Pastoral Ministry

Pastoral Ministry

Pastoral Ministry

The Master of Divinity in Pastoral Ministry trains you for church leadership in today’s world through academic and applied courses. Our faculty teaches biblical principles, concepts, and models to prepare you for ordained or lay ministry. You will develop lifelong relationships with other Tyndale students in a diverse cultural and denominational setting. In addition, through our year-long church internship program, you will receive hands-on ministry experience which will give you insight into handling day-to-day problems in church ministries.

Possible ministries and positions include:
  • Pastor
  • Associate Pastor
  • Elder
  • Deacon
  • Youth Pastor
  • Youth Ministry Leaders
  • Children’s Pastor
  • Children’s Ministry Leaders
  • Small Group Ministry
  • Women’s Ministry
  • Bible Teachers
  • Bible Researcher
  • Missionary Work
  • Church Planting
  • Chaplain
  • Pastoral Counseling
  • Church Administration

Academic and Applied

Strong evangelical theological studies combined with practical ministry experience.
 

You will complete core academic courses as well as practical ministry training relating to family life ministries, how to plan a worship service, how to write sermons, and how to preach the gospel effectively. Furthermore, you will complete an applied, one-year church internship to practice church leadership principles and responsibilities in a congregational church setting.

Cultural Relevance

Training church leaders to engage in today’s culture with the Gospel.
 

At Tyndale, you will learn the skills necessary to tackle the cultural challenges and generational conflicts of today. Our faculty designs and teaches culturally-relevant courses, such as: Urban Ministry, Pastoral Counselling in an Ethnic Church, Pastoring the Chinese Church, Gospel, Church and Culture, and Leading Through Conflict and Change. There are few Christian education communities that are as culturally competent and diverse as Tyndale.

If you are interested in Pastoral Ministry with a focus on exploring what the future church will be, then visit M. Div - In-Ministry.

Transdenominational and Intercultural

Equipping you for ministry in today’s world by studying in a diverse cultural and denominational Christian environment.
 

Tyndale goes beyond denominational beliefs by bringing together all kinds of evangelical Christians into one community. Our student body represents over 40 different denominations and 30 ethnic groups. Students learn best when students learn from each other, and Tyndale provides a Christian learning experience for you to do so.

Program Requirements:

Biblical Studies (5):

  • [BIBL 0501] Biblical Interpretation: Interpreting and Applying the Biblical Text
  • [OLDT 0511] Old Testament Theology and History
  • [NEWT 0522] New Testament Theology and History
  • One Old Testament Elective
  • New Testament Elective
     

Biblical Languages (3):

  • [NEWT 0321] Elementary Greek I or [OLDT 0611] Hebrew Grammar I
  • [NEWT 0322] Elementary Greek II or [OLDT 0612] Hebrew Grammar II
  • [NEWT 523] Greek Exegesis I or [OLDT 0711] Hebrew Exegesis I
     

Theology (3):

  • [THEO 0531] Systematic Theology I
  • [THEO 0532] Systematic Theology II
  • One Theology Elective
     

Christian History (2):

  • [HIST 0561] History of Christianity I
  • [HIST 0562] History of Christianity II
     

Ministry Formation (6):

  • [LEAD 0510] Leadership Development
  • [MISS 0782] Gospel, Church, and Culture
  • [SPIR 0700] Spiritual Formation
  • One Christian Education and Formation Elective
  • One Pastoral Care or Counselling Elective
  • [PAST 0701] Pastoral Ministry Major Internship
     

Courses for Major in Pastoral Ministry (4):

  • [PAST 0541] The Theology and Practice of Ministry
  • [PAST 0641] Introduction to Preaching
  • [PAST 0546] Worship and Liturgy
  • One other Preaching Course
     

Electives (4)

Total MDiv Courses: (27)

Program Coordinator

Dr. Kevin Livingston

Associate Professor of Pastoral Ministry

BA, Seattle University, 1978;
MDiv, Fuller Theological Seminary, 1983;
PhD, University of Aberdeen, 1989.

