Category: West Region News
Big Changes for the BC Mission Boat Society
BRITISH COLUMBIA – The BC Mission Boat Society (BCMBS) has announced that their Executive Director, Marcus Huff, has accepted a call to serve a parish in Michigan, and that they are using this transitional time to evaluate the mission agency’s current operation structure. “Marcus isn’t…
The Glorious and Not so Glorious Office
by Nolan Astley Way back in 1960, Rev. Dr. A. H. Schwermann, then President of Concordia College in Edmonton, wrote a chapter in a book called The Pastor at Work. His focus was on the doctrine of the call, but early in his chapter Schwermann,…
Interim Pastoral Leader to conclude service in Alberta and British Columbia
WINNIPEG – Rev. Nolan D. Astley, the Interim Pastoral Leader for Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) congregations in Alberta and British Columbia during the past year, will officially conclude his work in this role on September 1, 2016. The Interim Pastoral Leader arrangement was implemented after the…
Court approves ABC District and DIL Plans
EDMONTON – On July 15, the Alberta-British Columbia District Group had a court hearing during which they applied for an Order sanctioning the District Plan and District Investments Ltd. (DIL) Plan. On August 2, the court rendered its decision, sanctioning both plans for implementation following…
Are You Filled with the Holy Spirit?
by Nolan Astley Like me, you may have some Christian friends who talk a great deal about being filled with the Holy Spirit. Though they do not mean to sound arrogant, they often come across as if they think themselves to be a cut above…
CLS hosts weekend retreat for those interested in exploring the pastoral ministry
EDMONTON – From May 13-15, Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS – Edmonton) held a weekend retreat for young men interested in exploring the pastoral ministry. Six young men, mostly high school students, joined seminarians and faculty in sample classes in exegetical, systematic, historical, and practical theology….
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