The Lutheran March 2014

NATIONAL MAGAZINE OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH OF AUSTRALIA

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A quick Google search tells me that there are more than seven billion people alive on Earth today. That’s a number well beyond my very basic mathematical comprehension: just how many zeros are there in seven billion?

Saying it faster or slower doesn’t help either—I tried that.

With so many people, you have to start wondering just how much difference one individual can possibly make in today’s world. Can one turn the tide for billions? Statistically it’s unlikely, yet human history tells us a different story. History is filled with examples of individuals whose lives changed their world—and ultimately ours.

Without an Alexander the Great or Julius Caesar, what would European culture have looked like? Without Christopher Columbus or Martin Luther?

I’m pondering these questions because I’ve finished reading You lost me: why young Christians are leaving church and rethinking faith,

by David Kinnaman. Although Kinnaman’s research was carried out in the United States, his findings are just as applicable to Australian society and churches. Among them, that ‘Mosaics’ (Kinnaman’s descriptor for young adults) are more likely to be turned off from church than they are to be turned off from Jesus and the gospel.

They can’t see the Jesus that they read about in the Bible sitting in the pew on Sunday or hear him in the public pronouncements of church leaders. They are turned off by mass-market, blanket approaches to living as Christians.

But it isn’t all bad. Don’t go shutting the doors just yet. Because, Kinnaman says, Mosaics do respond to individual relationships with faith mentors; they look for opportunities to serve others; they seek answers to questions. Building strong relationships with young people is key to passing on the faith, he says, because those big questions can be safely raised in one-on-one conversations. It doesn’t matter whether you have ‘the answers’; it matters that you are willing to consider the issues and respond in honesty and in love for the questioner. And isn’t that territory which the Holy Spirit always claims for himself?

In this month’s issue we meet individuals who are changing the world. They change it by loving it and allowing the Holy Spirit to work through them for the good of others.

For some it takes a conscious decision, for others it is a way they have followed for so long that they know no other; it is in their DNA. In their own ways, each is turning the tide—just a little bit—pointing others toward Christ, the one who comes to change our world, more than any other could.

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FEATURES 05 What are you lookin’ at?

09 Blessed to serve

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13 The gift 24 Stretching all around

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26 Share the love

COLUMNS

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04 Heartland 12 Reel Life 15 Bookmarks 16 Little Church 17 Inside Story 20 Stepping Stones 22 Notices 22 Letters 23 Directory 28 Bring Jesus

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30 Heart and Home 32 World in Brief 34 Coffee Break

Is Christianity a religion? You could be forgiven for thinking that it is.

Religion is a basic human instinct.

In China a senior communist official once told me that a religious citizen is a happy and contented citizen. Societies have constantly used religion to provide a sense of meaning and social cohesion.

The Christian church learnt long ago to fit in with that expectation.

In Australia today we still enjoy the privileges of a society that provides religious bodies—mostly Christian— with tax breaks and public funding to support their community service and educational activities.

This might all seem natural, but is it really ‘Christian’? What about Jesus? How does a crucified and risen Saviour fit into these general religious expectations? Well, he

doesn’t, not really. In biblical terms Jesus is actually an offence to the general practice of religion (see 1 Corinthians 1:1–25).

At its heart, religion is the human search for God or his equivalent.

Biblically, it begins with the serpent’s question to Eve about God’s command not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil: ‘Did God really say …?’

(Genesis 3:1). This resulted in the human attempt to second-guess God. It broke Adam’s innocence and brought death into the world.

The religious question is right at the heart of the separation between God and humanity.

[Jesus] stops us in our religious tracks by showing us that our starting point is not life, but death Even though religion can do some good in the world, as a basic instinct it’s not really the answer.

It is doomed to end in defeat. We cannot climb the mountain to God. Ever since the Fall he is eternally out of our reach. That’s where Jesus comes in. He stops us in our religious tracks by showing us that our starting point is not life, but death. A dead being is a passive

being. Only God can give it life. On our own we are quite without hope.

So faith begins at the bottom, not at the top. Christian faith is counter-religious: not our ascent to God, but God’s descent to us. He comes when death is closest—in weakness, shame, humiliation, loss, grief and despair. Moments of mortality become moments of faith.

