Category: Education News
PMC and boards of LCC seminaries meet, initial summary and commitments
Joint PMC-CLS-CLTS initial summary and commitments CANADA – The President’s Ministry Council (PMC) and the boards of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC)’s two seminaries met February 14-15, 2023, at Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary in St. Catherines, Ontario for a time of prayerful discussion about issues facing our…
CLS President Gimbel to retire, call for nominations for Interim President
EDMONTON – Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) in Edmonton has announced that President James Gimbel will retire at the completion of the 2023-24 academic year, and is issuing a call for nominations for the role of Interim President during the transition. In a release, CLS expressed…
In Review: Through the Valley
by Mathew Block Rev. Kurt Reinhardt’s latest book of poetry, Through the Valley, brings a word of comfort to those facing sorrow and suffering, as well as those accompanying others travelling through the valley of the shadow of death. As with his earlier collections of…
New Quest Course: “Paradoxically Lutheran”
ONLINE – The Scriptures are our source and norm for doctrine and belief. There is a clear teaching about the Trinity, the needs of humanity, and God’s plan of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. Our finite minds love to have a clear answer to…
New academic year begins for LCC seminaries
CANADA – Special services marked the opening of the 2022-23 academic year for Lutheran Church–Canada’s seminaries in early September. Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) in Edmonton, Alberta, held its Opening Service on September 6 at the Concordia Lutheran Seminary Chapel. CLS President Rev. Dr. Jim Gimbel…
LCC Seminaries: Call for nominations for honorary awards
CLTS (St. Catharines) CANADA – Each May at its annual Call Service, Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (St. Catharines) has the opportunity to confer two major awards on worthy pastors or lay members of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC). The recipient of the Friend of the Seminary award is…