The Canadian Lutheran Posts
My Will Be Done
by Mathew Block If you are anything like me, you are beginning to grow weary of the restrictions on normal life which the pandemic has brought. For many months, we have been directed to avoid social gatherings and to stay home—to refrain from visiting friends…
A Statement on the Legacy of the Residential School System
by Timothy Teuscher A few weeks ago, the devastating and heartbreaking news spread across Canada and throughout the world of the discovery of the remains of 215 children in unmarked graves at the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. What was revealed in…
Australian Lutheran bishop to retire
AUSTRALIA – Bishop John Henderson of the Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA)—a partner church of Lutheran Church–Canada—has announced that he will not be seeking reelection at the church’s Convention of General Synod later this year. Bishop Henderson was first elected to head the LCA in…
First calls for 2021’s graduating pastors, vicarage assignments
ONLINE – Lutheran Church–Canada’s two seminaries live-streamed their Call Services again this year on May 28 and 29 respectively. Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS – Edmonton) held its Sacred Convocation online on May 28, 2021, during which time three colloquy candidates from last summer were presented….
Urgent prayer request for Ethiopia
ETHIOPIA – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC)’s President Timothy Teuscher, received a letter from Rev. Asefa Aredo, LCC Missionary at Large to the Lutheran Oromo community in Winnipeg, with an urgent prayer request for Ethiopia amid significant unrest. The letter from Rev. Aredo is as follows: ……
A Victory for Church Autonomy
by Jeffrey A.L. Kriwetz If someone disagrees with a church body’s decision about something relating to the church’s doctrines and internal rules, can that person sue the church and seek relief from the court? In a ruling released on May 21, 2021, the Supreme Court…