Category: Education News
CLTS prof contributes to theological encyclopedia
ONLINE – Rev. Dr. John Stephenson has recently authored a new article for the St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology (SAET). Dr. Stephenson is Professor Emeritus with Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) in St. Catharines, Ontario. The article—“Sacrifice and the Eucharist”—provides an overview of how different…
Call for nominations for seminaries’ honorary awards
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. – Each May at the annual Call Service, Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) has the opportunity to confer two major awards on worthy pastors or lay members of Lutheran Church–Canada. The recipient of the Friend of the Seminary award is nominated by…
Quest Course: Reclaiming Lutheran Spirituality
ONLINE – Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) in Edmonton will offer its latest Quest Course this fall, with Rev. Dr. Richard Beinert (St. James Lutheran, Winnipeg) discussing the subject of “Reclaiming Lutheran Spirituality.” Promotional material for this free course notes that it will “emphasize historic and…
Dr. Gimbel accepts call as Academic Dean and Professor at CLS
EDMONTON – Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) in Edmonton has announced that Rev. Dr. James Gimbel has accepted the call to serve as Academic Dean and Professor of Theology at the seminary. The Board of Regents extended the call to Dr. Gimbel during meetings on September…
French hymnals for students and churches in Haiti
HAITI – In mid-July, copies of Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) French hymnal—Liturgie et cantique luthériens—were distributed to students enrolled in an upcoming liturgy course from LCC’s Francophone Lutheran Liturgical Institute (Institut liturgique luthérien francophone – ILLF) being offered in cooperation with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of…
Save the date for seminary opening services
CANADA – The opening services for the new academic year at Lutheran Church–Canada’s two seminaries have now been set. Concordia Lutheran Seminary (Edmonton) will hold its opening service on September 5 at 4:30 p.m., during which time Rev. Dr. Joel Heck will be installed as…