The Canadian Lutheran Posts

July 2, 2009

Task force recommends closer seminary ties

WINNIPEG – LCC’s Board of Directors received an interim report from the Task Force on Cost-efficient Seminary Education and accepted three recommendations for immediate implementation. The board met June 25 in a teleconference. As funding is a major issue for both Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary,…

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July 2, 2009

Future pastors need your help

“Basically, our financial aid department is broke—with a full batch of students due to arrive in less than three months” reports Dr. Stephen Chambers, dean of Student Life and director of Financial Aid at Concordia Lutheran Seminary, Edmonton. Between the market decline last year which…

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July 2, 2009

LCC President delivers special Lutheran Hour message for Canada Day

“You can count on Christ,” is the message Lutheran Hour guest speaker Rev. Robert Bugbee will deliver across Canada, Sunday, June 28. “Neighbourhoods can change big-time. People you treasure may come and go. Whole nations can bloom and fade. It could be tempting to think…

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July 2, 2009

Placement update

LCC’s Council of Presidents has announced that Douglas Zahner, a student at Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary, St. Catharines, Ont. will serve his vicarage at Zion Lutheran Church, Yorkton, Sask.

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July 2, 2009

H1N1 response resources

Due to the international spread of the H1N1 virus, the World Health Organization has declared a level six pandemic. This designation is due to the presence of certain objective criteria with regard to the spread of the virus. Congregations should keep informed about local risks…

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July 2, 2009

Ear to the ground

So far almost 200 people have told LCC what’s on their mind when it comes to what we do well and where we need to improve. Make your voice heard by going to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=LM3lMyFFFWBtuWfpgHVUBA_3d_3d. If you completed a survey at a district convention, your response…

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