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Lutheran Church Lutheran Church-Canada has officially designated 23 September 2012 as Seminaries Sunday. We encourage you to pray for the synod's two seminaries on this, or another Sunday in September, remembering the great need for undershepherds for Christ's flock. Liturgical resources and a bulletin cover / insert are available for your use here. You may … Continue reading Seminaries Sunday 2012

We would like to introduce Melanie Meleg, the seminary's new Development Assistant. Melanie will be taking responsibility for receiving donations, issuing receipts, and managing the database. But she will also be in touch personally with the seminary's supporters across Lutheran Church-Canada. When you hear her voice on the phone, you'll now be able to put … Continue reading Welcome to Our New Development Assistant

The Justification of the Ungodly: An Interpretation of Romans, by former CLTS president Jonathan F. Grothe, has been received with great enthusiasm since its publication in 2005. With the first print run sold out, Dr Grothe took the opportunity to review the text thoroughly, correct typographical errors, and re-format the work so that it now … Continue reading Commentary on Romans Republished

Rev. Dr. Thomas Winger has received the divine call to serve as President of Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) in St. Catharines (Ontario). After two days of interviews, much discussion, and prayer, the electors appointed by Lutheran Church-Canada issued the call to Dr. Winger July 11, 2012. “With joy, we embrace Dr. Winger’s leadership at … Continue reading CLTS Calls New President

Lutheran Theological Review is an annual journal published by the two seminary faculties of Lutheran Church–Canada. It provides a forum for our professors and pastors to publish their research, and for the seminaries to provide resources and to stimulate the minds of our pastorate and laity. Free copies are sent to every pastor in LCC, … Continue reading New Volume of Lutheran Theological Review Released

The seminary's latest newsletter has been printed and is on its way to all congregations in Lutheran Church–Canada. But you don't have to wait. Read it now here. There are stories about our graduates and vicars, present students, and faculty news. Thanks to all of you for your ongoing support. If you wish to donate … Continue reading Summer Newsletter

A warm welcome awaited all who ventured out into last Saturday’s heat to attend Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary’s annual placement service. Every spring around this time students are assigned to a year of internship, called vicarage, and graduates receive their first calls from synod's congregations. The festive mood and music is appropriate for this very … Continue reading Call Service 2012

Preached by Revd Dr Wilhelm Torgerson at the CLTS Call Service, 26 May 2012, The Eve of Pentecost, at Grace Ev. Lutheran Church.  “D o n ’ t   U n d e r e s t i m a t e !”  St. Luke 5:1-11 You’ve no doubt heard them, those words by coaches of … Continue reading Call Service 2012 (sermon)

Preached by Dr Wilhelm Torgerson in the Martin Lutheran Chapel of CLTS, 25 April 2012  II Timothy 4:11 Festival of St Mark the Evangelist “Luke alone is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is very useful to me for service.” What a wonderful word, what an expression of loving kindness: … Continue reading St Mark, Evangelist

The following sermon was preached by Dr Wilhelm Torgerson in the seminary's Martin Luther Chapel on Easter Wednesday, 2012.  I Corinthians 15:12-20 Did you hear about it? During excavations in Jerusalem a parchment was found, apparently containing a confession by the Apostle Peter. In it he remorsefully admits that in that fateful year 33 A.D., … Continue reading Sermon for Easter Wednesday