Category: Education News
Edmonton event will focus on worship and music
by James Morgan Although Edmonton didn’t really exist in the days of J.S. Bach, that doesn’t mean the city is prevented from having a role in the development of church music. On Monday, August 29, the School of Music at Concordia University College of Alberta (CUCA)…
Concordia graduate named new VP Academic
The Board of Regents of Concordia University College of Alberta (CUCA) announced June 10 the appointment of mobile learning expert and learning theorist, Dr. Dwayne Harapnuik, as CUCA’s Vice-president Academic. Dr. Dwayne Harapnuik is returning to Canada after serving as the director of Faculty Enrichment and…
Vicars learn about Lutheran women’s organization
by Judi Luckhardt “Christ is our cornerstone, On Him alone we build.” Singing these words Judy Grande, president of LWML–Canada opened the annual Vicars Dinners for 2011. Students from Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary, St. Catharines and Concordia Lutheran Seminary, Edmonton each gathered to enjoy an evening of…
Pastors, deacons and vicars placed across Canada
In four services over the past month, congregations and schools across Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) received word of God’s gift to them of new church workers—pastors, vicars and deacons. Concordia Seminary, Ft Wayne held its placement services May 2-3 sending three pastoral candidates to serve in…
Webcasts of seminary placement services
Lutheran Church–Canada’s seminaries are webcasting the special services Friday and Saturday which include the placements of candidates for the pastoral ministry and vicarages. Concordia Lutheran Seminary, Edmonton Friday, May 27, 7 p.m MDT (9 p.m. EDT) VIDEO LINK Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary, St. Catharines, Saturday, May 28,…
Seminaries and Synod reach agreement on cost-efficiencies
WINNIPEG – The second round of discussions to create a Memorandum of Understanding between Lutheran Church–Canada’s two seminaries and LCC’s Board of Directors concluded successfully Thursday, May 19. In an effort to create a cost-efficient and sustainable seminary education program the two seminaries have taken…