Category: Education News
Current budgets cause concern for seminary task force
“We’re at the point where recommendations are becoming clearer,” reported Rev. Nolan Astley to Lutheran Church–Canada’s Board of Directors. Rev. Astley is chairman of the Task Force on Cost-Efficient and Sustainable Seminary Education. His report summarized the most recent meetings of the task force in…
World Seminaries Conference discusses Lutheran identity in a changing world
FORT WAYNE, IN (CTS)— Some 65 seminary professors and representatives from 24 countries gathered on the campus of Concordia Theological Seminary (CTS), Fort Wayne, Indiana, June 3–6, 2010, as part of a world seminaries conference. Representing Lutheran Church–Canada were Dr. William Mundt and Dr. John Stephenson…
June conference focuses on intercultural congregations
In 2008, Canada welcomed almost 250,000 immigrants with almost 80 percent arriving from Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Pacific regions, and Central and South America. At the same time, Canada’s First Nations population increased at more than eight times the non-aboriginal rate and has…
New pastors and vicars receive cross-Canada placements
In two special gatherings Friday, May 7 and Saturday May 8, Lutheran Church–Canada’s two seminaries sent nine pastors and seven vicars into the field to serve congregations from Vancouver Island to downtown Toronto and beyond to the U.S. Almost 250 family, friends, faculty and staff…
Placements of LCC pastoral candidates and vicars
Our gracious God has presented Lutheran Church–Canada with the following gifts to serve His people: Pastoral Candidates Daniel Barr, Edmonton Pastor, Immanuel, Tomahawk, Alta. Oscar Castillo, St. Catharines, Assistant Pastor, Faith/Grace, London/Strathroy, Ont. Jeffery Dul, Edmonton Pastor, Trinity, Churchbridge, Sask. Brian Lee, St. Louis Pastor,…
Church prepares to receive new workers
WINNIPEG – Members of Lutheran Church–Canada’s Council of Presidents (COP) met in Winnipeg, April 26 to finalize the placement of six new pastoral candidates, seven vicars, four directors of Parish Services and two Lutheran teachers. The council first met with representatives of LCC’s seminaries and…
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