Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary
Encyclopedia
Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary is a seminary of Lutheran Church - Canada
(LCC) affiliated with Brock University
and located on that institution's campus on the Niagara Escarpment
at the center of Canada's Niagara Peninsula in St. Catharines, Ontario
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programme, designed for those seeking ordination in the LCC but open to others, which includes one year of vicarage (parish internship) in the third year. It also offers a Master of Theological Studies degree designed for laymen, which can normally be completed in two years.
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Lutheran Church - Canada
The Lutheran Church–Canada is a traditional, confessional Lutheran denomination in Canada. With about 70,000 members, it is the second-largest Lutheran body in Canada after the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada . The LCC was founded in 1988 when most Canadian congregations of the St...
(LCC) affiliated with Brock University
Brock University
Brock University is a comprehensive university located in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Brock offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs that include co-op and other experiential learning opportunities to an enrolment of over 17,000 full-time students.The enabling legislation is...
and located on that institution's campus on the Niagara Escarpment
Niagara Escarpment
The Niagara Escarpment is a long escarpment, or cuesta, in the United States and Canada that runs westward from New York State, through Ontario, Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois...
at the center of Canada's Niagara Peninsula in St. Catharines, Ontario
St. Catharines, Ontario
St. Catharines is the largest city in Canada's Niagara Region and the sixth largest urban area in Ontario, Canada, with 97.11 square kilometres of land...
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Programs
It offers a four-year Master of DivinityMaster of Divinity
In the academic study of theology, the Master of Divinity is the first professional degree of the pastoral profession in North America...
programme, designed for those seeking ordination in the LCC but open to others, which includes one year of vicarage (parish internship) in the third year. It also offers a Master of Theological Studies degree designed for laymen, which can normally be completed in two years.
Governance
Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary is an associate member of the ATSAssociation of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada
The Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada is an organization of seminaries and other graduate schools of theology. ATS has its headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has more than 250 member institutions...
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