All posts tagged 2011 convention

June 9, 2011

More a family gathering than a convention

by Ken Maher  Synod is such a foreign sounding word that Gene Roddenberry once used to describe a race of aliens in one of his television shows. For many, synod sounds like it should be an alien concept. Sometimes even those of us in the…

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June 6, 2011

Busy days for convention delegates

Delegates to Lutheran Church–Canada’s Ninth Convention in Hamilton, Ontario wrapped up business today one-half hour ahead of schedule. Meeting from June 3-6 the representatives from across Canada elected those who will serve the church over the next three years and also resolved some important issues….

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March 29, 2011

Convention overtures reflect grassroots concerns

by James Morgan Christian ethics and morals, seminary education, and the preservation and development of Lutheran identity are the hot topics found in overtures to Lutheran Church–Canada’s triennial convention scheduled for June 3 to 6 in Hamilton, Ontario. Congregations, circuits, boards, and commissions submitted overtures, published…

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March 26, 2011

Candidates identified for convention elections

The 2011 Lutheran Church–Canada Convention Workbook, published online Friday, March 25, outlines the nominees for elected positions for which convention delegates will cast ballots. More than 100 congregations sent in nominations for President of Synod, meeting the January 31, 2011 deadline. After counting the ballots,…

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February 17, 2011

Synod directors prepare for major decisions

 Facing a deadline for overtures to Lutheran Church–Canada’s convention in June, LCC’s Board of Directors met by conference call Tuesday, February 15 to engage in further discussion about the three task force reports recently delivered.  The meeting’s primary focus was on the report from the…

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January 13, 2011

Seminary task force receives new assignments

WINNIPEG – In a three-hour conference call Thursday, January 6, Lutheran Church–Canada’s Board of Directors discussed the process of receiving responses to the various task force reports it has received and set out some new assignments. The board paid particular attention to the report from…

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