Category: Education News
New volume of LTR now available
CANADA – The 2023 volume of Lutheran Theological Review (LTR) has now been released. This volume is dedicated to Rev. Dr. John Stephenson, who in December of last year entered retirement after serving as a professor at Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (St. Catharines, Ontario) for…
Faculty call to CLTS accepted
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. – In June 2023, Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) announced that Rev. Kirk Radford intends to accept a call as Assistant Professor of Theology. Rev. Radford is expected to begin teaching in the 2024-25 academic year. The delay will allow Rev. Radford…
New artwork added to CLTS catechetical baptismal font
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. – In May 2021, Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) consecrated a new baptismal font in the seminary’s Martin Luther Chapel announcing an ongoing project “to add small pieces of artwork depicting the Christian Church’s ministry in Word and Sacrament, based on the…
LCC Seminaries present honorary awards 2023
CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) seminaries presented several honorary awards during their respective call services this year. Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary’s (CLTS – St. Catharines) Call Service honoured Rev. Warren Hamp, pastor of Faith Lutheran Church (Kitchener, ON) with the Delta Chi (Servant of Christ)…
First calls for 2023’s graduating pastors
CANADA – Concordia Lutheran Seminary (Edmonton – CLS) and Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (St. Catharines, ON – CLTS) held Call Services on May 26 and 27 respectively, announcing the first calls of four graduating pastors for 2023. Additionally, CLS saw the commendation of one colloquy…
New Interim President announced for CLS: Dr. Joel Heck
EDMONTON – Concordia Lutheran Seminary (Edmonton – CLS) publicly announced, at their Sacred Convocation on May 26, 2023, that Rev. Dr. Joel D. Heck has accepted the Call to serve as Interim President of the seminary. In a Facebook post, CLS shared: “The CLS Board…