We are not all Lutheran.
We are not all students.
But together we are Lutheran Students and Friends Victoria.

• Who we are as a community
• What we do
• Our aims
• How we fit in with the Lutheran Church

Who we are as a community

Foremostly, we are people who love Jesus. We’ve all hit adulthood and seen or experienced something of today’s culture, which doesn’t think Jesus is important. But we know He is. So we follow him.

We believe it’s pretty important to connect with other Christians (Jesus-followers), to care for them, and to grow in faith and love.

We are a crazy mix of people from all over Victoria, and some from further afar. Many of us have stumbled across the community of LSF Victoria because we’ve moved away from our family and church homes. Some of us hang around for the time it takes to do a degree and get a real job, while others of us have been part of the community for years and years. So we are a community constantly in flux, which is kind of cool.

What we do

We connect with, care for and encourage growth in those in and around our community by:

• holding services to worship God
• facilitating study groups to learn about God and his word in the bible
• hosting social events to hang out and fun with others.

We do our best to:

• Welcome and invite newcomers
• Create a safe environment where it's okay to ask challenging questions about God, faith, and life in general
• Help secondary school leavers transition into tertiary life, work life, or whatever comes next for them
• Say goodbye to those moving on from our community, and
• Stay relevant in an ever-changing culture.

Related link

• What we do

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Our aims

LSF Victoria is given focus by the aims to connect, care and grow and the broad goals of discipleship, community and mission.

The three goals explained:

• Discipleship—foster a culture of discipleship within the LSF Victoria community
• Community—develop a community of support for tertiary students
• Mission—participate in God’s mission beyond the LSF Victoria community.

How the aims and goals relate to each other is shown in the below table.

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 How we fit in with the Lutheran Church

LSF Victoria is the face (and hands, feet and heart) of tertiary ministry within the Lutheran Church of Australia’s Victorian District (LCAVD). We exist to enable Victorian tertiary students and young workers to grow in Christ through service and love to all people, in the power of the Gospel.

We are supported by the LCAVD as well as by congregations throughout Victoria as they reach out to tertiary students in their community.

Under the LCAVD’s Council for Ministry Support, we are led by the Committee for Tertiary Ministry (CTM).

Related links

• About Lutherans
• Committee (CTM)
• Lutheran Church of Australia Victorian District (LCAVD) [opens in a new window]

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