Supporting Services

Consultation

Chinese Advisory Council

The Advisory Council is to act in an advisory capacity to the Chinese Ministry Program of Tyndale Seminary (which consists of the English track Pastoral and Chinese Ministry Major) and the Hudson Taylor Centre for Chinese Ministries. It also advises the Academic Dean of the Seminary concerning matters related to the Centre and the academic program of Chinese Ministry.

Members are invited by the Chair on behalf of the Academic Dean of the Seminary to sit on this Council.
 
Chair: Rev. Dr. Vincent Poon
Ex-officio Members: Dr. Barbara Leung Lai (Director, Chinese Ministry Program)
Rev. Warren Lai (Director, Hudson Taylor Centre for Chinese Ministries)
Members: Mr. Gabriel Chan
Rev. Dr. Anthony Chow
Mr. Steve Chu
Dr. Wing Hung Lam
Mrs. Tina Lau
Rev. Dr. Peter Mah
Pastor Susanna Tan
Rev. Linda Shum
Mr. Enoch Wong
Rev. Dr. Tommy Wong
Secretary: Ms. Nelly Chau
 

Prayer Meetings

Chinese Students’ Support Group

The Chinese Students’ Support Group is made up of volunteers from the Chinese student body who aim to provide support to fellow Chinese students in their spiritual, relational, and academic areas of life. The Chinese Students’ Support Group also acts as a liaison with faculty and staff of the Chinese Ministries.
 
Weekly prayer meeting is organized by the group during each semester to give prayer support for the entire Tyndale community.
 
In Fall 2009, prayer meeting is held on Tuesdays at 5:30-6:00pm in Room 1001. All students are welcome to join.


Mentorship Programs

Tyndale Alumni Association – Chinese Chapter

View the Tyndale AACC website here.
 
Mentorship Program for Students since 2000.
 
What it isn’t:
  • Is not trying to advise students on academic matters such as course selections, or majors and foci in studies.
  • Is not trying to advise students on field work, for this is the job of their ministry supervisors in their fields of service.
 
What it is:
  • Provides students with a spiritual mentor to help them form good habits of spiritual discipline and not let academic studies and ministry replace private devotion during their studies at Tyndale.
  • The mentor, as a mature, objective third party will support and guide the student with his/her own experience and insight. The two parties will meet regularly (say once a month) and have in-depth sharing and communication about life and faith.
  • The relationship is to last for one calendar year (January to December), unless there is mutual agreement to continue afterwards. In that situation, the two parties will arrange further meetings on their own.
     
As for the mentors, we are seeking help from the pastors and experienced Christian workers in the GTA. We are matching mentor and mentee according to the gender, focus and need of individual applicant.
 
For further information, please contact:
 
Nelly Chau at 416-226-6620 ext.2223, or email: cmp@tyndale.ca
 

Hudson Taylor Centre for Chinese Ministries

View the Hudson Taylor Centre website here.
 
"The Mentoring & Pastoral Support Network"
Mentorship Program for full time Christian servants who are recent seminary graduates
serving in churches and para-church organizations.

This program is designed with the following distinctiveness:
 
  • It provides a process to mentor, support, encourage, and mold these Christian servants
  • It involves the nurturing of the whole person, including physical, psychological, social, cultural and spiritual dimensions
  • It helps the servants to understand human relations in ministry, the person’s own leadership style, and how to work with different types and styles of people
  • It helps the servants to develop their ministry so that it becomes effective and accomplishes their goals and objectives
  • It helps the servants to deal with specific issues and topics in ministry, and examines pastoral counselling issues, life issues, and others like ethical issues
  • It offers a unique learning experience of both individual interaction with a mentor and group learning
 
Program Design
 
The program consists of individual meetings, group meetings, discussion and interactions, presentations, case studies, and small group learning. The frequency of meetings is about 4 hours per month. The meetings are normally held at Tyndale Seminary, but other venues may be offered as the need arises.
 
Admission Requirements
 
To apply to this mentoring and pastoral support network, you must have:
• a Master of Divinity degree (or its equivalent)
• currently in full time Christian service
 
Length of commitment: One full year
Fee: The program is underwritten by the Hudson Taylor Centre and is free.
 
Program Coordinator: Vincent Poon, MD, MTS, DMin, PsyD, FCFP, Fellow and Diplomate, IABMCP, Approved supervisor, AAMFT, Professor of Counseling
 
Other resource personnel shall be drawn from a list of experienced and seasoned ministers and full-time Christian workers.
 
If you are interested in pursuing this program and for further information, please contact:
 
Mentoring and Pastoral Support Network
Hudson Taylor Centre for Chinese Ministries
Tyndale University College and Seminary
25 Ballyconnor Court, Toronto, ON, Canada M2M 4B3
Tel: (416) 226-6620 ext. 2223 Fax: (416) 226-9464
Email: thtc@tyndale.ca

Disclaimer: Unofficial Academic Information
For official academic information such as degree requirements, course descriptions, prerequisites, and schedules, please refer to the Office of the Registrar website.