Media
The Church's national magazine, The Lutheran is published monthly. It is "one of the most highly awarded publications within the Australasian Religious Press Association."
The Lutheran Media Ministry has been operating for over sixty-five years. The church feels that "broadcasting messages is a cost-effective way of spreading the good news of Jesus Christ."
"Every week Lutheran Media programs are broadcast nearly 600 times on over 500 stations across Australia to an estimated audience of 1 million people... Special programs are broadcast on Good Friday and Christmas Day."
The Lutheran Church of Australia also has a television show, On Main Street. "It tackles socially relevant issues from a positive Christian perspective and offers free booklets dealing with the issues discussed. It is broadcast over the Australian Christian Channel on AUSTAR DIGITAL 182, FOXTEL DIGITAL 182; TRANSACT (Canberra) and OPTUS 49/DIGITAL 182."
"Christmas programs are shown on the commercial networks, as well as the Australian Christian Channel. These films are also available ."
The church also runs a number of websites and mailing lists.
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