Training Archives – Finke River Mission

Rita Okai graduation

01 July, 2018
0 Comments

When Rita Okai graduated from her Certificate III course in Christian Ministry and Theology in 2017, she was quite possibly the first Indigenous Lutheran in central Australia to have ever graduated with a tertiary theological qualification in the 140-year history of the FRM.

ABC ‘Compass’ films FRM bush course

20 May, 2017
0 Comments

On Saturday 1 July, ABC TV will screen a documentary about the work of the Finke River Mission on their Compass religious affairs program.

LCA Ethical Standards go bush!

02 November, 2016
0 Comments

Professional Standards officers have delivered the first ever LCA Standards of Ethical Behaviour presentation specifically for Aboriginal pastors and church workers - all the way out at Docker River.

30 years experience working with Aboriginal people

02 June, 2016
0 Comments

Mark Thiel has been serving Aboriginal people in the Lutheran Church of Australia for over 30 years at various locations in South Australia and the Northern Territory.

2016 Aboriginal women’s bible leadership camp

31 May, 2016
0 Comments

Storytelling has always been a major way of teaching in every culture. Bible story telling was the focus of the 2016 FRM Aboriginal Women’s Bible Leadership Camp led by Ann Eckert.

Training for Aboriginal Lutherans

27 November, 2015
0 Comments

FRM offers three ‘bush’ courses every year to provide theological training for pastors and potential pastors. FRM also provides at least one ‘bush’ course per year for indigenous women.

Have you ever lost anything precious?

20 July, 2015
0 Comments

Lost and found – this was the theme of the Finke River Mission women’s Bible Study camp, held this year at the Mission Block in Alice Springs.

What is the church?

12 July, 2014
0 Comments

What is the church? Where can we find it? Who is part of it? This is what 40 women gathered to consider on the banks of the Areyonga (Utju) Creek.

Where there is water, there is life

02 July, 2014
0 Comments

Many travellers, from early explorers down to present day outback adventurers have died from lack of water. No water, no life. That's as true for our spiritual lives as it is for our physical lives.

Hermannsburg Historic Precinct news

18 June, 2014
0 Comments

The Hermannsburg Historic Precinct is a popular tourist destination and significant historical site that was included in the National Heritage List in 2006. It attracts 10 000 tourists each year.