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Anyuak pastor installed in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG – On June 22, 2019, Rev. Oboya Ochalla was ordained and installed as Assistant Pastor of St. James Lutheran Church in Winnipeg where he will focus on outreach to the Anyuak and Amharic communities. “It’s a joy to be ordained into the pastoral ministry,”…
The Pastoral Office in the Catechism
by Timothy Teuscher Recently our seminaries observed the high point of their academic year when graduates received a theological degree and their first call to congregations across our synod. It is, as such, good that we—pastors and people alike—reflect anew on the office of the…
Deacons in the Church: Vibrant Servants of God
by Jennifer Frim Deacon. It’s a word that you might have heard from time to time, tossed around in various church contexts—maybe even in church contexts beyond our Lutheran one. What exactly does it mean and how is it used in our church? The term…
Higher Education and You
by Mathew Block When you think of “higher education” in a Christian context, you probably think of seminary. That’s especially true around this time of the year. Just recently Lutheran Church-Canada (LCC) celebrated the graduation and first calls of a new class of pastors, as…
The Family Altar
by David Haberstock Do you have an altar in your house? At my first ever Circuit Counsellors’ meeting I discovered that Lutheran Church–Canada’s synodical bylaws require Circuit Counsellors to inquire about the “maintenance of the family altar.” Say what? Maybe you’re thinking, “I thought only…
Indigenous people and the Christian faith: A new way forward
by Bill Anderson So, I’m a white dude. Ironic, I know, given the title of the article. I really struggled with the appropriateness of me writing this piece. One indigenous friend said it was “okay” to do so but he did chuckle at the irony…