Finally, we give up on ourselves.

God is the doer, we are the receivers. The Small Catechism says, ‘I believe that I cannot by my own reason or strength believe in Jesus Christ, my Lord, or come to him; but the Holy Spirit has called me by the gospel, enlightened me with his gifts, sanctified and kept me in the true faith; even as he calls, gathers, enlightens, and sanctifies the whole Christian church on earth, and keeps it with Jesus Christ in the one true faith. In that Christian church he daily and richly forgives all my sins and the sins of all believers. On the last day he will raise me and all the dead, and will give eternal life to me and to all believers in Christ. This is most certainly true.’

Christians do not follow a religion; they follow only Jesus. We are people who, despite ourselves and our failings, are called to faith by the Holy Spirit, joined together, and made holy every day, saved and resurrected by God’s power in Jesus Christ.

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Teenagers are turning off lectures on bullying.

Two Lutheran filmmakers invite them to ‘look and learn’ instead.

What are you lookin’ at?

by Chris Button

The life of a teenager is complex.

In these critical, transitional years, the approval of others reigns supreme over almost every other life goal. But many lives are hampered by peers who resort to bullying in order to feel a sense of belonging themselves.

Bullying has become the bane of schoolyards, adversely affecting individuals, families and entire communities. Many programs have been developed to combat the problem, but an initiative coming out of the Victorian seaside town of Portland might be one of the most promising opportunities yet. It is a locally produced feature-length film, Llewellyn Unlikely, which premiered just days ago.

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the film’s story revolves around the struggles with bullying experienced by the main characters, teenagers Llewellyn and Bridie. The action is set in the fictional school, Harbour View High.

Steve has been a passionate filmmaker ever since he was captivated by the original Star Wars at the age of eleven.

He has made upwards of 70 films since his first in 1977, but saw Llewellyn Unlikely as a chance to do something even more remarkable.

‘This was my opportunity to not only attempt a feature but also to spread a topical and important message of care for each other’, Steve said.

He did not have to look far for inspiration in the scriptwriting process; the topic of bullying remains very close to his heart.

‘Most of what happens to Llewellyn in the film happened to me’, Steve explained. ‘High school wasn’t a very enjoyable experience for me between Years 9 and 12.’

Most of what happens to Llewellyn in the film happened to me Physical and verbal assaults were regular occurrences for Steve as he grew up. A friend of his once suffered a king hit, which had everyone fearing for the boy’s life.

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Left: Former Neighbours star Sarah Hayden shares some of her experience with young actor Tegan Saunders.

Right: Young star Jackson Tozer has already attracted the attention of the film and television industry.

Steve has also recognised the rise of the cyber-bullying phenomenon among teenagers. Four years ago he read a front-page newspaper article about a 17-year-old cyber-bullying victim; he cites this as a major inspiration for the screenplay of Llewellyn Unlikely.

I knew that a film made largely with teens, about teens, would be watched by teens

embarked on a three-year journey to make the film, always keeping his target demographic in mind.

‘I knew that a film made largely with teens, about teens, would be watched by teens’, Steve said. ‘They are the ones who are so heavily engaged with online social networking websites.’

The film is produced under the banner of Inhisimage Visual Productions Inc, a not-for-profit film-making association headed by Steve, first-time producer Veronica Schwedes and three others, all of whom are parents seeking to build a better world for their children to grow up in. Veronica is married to Rev Richard Schwedes, pastor of St Johns Lutheran Church in Portland.

Steve says the name of the association is taken from Genesis 1:27 and he uses this verse as inspiration for his film-making.

‘I remember thinking how it was only a few careless actions that turned her life into a frightening and lonely experience’, he said.

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‘Since God is an artist and an incredible giver, and we’re all made “in his image”, we are expected to build, create, construct, encourage and colour the world, whatever our day-to-day occupations might be’, he said. ‘At Inhisimage Vision Productions, we move people with moving images, telling stories to inspire youth, family and community.’

Inhisimage Vision Productions has three main goals: to encourage young people in the film industry, to encourage young people and families through film, and to champion values and messages which help to build strong communities.

