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Convention resolutions address common concerns
After meeting April 15-16, members of Lutheran Church–Canada’s 2011 Convention Resolutions Committees brought together the themes of 43 overtures and wrote 36 resolutions for delegates to consider in Hamilton from June 3 to 6. Moral issues, doctrine and Lutheran identity, synod governance and structure, and education…
National convention provides outreach opportunity
by James Morgan When a few hundred Lutherans gather in one city for three days, there’s a great opportunity for outreach. A concert at this year’s Lutheran Church–Canada convention in Hamilton (from June 3 to 6) is designed to do exactly that. On Sunday, June…
The One True God versus everything else
by Peggy Pedersen “These are the days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed except his own…There are those who hate Christianity and call their hatred an all-embracing love for all religions.” – G.K. Chesterton Recently I had a conversation with some…
Nicaragua church work students ready to welcome Canadian teachers
by Keven Drews Twenty-three Central American Lutherans will begin studying for church work careers this autumn thanks to the help of Canadian theologians. Rev. Dr. Roger Humann, of Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) in St. Catharines, Ont., and Rev. Dr. Ralph Mayan, president emeritus of Lutheran…
Student ministry in Ukraine marks 20th anniversary
by James Morgan In 1991, Ukraine was rejoining the rest of the world. The Soviet Union had collapsed, the country regained its independence, and the Christian faith was no longer something that had to be observed in secret. This year, the Alpha and Omega Christian…
Church publications discuss challenges at annual convention
Representatives of North America’s church press met in Chicago, April 27-29 amid the reality of declining church memberships, shrinking budgets and the growth of online readership. Members of the Canadian Church Press met with their US counterparts in the Associated Church Press to hear plenary…
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