The seminary’s annual Call Service takes place on Saturday, 27 May 2017, 4:00pm, at Grace Lutheran Church, St. Catharines. We plan to broadcast the service live by webcam. If you would like to watch, follow the link below. https://livestream.com/accounts/771825/events/7431231 A recording will be available after the event until 26 June.
Celebrating the Reformation with Lutherans in Japan
30 years since the Asia Graduate School of Theology was established. 60 years since the foundation of their seminary. 500 years since the Reformation. So many gifts of God to remember at the "365" Symposium at Kobe Lutheran Theological Seminary. "When my friend, Dr Makito Masaki, President of the Kobe seminary in Japan, invited me … Continue reading Celebrating the Reformation with Lutherans in Japan
Guild Day Speaker Warren Hamp on the Mission in Nicaragua: “Fellowship means sharing”
On a sunny spring morning of the 22nd of April, members of the Seminary Guild, faculty, staff and students with their families - all in all over hundred souls - gathered for a day of mutual support and edification from God's Word. In addition to ever-important encounters between students and their supporting congregations, not to … Continue reading Guild Day Speaker Warren Hamp on the Mission in Nicaragua: “Fellowship means sharing”
Sermon: St Mark, Evangelist (2017)
The following sermon was preached by Rev. Dr Wilhelm Torgerson in the seminary's Martin Luther chapel for the divine service in commemoration of St Mark, Evangelist, on Tuesday, 25 April 2017. “Luke alone is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is very useful to me for service” (II Timothy 4:11) … Continue reading Sermon: St Mark, Evangelist (2017)
Rev Krestick: Relationship between the pastor and his church requires time and commitment
"Avoid separate vacations like the plague!" "Make sure you have time reserved for each other." "Don't ever gossip about the other one." Rev. Robert Krestick shared these insights with the students of Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary on 4 April in a special convocation that reflected upon the similarities between marriage and the pastor's relationship with … Continue reading Rev Krestick: Relationship between the pastor and his church requires time and commitment
Reformation 500 Conference: 10-11 September 2017
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
Call Service 2017
The seminary's annual Call Service will take place at Grace Lutheran Church, 213 Linwell Rd, St. Catharines, on Saturday, 27 May 2017, 4.00pm. (Note the change of venue.) We heartily invite members of LCC, and especially friends and family of the students and award recipients, to attend this festive event. Three graduating pastoral students (Andrew … Continue reading Call Service 2017
Support Us in Lent 2017
This past week the seminary appealed to the members of LCC to include support of the seminary in their Lenten discipline. In our regular Lenten appeal letter, seminarian Vishal Paul, who has come to Canada from India to become a Lutheran pastor, introduces himself and his family. Pastor Dan Abraham, a member of the seminary's … Continue reading Support Us in Lent 2017
4 April – Rev. Robert Krestick speaks of the connection between ministry and marriage
Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary is hosting Rev. Robert Krestick, the chairman of her Board of Regents, on the 4th of April as he shares insights on the way the relationship between husband and wife in the holy matrimony is connected with the relationship between the pastor and his congregation. Originally presented in Edmonton seminary as … Continue reading 4 April – Rev. Robert Krestick speaks of the connection between ministry and marriage
Vicars’ Dinner with the LWMLC (2017)
Vicarage is a big deal for seminary students—the opportunity to spend a whole year working in a congregation to put their theological education into practice. And so the annual vicars' dinner, hosted by the Lutheran Women's Missionary League–Canada (LWMLC), is a pretty big deal, too. It's one of those occasions when the students realise just … Continue reading Vicars’ Dinner with the LWMLC (2017)
Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary 