Category: Feature Stories

March 4, 2019

A Brave Journey: from the Sudan to Canada

CALGARY, AB – With hearts full of gratitude and faith the Calgary Circuit of Lutheran Church-Canada reports that the sponsored refugee family from the Sudan is making good progress adjusting to their new home in Canada. Eighteen weeks in Calgary—since their arrival May 31—has seen the…

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February 27, 2019

Theological training for Haiti’s Lutherans

HAITI – The Haiti Lutheran Mission Society (HLMS), a listed service organization of Lutheran Church–Canada, has been supporting work among the Lutheran Churches of Haiti for many years. Much attention has been given to humanitarian aid, chiefly by sending shipping containers full of clothing, building…

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February 25, 2019

From the Central Regional Pastor: Is All This Worth It?

By: Rev. David Haberstock Is all this worth it? A lot of energy, man-hours, passion, and sweat has been poured into this new Synod structure thing. And yet here we are a few months into not only the new structure but now the new “Regional…

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February 22, 2019

New executive director for LBTC

KITCHENER, Ont. – The Board of Directors for Lutheran Bible Translators–Canada (LBTC) gathered on November 17, 2018, at Historic St. Paul’s Lutheran Church to install their new executive director, Rev. Ron Mohr, who previously served as the Mission Executive/Encourager for Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) East District….

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February 20, 2019

CLTS bids farewell to Dr. Torgerson

ST. CATHARINES, Ontario – With gratitude spiced with a dash of wistfulness, Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) has said thank-you and goodbye to Rev. Dr. Wilhelm Torgerson—affectionately known to many as “Torgy.” A well-known figure in Lutheran Church–Canada and The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, as well…

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February 15, 2019

Struggling Shepherds: Church Workers, their Families, and Mental Wellness

“Did you hear Rev. ____ left the ministry?” In church circles, that kind of conversation opener is all too common—a sign of the growing danger of burnout affecting pastors everywhere. Mental and emotional well-being seem to be on everyone’s radar these days—and with good reason….

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