News & Articles Archive
Faculty Present Papers at the Society of Biblical Literature Conference
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
The Annual Meetings of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) is the largest conference of biblical scholars in the world. It draws scholars from all corners of the globe including Canada, the U.S., Israel, the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, and Africa. This year six Tyndale University College...
Fall Graduation
Friday, November 25, 2011
Over 100 students from Tyndale University College & Seminary participated in the 2011 fall graduation ceremony. This fall graduation included the third cohort of Tyndale’s Bachelor of Education program with sixty students graduating and becoming Certified Ontario Teachers. Twenty-...
Diversity in Worship
Monday, November 21, 2011
In November, students fill the lounges and the library pouring over textbooks, coffee in-hand, as deadlines approach. Yet on Thursday mornings, the majority of seminary students on campus make their way to the Tyndale chapel, Kairos (καιρός). Kaarina Hsieh, Seminary Dean...
Worship and Mission After Christendom
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Although worship and missions have often been separated, Eleanor Kreider explains that they are “absolutely intertwined.” During this November’s conference, Worship and Mission After Christendom, Alan and Elanor Kreider expounded upon this relationship. Alan Kreider, retired...
Mosaic Ministry
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
The Church in Toronto is diverse, containing members from every corner of the globe. Traditional denominational and cultural lines are often blurred and sometimes removed altogether. The challenges facing the global and intercultural church are a daily reality for Toronto churches. Tyndale recently...
Faith Talks 2011
Monday, November 7, 2011
On October 25 and 26, Tyndale hosted its fifth annual Faith Talks lectures in Christian Spirituality. This year’s guest was W. David O. Taylor, former Arts Minister at Hope Chapel, Austin, Texas and current Th.D. student at Duke Divinity School, Durham, North Carolina. David is the editor of...
On the Road to Bayview
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
In anticipation of Tyndale’s move to the Bayview campus in 2013, Tyndale students, faculty, and staff met to discuss values and ideas to consider when renovating the new campus. The Tyndale representatives present at the meetings were eager to voice their thoughts about how the new campus can...
Canadian Research on the Church and Technology
Thursday, October 27, 2011
This past summer Tyndale University College & Seminary conducted a survey on how churches in Ontario use and view technology. 368 churches responded to the survey ranging from rural congregations to urban; and from 20 members to over 5,000. The churches represented a variety of denominations,...
Searching for Sustainable Solutions to Poverty
Monday, October 17, 2011
Dr. Christian, director of World Vision India, called Tyndale students to deal with the questions and issues that people are facing “out in the streets,” and to learn to, “theologize with our feet on the ground and our hands dirty” in his seminar at Tyndale. World Vision...
Rescuing Sex-Trafficked Children
Thursday, October 13, 2011
The United Nations estimates that over 27 million people are enslaved globally as forced laborers and prostitutes. To increase students’ awareness of this growing issue, Dr. Leah McMillan joined with Partner’s International to host guest lecturer, Smita Singh. Ms. Singh runs an...
Ministry in the New Horizon
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Recognizing that a changing world requires changing perspectives on ministry, the Chinese Chapter of the Alumni Association partnered with the Alumni Association to host a two-day ministry fair at Tyndale, “Ministry in the New Horizon.” Students and alumni attended workshops and a...
Intervening in Autism
Friday, October 7, 2011
Ten years ago, approximately 1 in 10,000 children were diagnosed with autism. Today, that number has risen to more than 1 in 165. Autism has become one of the prominent medical issues of our time and Tyndale students and professors are studying ways to treat it. This August and September, Dr....
Tyndale Seminary Success
Monday, October 3, 2011
October is here and new Tyndale students have adjusted to the rhythms of the new school year, while returning students have settled in to their familiar routines. Tyndale University College & Seminary is pleased to announce that Tyndale’s incoming class for the fall 2011 semester is the...
Zakar
Thursday, September 29, 2011
In the New Testament, Paul admonishes the believers in Corinth to remember who they were before they came to the cross (1 Corinthians 1:26-30). " 'Remember' calls people back to their first calling in Christ," Emily, the 2011 Seminary Student Council President notes. The Council...
Message from the President
Monday, September 19, 2011
The controversy surrounding the cancelled breakfast with George W. Bush has demonstrated that Tyndale needs to have clearer policies and guidelines in place so that diverse views can be expressed in a respectful and hospitable space. In retrospect, I regret that we did not have such a framework in...