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Haitians help Haitians thanks to Canadian aid

Sunday, February 7, 2010

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI — Doctors treated more than 3,200 people at impromptu aid stations recently thanks to donations from the Haiti Lutheran Mission Society (HLMS).

In the weeks after a 7.0-magniude earthquake struck the tiny Caribbean nation, the HLMS wired about US $15,000 to l’Eglise Lutherienne de la Foi (Faith Lutheran Church) in Gonaives, Haiti, the mother congregation of l’Eglise Lutherienne de l’Haiti (LCH).

Haiti relief donations to CLWR almost at $400,000

Friday, February 5, 2010

from CLWR News

WINNIPEG– As the Canadian Lutheran World Relief Appeal for Haiti enters its third week, donations continue to flood into its Winnipeg head office. As of 9:30 a.m. Thursday, February 4, the total amount of donations receipted topped $370,000. Stacks of unopened letters will certainly push the total past $400,000 in the coming days. To donate online go to www.clwr.org

Preparing 21ST Century pastors

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

by Edward Kettner

EDMONTON After three years of questioning and evaluating itself, Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) in Edmonton inaugurated a new curriculum this fall. What was wrong with the old one? In terms of theological content, absolutely nothing! The eternal Gospel we are called to preach remains the same. But our surrounding culture has changed so much, we needed new ways of presenting that unchanging Gospel to what is virtually a new world. One major change takes place outside the classroom. Since becoming a pastor involves developing character as well as mind, we have set up a “co-curriculum” to help CLS equip and evaluate students in non-academic—but essential—areas. Students earn units by participating in field education, workshops and seminars, and other events conducive to spiritual and personal growth. Developing a sense of servanthood is one important area, as are pastoral skills, worship skills and life skills in general.