Category: General
CLS professor receives honorary doctorate
ST. PAUL, Minnesota – Rev. Dr. James Gimbel, Academic Dean of Concordia Lutheran Seminary (Edmonton), has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Concordia University, St. Paul (CSP). “This degree is awarded to individuals who have been active in philanthropy, community service, and…
On the Office of the Holy Ministry
by Timothy Teuscher In our Lutheran Confessions we read these words: “No one should publicly teach in the Church, or administer the Sacraments, without a rightly ordered call” (AC XIV). We’re talking here, of course, about the holy ministry or the pastoral office which our…
Speakers for 2025 National Youth Gathering announced
CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) 2025 National Youth Gathering (NYG) committee is excited to announce the co-main speakers for the gathering will be Rev. Dr. Robert Bugbee and Jennifer Kerr (MAMFT, CAMFT-A), who have both been involved in previous NYGs in different roles. The returning…
The Great Physician
by Mathew Block Jesus had returned to the town of Capernaum, and the crowds were so eager to get a glimpse of Him that they overran the place where He was; no one else could get close to Him. “And many were gathered together,” we…
Making Summer Plans? Plan to attend a Lutheran camp!
CENTRAL REGION – As summer nears, Lutheran Bible camps in Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) Central Region are inviting you to join them! Camp Lutherland (Fort Qu’Appelle, Saskatchewan) is offering “All Ages Camp” (age 7-14) from July 7-11, under the theme “Water.” The cost to attend is…
Getting to Know LCC’s New Director of Domestic Missions
1. Who is LCC’s new Director of Domestic Missions? My name is Rev. Jacob Quast. I have been serving as a pastor in LCC for more than 20 years. My wife (Jolene) and I have been married for almost 28 years, and we have three…