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New Confessions II lecturer

LTS Admin — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 09:50:13 +0000

Prof. Dr. Klän from the SELK in Germany, who has taught many intensive courses at LTS in the past, is now an official parttime instructor at LTS. Prof. Klän will stay for a whole quarter, teaching Lutheran Confessions II (Smalcald Articles and the Formula of Concord). Prof. Klän has authored a book on the Lutheran Confessions (in German), together with Prof. Dr. Robert Kolb, called Grund-Sätze aus den evangelisch-lutherischen Bekenntnisschriften. LTS places great emphasis on teaching the Lutheran Confessions, and students receive instruction on all the Lutheran Confessions in the Book of Concord.

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Dogmatics Lecturer Completes PhD

LTS Admin — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 14:41:33 +0000

With the defense of his doctaoral thesis on January 29th, LTS lecturer for Dogmatic Theology Tobias Schütze finished his PhD under the title “Yes and No: Lutheran Confessional Foundations of Inter-Church Recognition” [Sic et Non. Lutherische Bekenntnisgrundlagen zwischenkirchlicher Anerkennung] at the University of Münster, Germany, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Anne Käfer.

In his doctoral thesis, Schütze attempts to examine the Lutheran Confession for statements on inter-church or inter-confessional recognition and recognizes an aspectival ecclesiology in the Lutheran Confessions. This in turn results in a cohesion of inter-church recognition and non-recognition, which is only possible through the utilization of law and gospel.

We congratulate him for this outstanding achievement!

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African Church History Class

LTS Admin — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 12:34:24 +0000

This week, Dr Radikobo Ntsimane (LCSA) is teaching a class on African Church History to our 3rd year students. Dr Ntsimane is a former rector of LTS (1998-2000), and former lecturer at the University of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN). He has a PhD in Church History from UKZN. It is a great privilege to have Dr Ntsimane teaching at LTS again!

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Rev Hanfato new LTS registrar

LTS Admin — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 12:12:42 +0000

Rev. Mintesinot Birru Hanfato has at the last LTS board meeting on 24 October 2023 been appointed as registrar of LTS. Rev. Hanfato has been serving at LTS since 2014. He has a masters degree in New Testament studies from the Mekane Yesus seminary in Ethiopia, and is busy with his PhD in Old Testament Studies at UNISA. The position of registrar had to filled after the tragic passing of Rev. John Nkambule earlier this year. The LTS registrar is responsible for student admissions and many aspects of the academic programme of our seminary. God bless Rev. Hanfato in his new position.

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Last Intensive Course of 2023

LTS Admin — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 09:49:40 +0000

We are privileged to have both Prof. Dr Werner Klän (SELK, Germany) and Dr Dieter Reinstorf (FELSISA) teaching intensive courses at LTS from October 2-13. Prof Klän is teaching “Theology of the Lutheran Confessions”. Klän has been a regular instructor at LTS since 2008, but because of the pandemic, it is his first visit in four years. It is wonderful to have him back. Dr Reinstorf, former Bishop of the FELSISA, is teaching at LTS for the first time in many years. He had taught at the seminary in Enhlanhleni previously, that was before the seminary moved to Pretoria at the end of the year 2000. Reinstorf is teaching on Luke’s Gospel. We wish instructors and students a blessed time!

On the photo, back, from left to right: Rector Hiestermann, Rev. Hanfato, Dr Reinstorf. Front: Dr Werner Klän, student Vuyi Nkambule, who led Matins, and lecturer Tobias Schütze.

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New Lecturer at LTS

LTS Admin — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 16:31:04 +0000

We welcome Rev. Fernando Huf as new lecturer at our seminary. Rev. Huf is an LCMS alliance missionary from Brazil. Apart from teaching at LTS, he also serves as the Area Facilitator of Southern Africa for the LCMS International Mission. Rev Huf arrived in South Africa with his wife Magda and two daughters in July. They are here on a short term visa and we are praying that they will be able to stay much longer, as Rev Huf is a wonderful addition to our faculty.

Here’s a short biography of Rev. Huf: “Born in Curitiba, Brazil, in 1973. Graduated (Bachelor’s Degree in Theology) from Concordia Institute of Sao Paulo (Brazil) in 1997 and enrolled in the Doctor of Ministry program at Concordia Seminary – Saint Louis. Served as pastor in Recife for seven years and then in Sao Paulo for seven years. Pastor (speaker) of the Lutheran Hour of Brazil from 2012 to 2022. Called to serve as an Alliance Project missionary as Area Facilitator for Southern Africa”.

He is married to Magda, with two daughters, Tábata and Muriel.

With Rev. Huf teaching at LTS, our permanent faculty now consist of four lecturers from four different countries: South Africa, Ethiopia, Germany, and Brazil!

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Online Pastoral Care Class

LTS Admin — Fri, 12 May 2023 08:58:58 +0000

Yesterday, our third-year students had the unique opportunity to be taught by the author of a prescribed textbook himself! Dr Harold Senkbeil, author of the book The Care of Souls, taught an online class on “spiritual warfare” as part of the course “Pastoral Care”. An hour of teaching on the topic was followed by another hour of questions and answers.

After the online class, Dr. Senkbeil remarked: ” I thoroughly enjoyed myself and hope that the men were edified. I was frankly impressed by the insight and depth of their questions and comments”.

It was a wonderful opportunity for our students to learn from Dr Senkbeil, for which we are grateful. We pray that they will be able to apply what they have learned in their future ministry.

Dr Senkbeil

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Closing Service and Prizegiving

LTS Admin — Fri, 25 Nov 2022 08:49:42 +0000

On Friday, November 25th, we closed the 2022 academic year with Matins and prizegiving. During Matins, Rev. John Nkambule and Rev. Mintesinot Birru led the liturgy, rector Hiestermann delivered the sermon. This year, there are no graduates because of the delays caused by Covid-19. God willing, we will have 17 graduates next year. We thank the Lord for all his blessings this year. Below are some pictures from the prizegiving ceremony.

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3rd Quarter Intensives

LTS Admin — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 07:09:06 +0000

For the two weeks of August 29 – September 10, LTS has the privilege of hosting Dr. Walter Steele and his wife Robyn, as well as Dr. Elliot Sithole. Drs. Steele and Sithole are providing our students with instruction in the form of a two-week intensive class. Dr. Steele is teaching on the general epistles of the New Testament, focusing on 1 Peter. Dr. Sithole is teaching the book of Genesis. Dr. Steele is an LCMS missionary who serves as registrar of Matongo Lutheran Theological College, Kenya. With this intensive, not only the students are learning from our guest lecturers, but also the LTS lecturers are learning about another Confessional Lutheran Seminary in Africa. We are grateful for this opportunity. May the Lord strengthen the relationship between the seminaries.

LTS rector Hiestermann (left), Dr. Walter Steele (right)

Students in the class of Dr. Steele

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Learning to Preach

LTS Admin — Tue, 17 May 2022 06:42:47 +0000

As part of their first Homiletics course, our second year students are not only learning how to write sermons with a clear Law/Gospel distinction, but they are also practicing the delivery of the sermon. Student Yamikani Nkhata yesterday preached on Galatians 3:15-22. Over the next four weeks, all 18 students will get the opportunity to preach during Matins. The Homiletics course is presented by Rev. Nathan Mntambo.

Student Yamikani (left) and lecturer Nathan Mtambo (right)

Student Veli Mdluli leading the liturgy

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