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Expansion of LCC Pastors with Alternate Training Program
CANADA – The Boards of Regents of both seminaries in collaboration with the President’s Ministry Council (PMC) are in the final planning stages of a multi-level extension of the existing Pastors with Alternate Training (PAT) program, as well as training and resources for lay leaders…
CLS call for nominations for president
EDMONTON – Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) in Edmonton is issuing a second call for nominations for the role of President. In February 2023, CLS worked with Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (St. Catharines, Ontario) and Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) representatives to set goals that would further our…
“We Need Hymns” Singing About Jesus in Francophone Africa
by Phillip Magness Hymns and Hymnals Lutheranism has been associated with congregational song since the earliest days of the Reformation. Even before the Augsburg Confession, Martin Luther recognized the pedagogical usefulness of music and the need for the saints to sing the faith.1 Lutherans developed a rich and robust…
First president of CLTS called to glory
On February 4, 2025, Rev. Dr. Howard Kramer—the first president of Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) in St. Catharines, Ontario—was called to glory, having celebrated his 100th birthday in June of 2024. After graduating from Concordia Seminary (St. Louis) in 1948, Dr. Kramer went on…
Pastors installed to serve new Lutheran mission in Managua
NICARAGUA – On February, 2, 2025, the Lutheran Church in Nicaragua (Iglesia Luterana-Sinodo de Nicaragua – ILSN) joyfully celebrated the installation of Rev. Felix Sanchez and Rev. Agustin Lanzas, who have been called to serve a new mission congregation in the capital city of Managua….
One week left to comment on allowing advance requests for Medical Assistance in Dying legislation
CANADA – The federal government launched an online questionnaire in December on the topic of allowing advance requests for medical assistance in dying (MAiD), which will close on February 14, 2025. The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC), of which Lutheran Church–Canada is a member, provides Ten…
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