Category: Education News
Students give and receive during winter break on B.C. coast
by James Morgan Reading week for many students means hanging out at home with friends, or heading somewhere southern and sunny, and for some, it even means studying! However, that wasn’t the case for 23 students from Concordia University College of Alberta (CUCA) who spent…
Directors take first step to streamline seminary education
Acting on a mandate from the 2008 Synodical Convention, Lutheran Church–Canada’s Board of Directors (BOD) began a process which should result in cost-efficient, sustainable seminary education. During a conference call March 11, the BOD decided to send a draft Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement to…
Plan ahead for continuing ed
Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) in Edmonton is reaching beyond its campus through two new educational opportunities. The events are intended to fulfill CLS’s vision of connecting with the church through a comprehensive extension program of outreach for pastors, deacons and lay leaders. The 2011 Pastoral…
Seminarians Take Wing across western Canada
Four second-year seminary students travelled from Edmonton this year to bring a little bit of seminary life to communities away from the campus of Concordia Lutheran Seminary. As part of the annual Take Wing program, Todd Guggenmos visited Walnut Grove Lutheran Church (Maple Ridge, B.C.);…
Dynamic financial environment for LCC seminaries
by James Morgan The final months of 2010 brought positive and negative results for giving to Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) in St. Catharines, Ontario, and Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) in Edmonton. CLTS Acting President, Dr. Thomas Winger reports that in response to an appeal…
East and west seminary boards respond to task force
by James Morgan Following a joint meeting, January 21 in St. Catharines, the Boards of Regents at Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) in St. Catharines, and Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) in Edmonton released a joint response to the members of the LCC Board of Directors’…
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