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Final list of CLS presidential nominees
EDMONTON – Concordia Lutheran Seminary has announced the final list of candidates nominated for President, and their responses. In total, six candidates have accepted the nomination for President: Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann, Rev. Dr. James Gimbel, Rev. Dr. James Keller, Rev. Dr. John Maxfield, Rev….
LWMLC celebrates 20 years: An interview with its first President
2013 marks the 20th Anniversary of Lutheran Women’s Missionary League–Canada (LWMLC). To mark the event, The Canadian Lutheran (CL) contacted LWMLC’s first president, Eloise Schaan (ES), to talk about the history of the mission organization and its bright future. Schaan served as president from 1993-1997….
CLS to offer Systematic Theology course online
ONLINE – Concordia Lutheran Seminary (Edmonton) is offering an introductory Systematics class, SYS 100 Theological Method, via blended delivery, beginning on Thursday, September 19th. Blended delivery means that the course will be available to distant students online, regardless of physical location, as well as to…
If these walls could talk…
by Thomas Prachar I have one last thought (I promise!) on the move of the Central District office to Winnipeg. On June 28 the new owners of the property at 1927 Grant Drive, Regina, took possession. About two weeks before that date, I happened to…
Martydom the focus at ILC’s World Seminary Conference
LITHUANIA – From August 8-11, the International Lutheran Council (ILC) held its World Seminary Conference at Palanga Lutheran Church in Palanga, Lithuania. While not a member of the International Lutheran Council, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lithuania (ELCL—a Lutheran World Federation church) had volunteered to…
Tomorrow begins today!
by Paul Zabel “For now we really live, since you are standing firm in the Lord” (1 Thessalonians 3:8). In the third chapter of his first letter to the Thessalonians, the Apostle Paul’s warm love and concern for others clearly shines through. From this chapter…