Category: Education News

September 10, 2025

New resource for ministers addresses spiritual warfare

USA – This summer, Baker Books released a new book by Rev. Dr. Harold Ristau entitled Spiritual Warfare and Deliverance: How to Minister to the Demonically Oppressed and Possessed. “Drawing from Scripture, history, and his own experiences as a missionary and a military chaplain, Harold…

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August 27, 2025

Your Role in Recruiting Future Church Workers

by James Kellerman and Mike Kuhn “The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few” – Matt 9:37b  Have you heard the one about the preacher who needed to raise money to re-shingle the roof of the church? He stood before his congregation and said,…

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August 19, 2025

Rev. Kraemer accepts call to serve as CLS President

EDMONTON – Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) has announced that Rev. Jonathan Kraemer has accepted the call to serve as the seminary’s president. “It is with joy that I am announcing to you my decision to accept that call,” Rev. Kraemer wrote in a letter to staff…

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August 13, 2025

Dates set for seminary opening services

CANADA – The opening services for the new academic year at Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC)’s two seminaries have now been set. Concordia Lutheran Seminary (Edmonton) will hold its opening service on September 2 at 4 p.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church (Edmonton, AB), during which time Rev….

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August 5, 2025

CLS issues Call for President to Rev. Jonathan Kraemer

EDMONTON – The Board of Regents of Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) is pleased to announce that Rev. Jonathan Kraemer has been called to serve as the seminary’s new president. Rev. Kraemer is an alumnus of CLS, having graduated in 1998. He has served Peace and…

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July 18, 2025

CLS bids farewell to Interim President, welcomes Interim Vice Presidents

EDMONTON – Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) has announced the departure of Dr. Joel Heck, marking the conclusion of his time as Interim President. The Seminary expressed deep gratitude to God for Dr. Heck’s faithful leadership during this transitional season. “We now welcome our three Interim…

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