Category Archives: Lutheran Theological Seminary in Tshwane

Missiological formation in seminary education in South Africa

St. Paul was probably the missionary par excellence. Winfred Boniface did quite a magnificent job of missionizing the Germans. Hudson Taylor in China could be quite relevant as a missionary to the Far East too. However all three did not … Continue reading

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David Schneider + 20.2.2020 +

David was a missionary in the Philippines before coming to Enhlanhleni, Umsinga/KZN. He was the successor of Dr. Daniel Mattson, who also worked for Lutheran Church Missouri Synod and specifically for “World Missions.” He was a very sociable man, who … Continue reading

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Seminary Open Day 2017

Here is my presentation at the close of today’s Seminary Open Day at LTS: 

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Matins in the morning

Dear friends: Here is yesterday’s sermonette during Matins on 1.Corinthians 3 to read: 1cor35-10-matins and here to listen to:   

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LTS News 2016,4: Summer update!

Dear friends of the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Tshwane! As our brothers and sisters in the USA celebrate “Thanksgiving”, we here too have lots of reason to sing God’s praises and celebrate his miracles and wonders of grace, peace and … Continue reading

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Matins in the morning

Today’s sermon on Acts 20:7-12 is available here to read: draft-ac207-12-matins and to listen to: 

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Confessional at St.Timothy’s

Here’s this morning’s confessional “Where the Lord leads, blessings follow” preached by Pastor Ed Engelbrecht on Exodus 16:16-30 in the chapel of St.Timothy at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Tshwane: confessional-ex-1616ff-engelbrecht

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Strong comfort

Here is this morning’s sermon on Ephesians 6:18-20 to read (draft-eph618-20-matins) and to hear  We pray with the holy Christian Church a collect of this past Sunday: “Almighty and everlasting God, comfort of the sad and strength of those who … Continue reading

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Elijah at the brook Cherith

Here is this this morning’s sermonette as held in the chapel of St. Timothy at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Tshwane to read: draft-1ki171-6-matins and to listen to here: 

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Matins in the morning

Here is today’s sermon I preached during Matins in chapel to read: Mt9,35-38 Matins and to listen to:   

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