The Canadian Lutheran Posts

September 16, 2010

Organization keeps people in touch with God’s Word

Lutheran Braille Workers-Canada (LBW-C) may have a new motto, but the organization’s mission remains the same. “Helping People Touch the Promises of Jesus” replaces the original “Bringing Christ to Those in Darkness” but LBW-C continues providing access to the Bible and the Lutheran doctrine for…

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September 16, 2010

Organization keeps people in touch with God’s Word

Lutheran Braille Workers-Canada (LBW-C) may have a new motto, but the organization’s mission remains the same. “Helping People Touch the Promises of Jesus” replaces the original “Bringing Christ to Those in Darkness” but LBW-C continues providing access to the Bible and the Lutheran doctrine for…

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September 15, 2010

Victoria congregation provides pastor training in Mozambique

KAPASSENI, Mozambique – Eight local candidates for the Lutheran ministry finished their first training session in a remote region of Mozambique thanks to fundraising and organizing efforts of a Vancouver Island Lutheran Church–Canada congregation.  The 32-module extension course came from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil,…

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September 15, 2010

Serving God’s people is a challenge and a blessing

Picture a major organization with a head office, three regional offices, 319 affiliates and three high-level training facilities looking for people to provide informed, expert, skilled leadership. Although a paid staff handle day-to-day operations, the direction and oversight comes from volunteers. The organization is a…

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September 15, 2010

Hymnal becomes Canadian snowball

One year after its release in October, 2009, Liturgies et cantiques luthériens (LCL) is in its second printing and enjoys widespread use among francophone Lutheran churches around the world.  Upon publication, congregations in Quebec and Haiti used the hymnal. Soon after, at a Lutheran church leadership training workshop…

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September 14, 2010

Work in Nicaragua wrapping up for former president

“This will probably be my last three-month stint in Nicaragua,” announced Rev. Dr. Ralph Mayan, president emeritus of Lutheran Church–Canada. Since retiring from the presidency in September 2008, Dr. Mayan has spent each fall and winter in the Central American country working with Iglesia Luterana Sinodo de Nicaragua…

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