Category: Education News
LCC Seminaries announce dates for this year’s Call Services
CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC)’s two seminaries have announced dates for this year’s Call Services which will take place in person, with a live-streaming option for those unable to attend. Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS – Edmonton) announced that their Sacred Convocation will take place at Grace Lutheran…
LCC calls to prayer for church workers
CANADA – In a recent article, the President’s Ministry Council (PMC) and the boards of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC)’s two seminaries recognized challenges facing our synod and the seminaries who serve her. In addition to other identified commitments, the PMC, in its task of guiding formation…
Longest-serving teacher in CLTS history honoured at retirement
St. Catharines, Ont. – Rev. Dr. John Stephenson retired from Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) at the end of December 2022. Dr. Stephenson has served the seminary as a productive scholar, writer, and teaching theologian for 33 years, having joined the faculty as a young…
New translation of Löhe’s Aphorisms published
ONTARIO – Rev. Dr. John Stephenson has served Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (St. Catharines) as a productive scholar, writer, and teaching theologian for 33 years, having joined the faculty as a young man in 1989. Just prior to his retirement in December 2022, Dr. Stephenson’s English…
PMC and boards of LCC seminaries meet, initial summary and commitments
Joint PMC-CLS-CLTS initial summary and commitments CANADA – The President’s Ministry Council (PMC) and the boards of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC)’s two seminaries met February 14-15, 2023, at Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary in St. Catherines, Ontario for a time of prayerful discussion about issues facing our…
CLS President Gimbel to retire, call for nominations for Interim President
EDMONTON – Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) in Edmonton has announced that President James Gimbel will retire at the completion of the 2023-24 academic year, and is issuing a call for nominations for the role of Interim President during the transition. In a release, CLS expressed…
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