Dr. David Sherbino

Dr. David Sherbino

Professor of Spirituality and Pastoral Ministry | Doctor of Ministry Program Spiritual Formation Track Coordinator

Biography

Dr. Sherbino has been a faculty member at Tyndale Seminary since 1987, serving previously as Chair of the Pastoral Ministries Department, Coordinator of the Worship and Liturgy program, and Dean of the Chapel. He is presently coordinating the master’s program in Spiritual Formation and the doctoral track in Spiritual Formation. He has served as the lead minister in several congregations in Canada and is presently Minister in Association with The Presbyterian Church in Canada. 

A commissioned officer in the Canadian Armed Forces, he served for four years as Regimental Chaplain to the Queen’s York Rangers. A popular speaker and church consultant, he regularly addresses various church and ministry groups in Canada and overseas. He has written many articles for church press publications and has recently published Foundations for Christian Living; The Marriage Preparation Manual; the award winning books Re:Connect: Spiritual Exercises to Develop Intimacy with God; Living, Dying, Living Forever; and Renew: A Basic Guide for a Personal Retreat. His work on spiritual formation has been produced on several videos. Dr. Sherbino is involved as visiting professor at various theological schools, including the South Asia Institute for Advanced Christian Studies (India), the Alliance Biblical Seminary (The Philippines), BGST (Singapore), and at McMaster Divinity College (Hamilton, ON).

David serves  as coordinator of all programs in Pastoral Thanatology  and is the advisor to the Tyndale Spiritual Formation Centre and the Tyndale Centre for Grief and Loss

Academic Credentials

BA, University of Ottawa, 1970 
BTh, Tyndale College, 1971 
MPS, St. Paul University, 1975 
STM, McGill University, 1976 
Diploma in Ministry, Presbyterian College, McGill University, 1976 
Diploma in Spiritual Direction, Pecos Benedictine Abbey, 1976 
DMin, Fuller Theological Seminary, 1986 
CSD (Certified Spiritual Director), Canadian Council of Professional Certification, 1999 
CT (Certified Thanatologist), American Association of Death Educators and Counselors, 2002 
FT (Fellow in Thanatology), American Association of Death Educators and Counselors, 2009, 2013, 2016 
CSDS (Certified Spiritual Director Supervisor), Canadian Council of Professional Certification, 2010 
CTPS (Certified Thanatologist Pastoral Specialist), Canadian Council of Professional Certification (Global), 2019

Areas of Specialization

Pastoral Counselling, Worship, Spiritual Formation, Leadership, Thanatology