutions	LCA pastors and lay workers
LCA Telstra Mobile Services Agreement Read more	Discounted mobile rental and call charges	Organisations associated with the LCA, including National and district offices, congregations, parishes, community care services aged care facilities and educational institutions	Pastors and lay church workers.
LCA Telstra Corporate Internet Service Agreement Read more	Discounted Internet access charges	Organisations associated with the LCA, including National and district offices, congregations, parishes, community care services aged care facilities and educational institutions	Pastors and lay church workers.
LCA Telstra Mobile Staff Plan Read more	Discounted mobile rental and call charges		Full-time and part-time staff of LCA National and district offices, congregations, parishes, community care services aged care facilities and educational institutions

Discovere Virtual Web Conference Room

LCA and district Boards, Committees Commissions Councils and Auxiliaries have access 24/7 to a Discovere web conference room. The virtual conferenceroom offers a feature rich communications tool that uses the Internet and VoIP, (Voice over Internet Protocol] to conduct highly interactive online meetings.

Up to 35 participants at separate locations can talk to each other, see the same document, website or white-board on their screens, send text-messages, or take part in polls.ere Virtual Web Conference Room.

For information about using the web conference facility see the:

Congregational Websites

Read the Guidelines for Setting up a Congregational Website for information and tips on establishing a congregational website.

Consider:

whether it’s really necessary
what the LCA can provide
what sort of information should be included
hosting and the address
links and logos
copyright and privacy
writing styles
what other churches have done.

Check out LCA congregations with websites.

Use the Find a Church search facility to see the single page generated for each LCA congregation using information from LAMP.

For more information contact your district office

NSW District PO Box 3056 Rhodes 2138 NSW Phone 02 9736 2366 Fax: 029736 1155 Email: admin@nsw.lca.org.au	Qld District PO Box 1535 Milton Qld 4064 Phone 07 3511 4000 Fax: 07 3511 4011 Email district@qld.lca.org.au
SA/NT District 137 Archer St North Adelaide SA 5006 Phone 08 8267 5211 Fax: 08 8239 1838 Email: administration@sa.lca.org.au	Vic/Tas District PO Box 642 Box Hill Vic 3128 Phone 03 9890 0566 Fax: 03 9236 1222 Email admin@vic.lca.org.au
WA District Mr Fred Kroeger 363 Coode St Dianella WA 6059 Phone 08 9276 6318 Email fkroeger@iinet.net.au	LCA National Office LCA National Office 197 Archer Street North Adelaide SA 5006 Phone 08 8267 7300 Fax: 08 8267 7310 Email admin@lca.org.au