News & Articles Archive
Tyndale President Dr. Gary Nelson extends term through 2020
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Tyndale University College & Seminary, a leading Canadian Christian university and seminary, announced today that Dr. Gary Nelson has extended his term as President and Vice Chancellor through 2020. “We have been thrilled with Dr. Nelson’s leadership as he directed us through...
Living out alternative models of church
Friday, February 6, 2015
Dr. Michael Krause, Director of the Internship Program and Assistant Professor of Christian Ministry, believes that alternative church models are increasingly popular in Canada, rather than in the United States. In his view, Canadians have accepted the fact that we live in a secular nation. “...
The Karen Hume Professional Collection Arrives at Tyndale
Friday, January 30, 2015
On Wednesday, January 21, 2014, the Tyndale Libraries introduced the Karen Hume Professional Collection to the Tyndale community. Karen Hume, author and keynote speaker, donated the Karen Hume Professional Collection to the Tyndale Libraries in August 2014 on the occasion of her retirement from...
How to set up a church of small groups
Friday, January 23, 2015
“There is an art and a science to successful small groups,” says Dr. David Sherbino, Tyndale Seminary Professor of Spirituality and Pastoral Ministry. For small groups to work, the church needs people working very hard behind-the-scenes. “It takes a lot of work and effort,”...
Discovering Christianity in Ancient China
Friday, January 16, 2015
Dr. Ron Kydd, Associate Professor of Church History at Tyndale Seminary, went on a month-long journey across China in June and July 2014. His focus was to review and discover evidence of the presence of Christianity in pre-1400 AD China. “I wanted to get to as many places as possible to see...
Integrating the mind and soul
Friday, January 9, 2015
“Education was founded on Christian principles,” says Dr. Barry Smith, Senior Vice President Academic and Dean of Tyndale University College. “Higher education came out of the church, it came out of a desire for education of the mind to be linked to the development of the soul....
Merry Christmas from Tyndale
Thursday, December 18, 2014
The Bayview campus looks beautiful in every season, but there is something enchanting about the campus when it is covered in pure, white snow under a vivid blue sky. From all of us at Tyndale, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Tyndale's Got Talent and more
Friday, December 5, 2014
This past semester has been full of new exciting events from the University College Student Council along, with some classics such as the Winter Banquet. The council’s vision this year is to intentionally cultivate biblical community and empower students to continually thrive, and the council...
Tyndale UC Faculty Update
Friday, November 28, 2014
Tyndale University College faculty members are researching and teaching across a diverse range of academic disciplines. The following are some recent contributions that faculty members have made to their field of research: Dr. Benjamin Reynolds, Associate Professor of New Testament, authored a...
Introducing the Tyndale Guardians
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Tyndale University College & Seminary Athletics has launched a new competitive sports program and an athletic brand name and logo: the Tyndale Guardians. The new brand was developed to raise the profile of the Athletics program as the university expands its competitive athletic offerings beyond...
Tyndale Seminary Faculty Update
Friday, November 21, 2014
Tyndale Seminary faculty members are researching and teaching across a diverse range of academic disciplines. The following are some recent contributions that faculty members have made to their field of research: Dr. Barbara M. Leung Lai, Professor of Old Testament, was invited by ATS to represent...
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
Friday, November 21, 2014
Tyndale students gathered on November 13, 2014 to watch the German film Sophie Scholl: The Final Days, a dramatization of the last days of German university student and revolutionary Sophie Scholl’s life. Dr. Natasha Duquette, Associate Dean of the University College, organized the event...
Thank you for your sacrifices: Tyndale University College Fall Graduation 2014
Friday, November 14, 2014
Tyndale’s University College fall graduation was all about giving thanks. “I would like us to think of today as our altar to the Lord,” said student speaker Paige Byrne-Mamahit as she addressed the Tyndale community. The ceremony was a time to offer up to God all of the hard work...
The best is yet to come: Tyndale Seminary Fall Graduation 2014
Friday, November 14, 2014
At this year’s fall graduation ceremony on November 8, Tyndale Seminary students celebrated the beginning of an exciting journey into the next phase of their career and ministry. It is common to view a life event like graduation as an ending – at the conclusion of the ceremony,...
We are what we love
Friday, November 7, 2014
“We are what we love,” said Dr. James K.A. Smith, Professor of Philosophy at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, during the first part of Tyndale’s two-day Faith Talks event on Tuesday, November 4. At the event, the Tyndale community was privileged to hear Dr. Smith’s...