Category: Education News
Looking for a summer vicar?
EDMONTON -Concordia Lutheran Seminary (Edmonton) is inviting congregations to consider requesting the services of a summer vicar. Summer Vicarage is an opportunity for congregations to receive help with congregational and other ministry projects from a seminarian on summer break. Seminarians are licensed to preach (with…
Concordia University College of Alberta Suspends Church Work Programs
EDMONTON – In response to budgetary challenges and consistent low enrolments, Concordia University College of Alberta is moving to suspend its church work programs, including the Director of Parish Services, Lutheran Teacher, and Youth Ministry Certificate programs. Discussions are also taking place with Concordia Lutheran…
Seminary cooperation continues
ST. CATHARINES, Ontario – Cooperation between Lutheran Church–Canada’s two seminaries continues to bear fruit, as evidenced by recent meetings in St. Catharines, Ontario. On January 26, the Boards of Regents of Concordia Lutheran Seminary and Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary held their annual joint meeting, followed…
CUCA moves to pension and benefit autonomy; LCC Plans remain stable
EDMONTON/WINNIPEG – Concordia University College of Alberta (CUCA) has informed Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) that it needs to assume pension plan sponsor and administrator responsibilities for its members as soon as formal approval is received from the Provincial Regulator. This move forms part of a long…
The Zombie Mission Field: CCSCF plans for 2015 conference
EDMONTON – The zombie mission field is all around us and is “ripe for the harvest,” says Rev. Dr. Bill Anderson, Director of the Canadian Centre for Scholarship and the Christian Faith (CCSCF). But there are also “zombie missionaries”—Christians who are mindlessly wandering around in…
New resources for diaconal and pastoral recruitment
CANADA – Efforts are currently underway to draw together various recruitment resources for use in Lutheran Church–Canada congregations and schools. Rev. Jim Fritsche, coordinator for the project, explained that the resources include the existing “is God calling me?” testimonial project produced by the Alberta-British Columbia…
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