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Thanks to the generous support of FaithLife Financial, Concordia Seminary, St. Catharines is pleased to offer the 2012 Pastor’s Desk Diary to the first 650 Lutheran pastors or professional church workers who place an order (e-mail concordiarec@brocku.ca). The diary is designed to be used by Lutheran pastors in Canada who serve in LCC/LCMS, ELCIC, and … Continue reading Pastor’s Desk Diary 2012

Concordia's Martin Luther chapel was filled with the sound of children as students and their families gathered with faculty, staff, regents, and local visitors for the opening service of the 36th academic year. It truly gladdens the heart to have such a vibrant young seminary community, with more than 20 children in its midst. The … Continue reading Opening Service 2011

Do you want to read the Old Testament with understanding? Beginning on Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 7:00pm, Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary, St. Catharines, will open its doors to anyone interested in a guided tour through the Old Testament. The teacher will be Pastor Juhana Pohjola of Helsinki, Finland, who is a visiting scholar at the … Continue reading Vistas on the Old Testament

Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary is proud to announce that Rev. Jon Vieker will be the major presenter for a Festive Convocation in honour of the 200th birthday of C. F. W. Walther. Rev. Vieker is the Senior Assistant to the President of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, and a noted expert on the early hymnals of … Continue reading C. F. W. Walther Festive Convocation, 23-24 October 2011

The faculty congratulates 1987 CLTS graduate Dr Tom Korcok on CPH's recent publication of his Lutheran Education: From Wittenberg to the Future. Dr Korcok's first book is an expanded version of his doctoral treatise at the Free University of Amsterdam. In the blurbs printed at the front of the book, Dr John Stephenson comments that, … Continue reading 1987 CLTS Graduate Publishes His First Book

The latest volume of Lutheran Theological Review is now available online. This is the official journal of the two seminaries of Lutheran Church–Canada. The present volume includes essays honouring the 200th anniversary of the birth of C. F. W. Walther, first president of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. Print copies will be mailed to all pastors … Continue reading Lutheran Theological Review 23

Concordia's first (and hopefully not last!) conference on Scandinavian Lutheranism was received with great joy by some 40 participants who gathered at the seminary in the days following upon Lutheran Church–Canada's convention. The event was prompted by the presence of visiting scholar Revd Juhana Pohjola, Dean of Luther Foundation–Finland, and pastor of the St Markus … Continue reading Watch Scandinavian Conference Online

At the annual Call Service, held on Saturday, 28 May 2011, at Christ Lutheran Church in St. Catharines, CLTS announced the placement of two pastoral graduates and five vicars: Pastoral Candidates: Ernest R. Green           Associate Pastor, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, North Tonawanda, NY Wei Ge (Wayne) Zhang    Associate Pastor, Trinity Lutheran Church, Richmond, B.C. Vicars: Wes … Continue reading Seminary Placements 2011

This Saturday, 28 May, 4:00pm, is the occasion of the seminary's annual Call Service.  This year two graduates will receive their pastoral placements, and five students will receive their vicarage assignments. The service takes place at Christ Lutheran Church, 140 Russel Ave, St. Catharines, Ontario. If you cannot be present, you can watch live online … Continue reading Call Service Webcast

Not all lessons are taught in a classroom. The ten students in Dr Mundt’s Evangelism in the Parish course recently “took to the road”. After attending the East District’s “EvangelFest” and discussing “Out-of-Church Experiences” and “Close Encounters of the Church-Kind” on Friday and Saturday (13-14 May), the students were given opportunities to put principles into … Continue reading Evangelism Class Lands in Guelph