Vision & Values

Vision

To provide confessional Lutheran theological formation for students, pastors and laypeople.
To graduate pastors to serve Lutheran Church—Canada, and other Churches, who are qualified, adaptable, and committed to being servants.
To instill in students a desire to reach out with the Gospel.
To utilize a variety of educational delivery systems.
To foster communication between the Seminary and the Church
To increase the financial vitality of the Seminary.

The Holy Scriptures and the Lutheran Confessions as the Seminary’s source and norm for teaching and life.
Our unique context as a seminary of Lutheran Church-Canada.
A positive relationship between the seminary, the Church, and the wider community.
The special mission given to the seminary by God and the Church: to carefully and faithfully prepare pastors for ministry.
The gifts, talents, and qualifications present among the Seminary’s students, faculty and staff.
Life-long learning by the Seminary’s students, faculty and staff.
Relationships nurtured and shaped by Law and Gospel.
Opportunities to provide confessional Lutheran theological education for the Church and throughout the wider community.
The opportunity to provide theological formation in the Canadian context.