Rev. Sam Chan Appointed as Head of Pastoral and Chinese Ministry Program
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Tyndale Seminary is pleased to announce the appointment of Rev. Dr. Sam Chan to head the Pastoral and Chinese Ministry program, effective July 1, 2016. Rev. Chan will assume a two-fold mandate of providing leadership to the current Chinese Ministry program, while helping to envision a new future for ministry preparation 
at Tyndale. This will involve exploring an integrated approach aimed at training a new generation of intercultural ministry leaders to serve the vibrantly diverse church that characterizes faith in the 21st century.
“Tyndale recognized the need for Rev. Sam Chan, a person with deep understanding of the changing landscape of the Chinese church in Canada, with teaching experience and ministry expertise, and with skills at building networks between the seminary and the church,” said Dr. Gary Nelson, President of Tyndale University College & Seminary. “Most of all, Tyndale needs someone with passion for raising up a new generation of leaders for the Chinese and multicultural church.”
For over 30 years, Rev. Chan has served as the Senior Pastor of Richmond Hill Christian Community Church (RHCCC), one of the largest churches in Toronto. He is widely known and highly regarded for his work in leading RHCCC from its roots as an ethnic Chinese church into a flourishing multicultural, multilingual, multigenerational missional church.
Along with his call to church ministry, Rev. Chan is committed to equipping the next generation of pastors and leaders. He has taught courses at Tyndale on an adjunct basis since 1994. In this new chapter as head of the Chinese Ministry program, he will combine part-time work at Tyndale with continuing service to RHCCC.
“I thank the Lord for the opportunity to serve in the Pastoral and Chinese Ministry (PCM) program at Tyndale,” says Rev. Chan. “I hope to offer my leadership and coordinating efforts through mentoring students, encouraging church leaders and teaching how to build healthy churches. Above all, I hope to help to envision and implement an integrated program to equip a new generation of intercultural ministry leaders to serve locally and globally.”
Tyndale’s English-language Pastoral and Chinese Ministry program, launched in 1998, has a remarkable record of educating effective leaders for the Chinese church in Canada, North American and around the world. For nearly 20 years, Dr. Barbara Leung Lai led the program with dedication and distinction. She will retire at the end of June, 2016, and continue to serve at Tyndale with the title Research Professor of the Old Testament.
陳琛儀就任華人事工課程負責人
天道神學院高興地宣佈陳琛儀牧師博士將於2016年7月1日就任華人事工課程負責人。陳牧師將承擔雙重的職責，在領導現有的華人事工課程的同時，協助天道規劃構思一個新的裝備事工。這包括訓練新一代多元文化領袖，探討以綜合式途徑，來服侍廿一世紀充滿活力，多元式的教會。
天道神學院院長 Gary Nelson 説：「天道深感陳牧師正適合這崗位，他非常了解加拿大華人教會的演變，且有教導經驗及事工專長，又擅於與神學院及教會聯繫。最重要的是，天道需要一位熱衷於培育新一代領袖的人來帶領華人教會及多元文化教會。」
過去三十年，陳牧師任職城北華人教會主任牧師，是多倫多地區最大教會之一。這位眾所周知，受人尊敬的的牧者，帶領城北華人教會由華人教會的始源，發展為蓬勃的多元文化，多種語言，跨越年齡的宣教教會。
他不但奉召在教會事工上，更全心裝備新一代牧者與領袖。他從一九九四年起，便在天道擔任客座教授。如今承擔華人事工課程負責人新崗位，將會繼續在天道及城北教會兩個崗位服事。
陳牧師説：「我感謝神給我機會在天道華人事工課程上事奉，我希望能領導並盡力聯絡學生與教會，輔導學生，鼓勵教會領袖，教導建立健全健康教會的途徑。最首要的，我希望能規劃並推行一項綜合課程，來裝備新一代多元文化事工領袖，在本地及世界各地事奉主。」
天道的英語華人事工課程始於一九九八年，為加拿大、北美、及世界各地，訓練了許多精兵忠僕。過去二十年，梁薇博士忠心領導這課程，竭心盡力，成績卓然。她將於2016年六月退休，繼續在天道作舊約研究教授。
關於天道大學／神學院
天道是跨宗派的基督教大學及神學院，於加拿大安省登記註冊。五十六畝的新校舍位於多市北 Bayview Avenue。天道來自各族各方的學生，投入以信仰為背景的全面大專教育課程。天道大學提供大學學位課程，裝備學生從事專業，或繼續進修。天道神學院為廿一世紀信徒領袖提供碩士及博士學位的神學研究院課程。
天道開辦於1894年，現有超過一千六百名學生，代表了超過四十個宗派教會，並六十個族裔背景，校友達一萬二千五百之多。
關於天道華人事工課程
天道神學院的華人事工課程經美加神學教育協會認許，是北美以族裔為重點的碩士課程中成立年日最久之一。這課程用英語授課，訓練及輔導學生在北美及世界各地作華人教會及多元文化教會領袖，並為預備博士學位深造的基礎課程。