The Canadian Lutheran Posts

February 25, 2014

Why your congregation needs a gift policy

by Allen Schellenberg Over the next ten to fifteen years, because of our aging population, congregations can anticipate a significant increase in the number of memorial gifts and the usually larger estate gifts. In fact, recent reports by Lutheran Foundation indicate that over $10 million…

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February 24, 2014

Your chance to explore seminary life

CANADA – On February 18, four potential students visited Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) in St. Catharines, Ontario, for a “Taste of the Seminary,” with three additional prospective students planning to visit the seminary later in February. And in Edmonton, Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) is…

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February 24, 2014

CLTS announces an end to debt

ST. CATHARINES, Ontario – Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) has announced an end to all debt, thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor. “We rejoice to announce to the members of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) that the historic accumulated debt of this seminary has been…

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February 21, 2014

Reviewing 12 Years a Slave

by Ted Giese Based on Solomon Northup’s 1853 book of the same name (co-authored with David Wilson), 12 Years a Slave recounts the story of Northup, a man kidnapped and sold into slavery. It recounts his life as a slave and his eventual redemption from…

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February 21, 2014

Lutheran Braille Workers-Canada winds down operations

CANADA – After 40 years of providing free Christian reading material for the visually impaired, Lutheran Braille Workers-Canada (LBW-C) is ceasing operations. The ministry in Canada first began at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Elmira, Ontario in 1974 in conjunction with the US-based Lutheran Braille…

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February 19, 2014

Dr. Kettner to retire

EDMONTON – Rev. Dr. Edward Kettner has announced his retirement from Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) at the end of the current academic year after 27 years teaching there. “Since I joined the faculty at the beginning of the fourth academic year, and we are now…

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