In keeping with its first goal, Llewellyn Unlikely showcases some of Portland’s finest young talent: 19-year-old Tegan Saunders, who plays Bridie, and 23-year-old Jackson Tozer, who plays Llewellyn, the character who gives the film its title.

Tegan and Jackson are former students of Portland’s Bayview College (a non-denominational Christian secondary school) and share a strong passion for drama. Since graduating, Tegan has completed a short course at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) and is looking to build her career in acting.

Now Melbourne-based, Jackson is a graduate of the Film and Television Studio International. He has already won awards for his role in the short film Modern Intruder, and will be writing and acting in the upcoming ABC2 comedy sketch show, This Is Littleton.

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Left: The St Johns congregation—and non-church goers too—gather in support of the film, on a Sunday afternoon!

Right: Director Steve Gollasch has made more than 70 films, but Llewellyn Unlikely is his first full-length feature.

actors from Neighbours and Popstars, and sourced music from the Nashvillebased Paul Colman Trio, The Melbourne Gospel Choir and CGI graphics from Rising Sun Pictures—the Adelaidebased team which worked on the Academy Award-nominated Hollywood blockbuster Gravity.

… we are expected to build, create, construct, encourage and colour the world, whatever our day-to-day occupations might be Thanks to support like this, the film was made on a budget of close to $40,000—well below the cost of even many short films produced in Australia.

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Unlikely in major film festivals around Australia and the United States, including the Tribeca Film Festival (New York), Austin Film Festival (Austin, Texas) and Sundance Film Festival (Utah).

As well as targeting the national and international circuit, Steve believes Llewellyn Unlikely has practical application in the classroom, especially in Lutheran schools, as a film study in Christian Studies or Pastoral Care sessions.

‘This is so we can show some insight into the situation—that this isn’t just a person getting bullied; this is a person

FIND OUT MORE About Llewellyn Unlikely

‘The film lends itself beautifully to be watched in 15- to 30-minute chapters, then studied and discussed during the remainder of a lesson’, he said.

‘Veronica has written a thorough series of Llewellyn Unlikely lesson plans for teachers, linked to the national curriculum.’

Trailer: http://pozible.com/ bridieshero

Although bullying can push its victims to very dark depths, Llewellyn Unlikely is not a dark film by nature. Veronica says that she and Steve wanted to make an entertaining, dramatic film without including extremely confronting and explicit content, like that in the 2011 American film Bully.

About support

‘We wanted it to be a movie that highlighted the issues, was going to be empathetic, and showed the sides of all the people in the story’, Veronica said.

Progress of the movie: www. facebook.com/llewellyn.unlikely

Resources specifically addressing bullying—for children, young people, parents and teachers: www.bullyingnoway.gov.au For crisis support and counselling: Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800 or www.kidshelp.com.au The Lutheran March 2014

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Every time we stop and think about it, we thank God for his blessing on this, because we know he wants this message out there Left: Tegan Saunders stars as Bridie, a victim of cyber-bullies. Right: Simmo (Jamie Foley, back to camera) is one of the bullies making life difficult for Llewellyn (Jackson Tozer).

who has a life, has feelings and has stuff going on in their life that you don’t normally see.

‘We also recognise that those who do the bullying have things going on in their lives. Bullying is a learned behaviour; it does not ultimately define who they are.’

To put this message in front of an audience with a wide range of beliefs, the film was created with references to Christianity throughout, but faith was not the main focus of the story.

‘God is in his [Llewellyn’s] life’, Veronica said. ‘He goes to church, his family goes to church, he reads the Bible—it’s in his life in a sort of natural way, without being “in your face”.’

‘Every time we stop and think about it, we thank God for his blessing on this, because we know he wants this message out there.’

Steve hopes Llewellyn Unlikely and Inhisimage Vision Productions will encourage fellow Christians to get behind the lens of a camera. ‘[I’m hoping] that some Christians will see this film and be inspired to go through the slog it takes to make feature films and produce more Christian content in Australian media’, Steve said.

Ultimately, he has faith that Llewellyn Unlikely will affect teenagers in the same way movies affected him when he was growing up, where small moments on film inspired him to change direction in his life.

The team faced many challenges during production: computer troubles, struggles to obtain location permits, and continually organising large groups of people. Veronica noted that the filming process had not been smooth sailing, but there were still plenty of blessings along the way.

