Category: News
LBTC announces new director
Lutheran Bible Translators of Canada (LBTC) has announced Rev. Dr. James E. Keller will serve as its new Executive Director. Dr. Keller served six years as an instructor with Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) in St. Catharines teaching practical theology and systematics. In addition to his new…
Religious liberty being infringed upon: American religious leaders
U.S.A. – Twenty-five leaders of American religious organizations released an open letter on religious freedom June 21, 2012. Entitled “Free Exercise of Religion: Putting Beliefs into Practice,” the letter highlights the leaders’ continuing concerns over new contraceptive regulations introduced by the American government. “As religious leaders…
A call to prayer for Nigeria
NIGERIA – Tragedy has struck Nigeria in that nation’s worst air disaster in two decades. A passenger plane carrying 153 people crashed June 3 on its way from Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, to the city of Lagos. There were no survivors. What’s more, the plane crashed down…
Anglicans and Lutherans issue report on theological agreement
by Mathew Block After a year and a half of discussions, the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) in conjunction with The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) and Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) have released a statement highlighting areas of theological agreement. The LCMS and ACNA began dialogue in the…
French Lutherans elect new president
The Église Évangélique Luthérienne—Synode de France (EELSF – Evangelical Lutheran Church—Synod of France) has elected a new president at its synodical convention May 18-20 in Châtenay-Malabry, France. Rev. Roger Jones, who serves Saint-Sauveur in Paris, was elected on the first ballot. President Jones formerly served the EELSF…
Into Africa
by Mathew Block “We can see that our lives have changed significantly; they are better than they were before. And so our people say thank you.” These were the words which greeted participants of Canadian Lutheran World Relief’s (CLWR) “Global Encounter” program at a small…