What's Happening at Tyndale
Posted: Wednesday March 14, 2012
In the fall of 2011, Tyndale University College & Seminary conducted a survey to find out how churches and individuals, primarily located in Ontario, are involved in their communities. The goal was to start a conversation exploring how churches and individuals in the Tyndale community...
Posted: Tuesday March 13, 2012
While Philosophy departments at Canadian universities generally represent a small fraction of the student body, at Tyndale nearly 10% of University students are pursuing a major or minor in philosophy. Students are attracted to the program, which has seen students graduate to work in the...
Posted: Wednesday March 7, 2012
This year, 43 UC and seminary students will be going on missions trips to Asia, Africa, Europe and the USA. Tyndale is excited to see growing numbers of students interested in international missions with participation more than doubled from last year.
The purpose of the trips is to give...
Posted: Monday March 5, 2012
In an age in which fog machines and strobe lights are commonplace in worship services, Dr. Edwards believes that it is the sermon that will captivate and change hearts. Deep preaching, Dr. Edward’s passion, was the subject of last week’s preaching seminar at which he was the guest...
Posted: Wednesday February 29, 2012
In his letter to the “twelve tribes”, James exhorted believers, “Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world” (James 1:27). Although many North American...
Posted: Friday February 17, 2012
Toronto—Tyndale is proud to announce the graduation of the first class the Tyndale Intercultural Ministries (TIM) Centre. At the ceremony, 18 students were awarded certificates in Foundations in Missional Ministry & Church Leadership.
The TIM Centre provides students with a missions-...
Posted: Tuesday February 14, 2012
On January 28, teams of students walked around downtown Toronto handing out TTC tokens and praying with the homeless. It was, “Eye-opening and touching…it showed me how present God is”, Alex Staines said. Last Saturday, a Student Council organized event enabled 3 teams of...
Posted: Thursday February 9, 2012
Drawing Tyndale students, alumni and members of the community, the Biblical Symposium featured 7 lecturers and their work. The daylong symposium was an opportunity for the Tyndale Community to learn about current research being done in Biblical studies by Tyndale professors and alumni.
The...
Posted: Thursday February 2, 2012
(Toronto) Tyndale University College & Seminary is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Stephanie J. Ling to the position of Chancellor. As Chancellor, Dr. Ling will inspire and celebrate success in Tyndale and serve as a bridge between Tyndale and the community by bringing , both...
Posted: Tuesday January 31, 2012
Toronto - Tyndale University College & Seminary and the Association of Canadian Chinese Theological Education (ACCTE) signed a long-term agreement on January, 26, 2012. Dr. John Kao, Chairman of the Executive Board for the ACCTE and Dr. Gary V. Nelson, President and Vice Chancellor of...
Posted: Tuesday January 24, 2012
“Extreme poverty is living off of less than $1.25 per day…It's the challenge for 1.4 billion people,” Alan Liu shared during Wednesday’s presentation, “1.4 Billion Reasons (To End Extreme Poverty).” Alan Liu is the Canadian Director of Operations for...
Posted: Friday December 9, 2011
Recently, Tyndale professors and an alumna attended the 63rd Annual Meetings of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) and the Annual Meetings of its affiliate, the Evangelical Philosophical Society (EPS), in San Francisco, California. Professor of Religious Studies, Dr. Craig Carter;...
Posted: Tuesday December 6, 2011
The Tyndale University College Department of Religious Studies recently hosted Dr. Simon Gathercole as a guest lecturer.
Dr. Gathercole, PhD, University of Durham, is a world renowned scholar in New Testament Studies. He is currently a Lecturer in New Testament Studies at Fitzwilliam...
Posted: 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...
Posted: 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-...