Category: Education News

December 14, 2009

Lutherans contribute to Brazilian society: seminary president

EDMONTON – Lutherans have contributed to Brazil’s socio-political-economic culture during the past 100-plus years, says a South American seminary president. Rev. Gerson Linden, director of Seminário Concórdia, São Leopoldo, Brazil, recently told students, faculty and friends of Concordia Lutheran Seminary, Edmonton, (CLS), that Lutherans have…

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November 26, 2009

Enrolment at CUCA “steady as we go”

EDMONTON – Enrolment in church-work programs at Concordia University College of Alberta (CUCA) remained “steady” this fall, says a senior administrator. “I’m not seeing any huge shifts in terms of the numbers in the program,” said Paul Schoepp, director of church-work programs at CUCA. “It’s…

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November 2, 2009

Prepare for Christmas with music

ST. CATHARINES –Prepare for the Christmas season by attending a special event at Hernder Estate Wines December 11. Sponsored by Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary, Songs For His Season will feature musicians Tara Lynn Hart, a Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) winner, and John Rapp, a…

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October 3, 2009

Prayer and meditation

What does it mean to be in constant communion with God and also have times of focused prayer? Rev. Warren Steckelberg, former pastor at St. Peter’s Historic Lutheran Church and chaplain at Concordia Lutheran Seminary, Edmonton and at Concordia University College of Alberta, presents four…

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September 16, 2009

Seminary shares lecture series

The annual Timothy Lectures at Concordia Lutheran Seminary, Edmonton will be webcast Thursday, September 24. The presentations begin at 8 a.m. MT (10 ET) and conclude at 3 p.m. The lecturer this year is Rev. Bill Ney, pastor at St. Matthew’s Stony Plain, Alta. To…

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September 16, 2009

Seminary services and celebrations

In two special services September 12 and 13, Lutheran Church–Canada’s two seminaries launched their academic years under the theme “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus.” Ten new MDiv students began their studies toward the pastoral ministry, six at Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary, St. Catharines…

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