Category: Feature Stories
Discovering where I might fit
by Julia Flor My father, grandfather and great-grandfather all found their vocation as Lutheran pastors. Now, with only my sister and me to carry on this tradition of church service, we need to look for new ways to use our gifts for His purposes. Of…
Each One Reach One
by William Mundt An abbreviated history of missions is this: Peter wrote, “Be prepared to make a defence to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you” (1 Peter 3:15). And believers were prepared to make a defence. And…
Ukraine Update: Day 10 of Russian Invasion
UKRAINE – Rev. Roland Syens, Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) pastor emeritus and former LCC Missionary-at-Large to Ukraine, has written the following letter providing further updates concerning the people and pastors of the Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Ukraine (SELCU): Today as I write it is…
LCC Ukraine Aid Fund to support SELCU pastors and congregations
UKRAINE – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) continues calling members to prayer as the crisis in Ukraine persists. LCC congregations and individuals have requested additional information on how they can offer financial support to our missionary and partner Church, the Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in…
Decline and Growth: A Look at the Lutheran World Today
by Mathew Block If I ask you to describe a typical Lutheran, what do you imagine? Do you assume it would be someone of German or Scandinavian descent? If so, think again. Today, the typical Lutheran—at least the one actually in church on Sunday…
Pray for Ukraine
UKRAINE – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) is urging prayer following the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces. The nation has been invaded from three sides, according to media reports, with ground, air, and naval forces all participating. Shelling and airstrikes are reported in numerous places,…