Category: Education News
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…
Lutheran university college responds to Slave Lake fire
by Keven Drews EDMONTON — Lutherans spent Monday morning collecting food, clothing, blankets and toiletries for residents of a northern Alberta town who have fled a devastating wild fire. According to media reports, the blaze – fanned by winds as high as 100 kilometres an…
Conference looks at Lutheranism in a secular Scandinavia
In Scandinavia, Lutherans have a history dating back hundreds of years. Yet the influence of the church is declining to the point that it is no longer the state church in Sweden. To help North Americans understand the current state of Lutheranism in the area,…
Awaiting the gift of new church workers
As the academic year draws to a close, church work candidates, congregations and schools wait to hear who the Lord will send their way to serve. This year eight LCC congregations asked for pastoral candidates; six in the ABC District and two in the Central…
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