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The following sermon was preached by Rev. Duane Peters in the seminary's Martin Luther Chapel on Wednesday, 8 November 2017. The text is 1 Thessalonians 2:13-20. Wherever the Word of God is preached, inevitably there will be opposition. But adversity may bring thanksgiving and joy. The opposition St. Paul encountered in Macedonia resulted in thanksgiving … Continue reading Sermon on 1 Thessalonians 2:13-20

The following sermon was preached by Dr John Stephenson in the seminary's Martin Luther Chapel at the divine service celebrating All Saints' Day, 1 November 2017. Revelation 7:9-17; St Matthew 5:1-12 An aunt of mine shocked her siblings by going into hysterics in the moment her mother died, and they thought one of her brothers-in-law … Continue reading All Saints’ Day 2017 (Sermon)

The Reformation Rare Book Room has officially opened at Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary in St. Catharines. The special room, built to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, houses the library’s oldest books, dating from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. Lutheran Church–Canada President, Dr. Robert Bugbee, was on hand to cut the ribbon and … Continue reading Old Books Find New Home at Seminary Library

The fall semester at Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary opened in the beginning of September with the traditional barbecue in Burgoyne Woods, followed by the faculty-student retreat in Niagara Falls a week later. This year CLTS was honoured to host an international guest at the opening retreat, when the bishop emeritus of our sister church in … Continue reading Reformation 500 Conference Opens the Fall Semester at CLTS

The following sermon was preached by Dr Thomas Winger in the seminary's Martin Luther Chapel for the Divine Service commemorating Holy Cross Day, 14 September 2017. John 12:20-33 Dear brothers and sisters of our Lord Jesus Christ: Holy Cross Day is a somewhat peculiar interloper in this Reformation anniversary year. After all, Luther was pretty … Continue reading Holy Cross Day 2017

Dr James W. Voelz was honoured with the presentation of  a Festschrift edited by colleagues Andrew Bartelt, Jeffrey Kloha, and Paul Raabe at the annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature in November 2015. The volume, not yet complete at the time, has now appeared in print (2017). Dr Voelz is the author of … Continue reading Dr Winger Honours His Teacher in Festschrift for Voelz

Beginning 5 October, Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary will offer a ten-session lay-oriented lesson series on the Book of Revelation.  Understood throughout the history of the church in various ways, the Revelation remains a compelling but difficult book - and the modern reader's task is not made any easier by the flood of commentaries that often … Continue reading Book of Revelation for the Laity

As part of this year's celebrations of the 500th anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation, Concordia will hold a conference exploring the Reformation's impact on parish life. "The Reformation of Worship and Preaching" will feature Rev. Dr Jobst Schöne, bishop emeritus of the Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany (SELK) and Rev. Fredrik Sidenvall, Principal at … Continue reading Reformation 500 Conference, 10-11 September 2017: Registration Now Open!

CLTS is not afraid of stealing a good idea! With thanks to our sister seminary in Edmonton, we have inaugurated our own “Take Wing” programme, designed to give second-year seminary students an experience in a parish more distant from the seminary than our usual field work, and to give them personal contact with the seminary. … Continue reading “Take Wing” Gets Airborne in Winnipeg