The Canadian Lutheran Posts

December 5, 2019

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…

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December 4, 2019

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…

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December 3, 2019

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…

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November 28, 2019

2021 NYG Committee meets in Winnipeg

WINNIPEG – The National Youth Gathering (NYG) planning committee met at Lutheran Church–Canada’s synodical office on November 15-16, 2019 to begin planning for the 2021 NYG. The committee is co-chaired by Deacon Lisa Olding and Rev. Glenn Worcester, and the chaplain is Regional Pastor David…

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November 26, 2019

2019 Advent Devotions

ONLINE – The season of Advent begins on December 1. Christians seeking to spend more time in devotion and prayer during this period will benefit from free, newly released devotionals from Lutheran Association of Missionaries and Pilots (LAMP) and Lutheran Hour Ministries (LHM). LHM’s 2019…

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November 25, 2019

LCC names new Communications Director

WINNIPEG – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) has announced that it has named Alex Steinke as the church’s new Communications Director. Steinke will start her position on January 6, 2020. “As a lifelong member of Lutheran Church–Canada, I am thrilled to have this opportunity to use my…

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