加拿大圣凯瑟琳斯路德宗神学院建校50周年，美加两教会牧师首度联合开会
位于加拿大安大略省圣凯瑟琳斯市的 Concordia 路德宗神学院（CLTS）迎来建校50周年。10月19日至21日，该校在尼亚加拉瀑布城举办周年会议，加拿大路德会东区与美国路德会密苏里大会东区的牧师、执事会议首度联合举行，180多名牧师、教会工作者、校友和平信徒与会。,会议是该校50周年系列庆祝的中心活动，周年主题为塑造未来，会议聚焦数字时代尊重性的神学对话。与会者每日共同祷告、崇拜和研读；周二晚间举行敬拜礼仪，其后的庆祝晚宴有200人出席。北美四所路德宗神学院的校长同场出席，包括该校校长 Thomas Winger、圣路易斯 Concordia 神学院校长 Thomas Egger、韦恩堡 Concordia 神学院校长 Jon Bruss 和埃德蒙顿 Concordia 路德宗神学院校长 Jonathan Kraemer。,校长 Thomas Winger 表示，走过50年见证了主对神学院始终如一的信实，能与密苏里大会的同工共同举办这次会议，正是两教会共同历史与信仰传承的体现。路德会密苏里大会东区会长 John Pingel 说，密苏里大会与加拿大路德会两神学院之间的紧密联系，是给教会的一份礼物。,该校1976年创办，起初是韦恩堡 Concordia 神学院的分校，第一年只有8名学生在圣凯瑟琳斯复活路德宗教会的地下室上课，1980年成为独立机构，如今学生来自25个国家。周年庆祝已于10月19日以校园开放日开场，该校在2026至2027学年还将继续举办50周年活动。
Canadian Seminary Marks 50 Years with First Joint U.S.-Canada Lutheran Pastors Conference
Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, has marked 50 years of theological formation with a landmark anniversary conference. Held October 19 to 21 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, the gathering brought together more than 180 pastors, church workers, alumni and laity, and marked a historic first: a joint gathering of the pastors' and deacons' conferences of the East Region of Lutheran Church-Canada (LCC) and the Eastern District of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS).,The conference, the centerpiece of the seminary's 50th-anniversary year under the theme Forming the Future, focused on respectful theological dialogue in the digital age. Attendees joined in daily prayer, worship and study, with a Divine Service on Tuesday evening followed by a celebratory banquet attended by 200 people. The presidents of all four North American Lutheran seminaries took part, including CLTS President Dr. Thomas Winger, Dr. Thomas Egger of Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Dr. Jon Bruss of Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, and Rev. Jonathan Kraemer of Concordia Lutheran Seminary in Edmonton.,Reaching 50 years is a testament to the Lord's unswerving faithfulness to our seminary and to Lutheran Church-Canada, Winger said, adding that hosting brothers in ministry from the LCMS provided a fitting expression of the two church bodies' joint history and shared confessional heritage. LCMS Eastern District President Rev. John Pingel said the close bond between LCMS and LCC seminaries remains a gift to the Church.,Founded in 1976 as a branch of Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, CLTS began with eight students meeting in the basement of Resurrection Lutheran Church in St. Catharines, became an independent institution in 1980, and now draws students from 25 countries. The anniversary celebrations opened on October 19 with a public open house on the seminary campus, and further 50th-anniversary events are planned through the 2026-2027 academic year.
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