The Canadian Lutheran Posts
Lutheran Church–Canada financial update (Nov-Dec 2019)
Download the latest financial update from Lutheran Church–Canada as a bulletin insert here. CANADA – The mission of Lutheran Church-Canada (LCC) is to organize, equip, and motivate its members to confess, proclaim, and give witness to the saving work of Jesus Christ, to the glory of…
LCC launches new Moving Assistance Fund
CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada is launching a new Synod-Wide Moving Assistance Fund (MAF) to assist congregations in paying moving expenses when they call a rostered church worker or request a church worker such as a DPS Intern or Vicar. The Moving Assistance Fund not only…
If the Lord Wills: A Report on Synodical Planning
by Arnold Drung In today’s world, whether it be in business or private settings, there is a significant emphasis on planning: business plans, personal plans, budgets, and so forth. There is an oft-quoted axiom that says, “Failure to plan is a plan to fail.” It…
Continuing Education classes for Nicaraguan pastors resume
NICARAGUA – Continuing education classes for pastors in the Lutheran Church Synod of Nicaragua (Iglesia Luterana Sínodo de Nicaragua – ILSN) resumed in November, with Lutheran Church–Canada pastor Brian Dunlop of Faith Lutheran (Desboro, Ontario) teaching a series of classes on New Testament Greek. “After…
Transition for LAMP missionary “a time for both joy and sadness”
WARMAN, Saskatchewan – A new chapter began with tears of both joy and sadness as the congregational leaders of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Warman, Saskatchewan blessed and sent their pastor of 18 years into the mission field. Rev. Randy Heide will serve with…
Lutherans are Advent People
by David Haberstock Change is all around us. Change can be good. It can be bad. But whether good or bad, change can cause anxiety. My life changed this year. I became a Regional Pastor and no longer serve a parish. My wife started university…