‘I believe this film will affect some individuals to either hang on for a bit longer if they’re going through a trial of some kind, or to stand up and be a hero for someone else’, Steve said. ‘In the case of cyber-bullying, to think before you click “send” and hopefully to make a habit of better treatment of others.’

‘The way the kids showed up to scenes—the talent is just so reliable— yet we weren’t paying any of them’, she said. ‘Some of the things that people have committed to do for us are just such blessings. We know that God is at work through it.

Llewellyn Unlikely received its red-carpet premiere in Portland on 22 February, and plans are in place to tour the movie to schools in the surrounding area. The production team pray that Llewellyn, Bridie and their peers will have a positive impact on many people.

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Chris Button is studying Communication and Media Management at the University of South Australia. His home congregation is the Salvation Army in Mount Gambier, South Australia, and he is a former student of St Martin’s Lutheran College, Mount Gambier.

BULLYING: THE REALITY As many as one in five students reports being bullied once a week.

Children who are bullied are more likely to have high levels of stress, anxiety, depression and illness.

They are also more likely to abuse drugs and alcohol and/or engage in criminal behaviour.

Between 48 per cent and 58 per cent of all young people report being cyber-bullied.

‘No-one is left untouched by a bullying episode’ … but …

‘Bullying is a learned behaviour … it can be examined, and it can be changed’ – Barbara Coloroso, The bully, the bullied, and the bystander, 2008.

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Using talents and resources for the good of others brings God’s love into our communities.

Blessed to serve

by Rosie Schefe The 2014 Australia Day Honours List recognised the achievements and community service of 638 men and women from across Australia. Three of them were lifelong Lutherans.

Announcing the recipients, GovernorGeneral of Australia Quentin Bryce supported the ideals of the honours system. ‘They elevate the concept of giving to others’, she said. ‘They heighten our respect for one another, and they encourage Australians to think about the responsibilities of citizenship in our democracy.’

Elmer Knobel, Reg Munchenberg and Ken Semmler never went about the business of their lives looking for recognition. All three are people who when they see a need try to meet it; when they see that something needs doing, they get down to work. All three are 2014 recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia.

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aware of it—they knew deep within that through service to others they were also bringing God’s love to life in their communities.

Elmer Knobel OAM For service to the community of Moree Elmer Knobel grew up near Henty in southern New South Wales, but it was on the rich black-soil plains surrounding the northern New South Wales town of Moree that he built his adult life.

He was about 25 years old and accompanied by his new wife Irene, when in 1952 he took up 810 hectares of undeveloped country at Milguy, about 50 kilometres from Moree.

Clearing the scrub and building roads and dams, Elmer and Irene built a farm—and a 58-year marriage that

ended five years ago with Irene’s sudden death.

For a couple raised in established churches, the early situation was a shock: there was no church or congregation, just a couple of Lutheran families scattered across the region.

These later Lutheran pioneers gathered regularly for worship in each others’ homes, while occasional visits by pastors (often relatives) ensured that the sacraments could be received. The first Lutheran church to be built in the region was St John’s, Milguy, constructed from timber donated by the Knobels and milled at their property.

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his father’s farm. His first ventures into local history and genealogy were related to the surrounding landscape.

‘I was interested by the history hidden around me in the strange names of paddocks and roads, and by the remnants of buildings. Early on I met an 82-year-old man who knew a lot of it and we travelled around the area together, and he would tell me who lived where’, Reg said.

Now living in a retirement village, Elmer Knobel remains active in the Moree community which he has served for more than 60 years.

I’ve always tried to help everybody who is in trouble or in need

always make it to church at Grace, he is a regular at Protestant worship in the retirement village where he lives.

‘Love comes to life through faith, through believing and through reading the Bible. By faith you are saved and going to church is an expression of that’, he said.

Reginald Munchenberg OAM

was built in Moree. Completed in 1964, it became the catalyst for an application to join the Queensland synod in a parish comprised of St John’s, Milguy; Grace, Moree and Living Waters, Goondiwindi—today’s Moree parish.

