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Pastor coaches, mentors and witnesses on the basketball court
PLUMAS, Man. – The senior boys’ basketball team at William Morton Collegiate (WMCI) in Gladstone enjoyed a boost when Zion pastor Rev. Mark Smith stepped in to join coach Cale Dunbar. “He’s very experienced and he’s really turned the team around,” said Dunbar, “so the…
Convention resolutions address common concerns
After meeting April 15-16, members of Lutheran Church–Canada’s 2011 Convention Resolutions Committees brought together the themes of 43 overtures and wrote 36 resolutions for delegates to consider in Hamilton from June 3 to 6. Moral issues, doctrine and Lutheran identity, synod governance and structure, and education…
Nicaragua church work students ready to welcome Canadian teachers
by Keven Drews Twenty-three Central American Lutherans will begin studying for church work careers this autumn thanks to the help of Canadian theologians. Rev. Dr. Roger Humann, of Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) in St. Catharines, Ont., and Rev. Dr. Ralph Mayan, president emeritus of Lutheran…
Student ministry in Ukraine marks 20th anniversary
by James Morgan In 1991, Ukraine was rejoining the rest of the world. The Soviet Union had collapsed, the country regained its independence, and the Christian faith was no longer something that had to be observed in secret. This year, the Alpha and Omega Christian…
The power of little words
by David Bode Have you ever noticed how important little words are? Take, for example, the difference between the words a and the. We call one the “indefinite article.” When we talk about a picture, we could be referring to any one of hundreds of…
Awaiting the gift of new church workers
As the academic year draws to a close, church work candidates, congregations and schools wait to hear who the Lord will send their way to serve. This year eight LCC congregations asked for pastoral candidates; six in the ABC District and two in the Central…