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“We don’t need them”: A tale of two congregations
by Marvin Bublitz Picture for a moment two congregations. One is doing well and can stand on its own. The other is struggling to provide Word and Sacraments to its members. How should they view each other? Should the stable congregation say “We don’t need…
When You Fast: New book from CLTS professor
ST. CATHARINES, Ontario – Rev. Dr. Harold Ristau, Associate Professor of Theology at Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS), has authored a new book, When You Fast: The Sacramental Character of Fasting. The new book is published by Wipf and Stock Publishers, and features a foreword…
Learn Hebrew online
NOTE: This class has been cancelled. ONLINE – Starting Tuesday, September 3, 2019 Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) in Edmonton is offering a nine-month evening course in Biblical Hebrew (BL-090/091) by distance education. Potential students can access it on the internet from anywhere. Biblical Hebrew can…
LCC seeking new Communications Director
WINNIPEG – Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) Synod office in Winnipeg is seeking a Communications Director. The person in this position is responsible for maintaining ongoing communication program of synod and developing new strategies for communication with internal and external constituencies. Under the supervision of the President of…
Central American Deaconesses meet in Costa Rica
COSTA RICA – The months of January to June, 2019 were packed full of exciting preparations for a new deaconess experience in Central America: Vida en Comunidad (Life Together). This time, the Encuentro (retreat) was to be held in Cartago, Costa Rica, where participants would spend…
LCMS convention commends LCC report on cremation
USA – The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) has commended a Canadian theological report on cremation for the study and discussion of its members. The decision came on July 24, 2019 during the LCMS’ 2019 synodical convention in Tampa, Florida. “Cremation and the Christian” is a…
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