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Leading With Courage and Faith - Canada Lutheran Magazine - ELCIC
In 2007, Susan Johnson (she/her) was installed as the fourth National Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC). She became the youngest person to be elected as National Bishop, as well as the first individual to serve in the position who has come out as queer. In the years since, she has been re-elected in 2011, 2015, and 2019. Now, after four terms of service, spanning 18 years of ministry leading the ELCIC as National Bishop, Rev. Johnson is retiring. I’m pleased to see that the ELCIC has really become a missional church; it is more outward looking...
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In an ever-growing (and ever-confusing) world of technology, our faith communities have found themselves uncertain of their role in embracing...

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December – Reaching Out Through Campus Ministry

With the help of a manual espresso maker and a battery-operated whisk, Rev. Richard Reimer offers caffeine-loving university students a...

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October – Faith in Action

Whether in the news cycle, our homes, or our congregations across Canada, we are gripped, heartbroken and made listless by...

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September – Experiencing Creativity in Worship

Ecclesia reformata, semper reformanda! The Latin phrase that means “the church reformed, and always reforming” equally applies to our worship...

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