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WLS announces new Centre for Worship and Global Song

Since 1985, there have been more Christians in churches of the Global South than in the more affluent countries of the Global North. We often are painfully aware of the challenges and suffering in these nations but there is a vibrancy to the worship and a dynamism to their hymnody that is a gift to the whole church. Waterloo Lutheran Seminary is pleased to announce the creation of the Centre for Worship and Global Song which may serve as a bridge across cultures and between churches to help share this gift.

On February 5th, WLS hosted a benefit concert for this new Centre. Dr. Paul Helmer, a renowned pianist and Mr. Sebastian Meadows-Helmer, a violinist and a fourth year Seminarian at WLS, performed at the Maureen Forrester Recital Hall at Wilfrid Laurier University.

Pictured above, Inshallah sings a 'global song' thank you, accompanied by the Helmers.

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My Story

Allen Jorgenson teaches systematic theology. Dr. Jorgenson currently serves as Assistant Dean and Associate Professor of Systematic Theology, and has been on the faculty since 2005. Allen is passionate about the significance of theological education for the formation of both clergy and laity. He remains convinced that theological thought engenders a sense of wonder and awe which informs the way we live in the world. Dr. Jorgenson is especially interested in the doctrinal treatment of Word and Sacrament. This grows, in part, out of his 14 years of experience as a parish pastor and his conviction that the worship life of the people of God serves as the primordial font for theological reflection. His recent research has focussed on the significance of Luther's sacramental theology for the public life of the church. Allen is also particularly interested in the paradigm shift evidenced in early modernity and the varying attempts to respond to its legacy in contemporary theology. Dr. Jorgenson is the author of The Appeal to Experience in the Christologies of Friedrich Schleiermacher and Karl Rahner (Peter Lang, 2007) and has most recently contributed a chapter entitled "Contours of the Common Priesthood" to The Global Luther (Fortress Press, 2009).

Dr. Allen G. Jorgenson

Assistant Dean

Public Lecture

The next lecture in the series is:

Dr. Heather Eaton
Faith and Ecology
Professor, Saint Paul University, Ottawa
Friday March 26 10:00 AM

For more information click here.

Lenten Lunch Discussions

Join us on Mondays in Lent, beginning March 1, to continue the conversation about worship that began last year with the lectures on meaning-making. This year we will consider matters around worship and hospitality.  The format will include a 20 min prepared reflection on the topic by the presenter and then an open discussion.  Bring your lunch; we’ll provide coffee.

A complete listing of dates and topics can be found by clicking here or you can listen to past discussion by clicking here.

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Waterloo Lutheran Seminary is a graduate school operated by the Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, is a Federated College of Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada and is an accredited member of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada and the Ontario Council on Graduate Studies.

Waterloo Lutheran Seminary provides for the scholarly study of the Christian faith in an interdenominational setting.