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. 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.

Rob is the Lead pastor at Scott Street MB church, in St. Catharines, ON. He has enjoyed teaching at Tyndale, McMaster University, Acadia University, and Carey Theological school in Vancouver. Previously he served in Kenya, East Africa as a lecturer with Carey Theological College and Regent College. During his years as a chaplain at Spring Hills Penitentiary he began his focus in the areas of loss, grief and death. He is fluent in Swahili having immersed himself into the African culture. He has a passion for teaching and equipping those who support others through their journey of grief.

Formerly Keith was a Chaplain Palliative Care, Southlake Regional Health Centre. He also worked as a Trauma Clinician, Trauma Management Group, Ottawa and was a Trainer for the Toronto North Command Firefighters for Critical Stress Incidents. Previously he was also the Director, Genesis Bereavement Resource Centre in Newmarket. After 30,5 years of serving as the Senior Pastor of Newmarket Church of the Nazarene, Keith retired in 2021. He is a Member of the Association for Death Education and Counselling. Keith is a grief educator and seminar speaker. Founder/Director: Handle with Care. Bereavement Counselling Services and author of Well-Intentioned People Say Dumb Things: Practical advice for comforting those who are grieving. He teaches at Tyndale University in the department of Thanatology. He is an advisor for Tyndale Centre for Grief and Loss.

Matthew serves as the pastor of the Holt Free Methodist Church since 2006. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Ottawa, as well as an M.Div., Th.M., and D.Min. from Tyndale Seminary. He is also a certified thanatologist and provides grief care to individuals and groups as needed. Matthew volunteers at the Margaret Bahen Hospice in Newmarket, where he was inducted into the June Callwood Circle of Outstanding Volunteers. He has developed a small‑group curriculum for the Free Methodist Church in Canada on dying well and teaches a module on biblical and spiritual resources for coping with loss. In his spare time, he enjoys practicing karate with his children.