Reg Munchenberg has lived around Truro (on the edge of South Australia’s Barossa Valley) all his life, taking over

Although farming was Reg’s livelihood, community became his lifeblood and local history his passion. He has written a significant number of local history books on different topics, mostly on Truro, but also extending into the Barossa Valley and Murray Flats.

Living in a community of about 200 people, it was almost inevitable that Reg would become involved in a range of local interest groups: farming organisations, parks and gardens, ovals, commemorations, school and hall committees. He is actively involved in the work of the Barossa Museum.

Photo: Adrian Schilling

But Elmer didn’t confine his efforts to church activities. From 1955 onwards he volunteered with the New South Wales State Emergency Service. He remains a reserve volunteer despite double hip replacements. Flood events are his specialty, applying his extensive local knowledge and floodplain farming experience to evolving situations. He has also trained many younger volunteers.

For service to the community of Truro and district through a range of historical, community and agricultural organisations

Early inspiration for his lifelong interest in genealogy came from his maternal grandmother, who corresponded with a network of Schilling relatives around Australia. That was a big contrast to his father’s family, of whom Reg initially knew very little. He had to dig extensively for the links that would bring the Munchenberg history together.

He was active in the Moree Show Society (where he is a life member and patron) and a member of the Moree Sesquicentennial Committee, which celebrated 150 years in 2012.

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Reg Munchenberg takes his final set of minutes as outgoing secretary of Immanuel, Truro. His wife Marlene (right) is the chairperson at Immanuel.

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God gives each one of us abilities. If we don’t use those gifts for the benefit of others, we are being irresponsible Ken Semmler says his award is a tribute to the people he has served with, never an individual achievement.

‘People have to do something.

I was interested to do my part for the community. We took turns at leading.

My wife Marlene had to put up with it all’, he said. Reg and Marlene have been married almost 50 years.

And then there was church. Reg was baptised at Gruenberg but his church life has largely centred around Immanuel Lutheran Church at Truro.

From his days in the Truro Lutheran Young Peoples Society in the late 1950s he was marked as a leader. He was elected secretary of the congregation in 1959 and served continuously in that position until February this year when he retired due to ill health. He was also a lay reader from 1961 until 2009.

People have to do something. I was interested to do my part for the community ‘The whole Truro community knows that I am a Christian person. I hope that this fact shines out in some respects’, Reg said. ‘I would be a different person if I was not a Lutheran.’

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Kenneth Semmler OAM For service to the community, and to education through the Lutheran Church of Australia At first, Ken Semmler did not know how to feel about receiving an Australian honour. Then he found out who had nominated him.

‘Not a Lutheran, not someone from the wine industry or from the Barossa.

It was a man I flew with in the Air Force over 45 years ago. That is very humbling’, Ken said. ‘This really is a tribute to the people I’ve been privileged to work with over the years.

‘Over the history of Australia many people have made sacrifices in the military sense so that we enjoy the privileges that we have today. Much of that sacrifice has happened overseas, alongside others in conflict and where we don’t see what our presence in those situations has really meant to others. It makes an award such as mine pale into insignificance.

‘God gives each one of us abilities. If we don’t use those gifts for the benefit of others, we are being irresponsible.

The most important place to do so is within families, walking alongside and encouraging our families—and then we need to step outside and serve the community.

‘If awards were given for failure or for things that didn’t work, then I would be exceedingly qualified to receive them too!’ he said.

Ken’s contributions have been recognised many times: within the wine industry, in local and state bodies in the Barossa Valley, in the establishment of Faith Lutheran College in Tanunda and the Lutheran Schools Association (which supports the Lutheran schools of South Australia, the Northern Territory and Western Australia), and to congregations in the Barossa and suburban Adelaide. He was recognised by the Lutheran Church of Australia with a Servant of Christ award in 2005.

But it was his work both overseas and locally for Australian Lutheran World Service and Lutheran World Federation (in Rwanda and then Indonesia) that he described as a privilege and dear to his heart.

Ken’s recent battle with throat cancer has slowed—not stopped—his helping others. He has a low-key role as ‘maker, fixer, bus driver’ with Adelaide’s Lutheran Community Sewing Group (supporting new-arrival and refugee families), led by his wife Helen.

‘There’s no point in saying “look what I contributed!” If something I’ve done helps someone, well then, praise the Lord and press on!’ Ken said.

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