Areas of Specialization: Preaching, Evangelism,Worship, The Gospel’s Encounter with Culture.

Dr. Livingston is an ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church in Canada and has served congregations in Seattle, Scotland, Vancouver, Cambridge, and most recently, the historic Knox Presbyterian Church in Toronto. Passionate about the integration of pastoral ministry and theological education, he previously served as adjunct professor at McMaster Divinity College and Tyndale Seminary. He is committed to scholarship in the service of the church and has contributed to a Festshcrift for David Bosch, Mission in Creative Tension, edited by W. A. Saayman and J. N. J. Kritzinger (South African Missiological Society, 1990) and has published articles in the International Bulletin of Missionary Research, Missionalia and Channels. His research interests are in the ministry of preaching and the renewal of the church. Dr. Livingston serves on the Board of Directors of the Latin America Mission and several committees of the Presbyterian Church in Canada.


Program Faculty

Dr. David Sherbino

Professor of Spirituality and Pastoral Ministry

BA, University of Ottawa, 1970
BTh, Tyndale College, 1971
MPS, St. Paul University, 1975
STM, McGill University, 1976
Diploma in Ministry, Presbyterian College, McGill University, 1976
Diploma in Spiritual Direction, Pecos Benedictine Abbey, 1976
DMin, Fuller Theological Seminary, 1986
CSD (Certified Spiritual Director), Canadian Council of Professional Certification, 1999
CT (Certified Thanatologist), American Association of Death Educators and Counselors, 2002
FT (Fellow in Thanatology), American Association of Death Educators and Counselors, 2009
CSDS (Certified Spiritual Director Supervisor), Canadian Council of Professional Certification, 2010

Areas of Specialization: Pastoral Counselling, Worship, Spiritual Formation, Leadership, Thanatology.

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 program in Spiritual Formation. Dr. Sherbino has served in several congregations in Canada and is presently the Senior Minister of Cornerstone Community Church (Presbyterian) in Kleinburg.

A commissioned officer in the Canadian Armed Forces, he served for four years as Regimental Chaplain to the Queen’s York Rangers. A popular speaker and church consultant, he regularly addresses various church and ministry groups in Canada and overseas. He has written many articles for church press publications and has recently published Foundations for Christian Living and Marriage Preparation Manual and Re:Connect Spiritual Exercises to Develop Intimacy with God. His work on spiritual formation has been produced on several videos. Dr. Sherbino is involved in adjunct teaching at various theological schools, including the South Asia Institute for Advanced Christian Studies (India), the Alliance Biblical Seminary (The Philippines), a BGST (Singapore), and at McMaster Divinity College (Hamilton, ON).

Dr. Fred Penney

Adjunct Professor of Homiletics

BComm, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1982
Diploma in Ministry, (Honours), Eastern Pentecostal Bible College, 1984
MDiv, Wycliffe College, University of Toronto, 1987
STM, Regis College, Toronto, 1991
DMin, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 1999

Areas of Specialization: Expository and Narrative Preaching, the Relationship Between the Theology and Methodology of Preaching, and the Role of the Holy Spirit in Preaching.

Dr. Penney has pastored since 1987, having planted a multi-ethnic church in the heart of Toronto. He currently pastors Emmanuel Pentecostal Church in Port Perry, ON. Dr. Penney studied homiletics with Dr. Haddon Robinson and his dissertation is entitled "Applying a Spiritual Warfare Cosmology to Preaching". He has taught homiletics since 1999 at Tyndale. He has also taught at L’viv Theological Seminary in the Ukraine and at Master’s College & Seminary.

Prof. Rick Tobias

Adjunct Professor of Urban Missiology

BA (Hon), Acadia University 1976
MDiv, Acadia Divinity College 1981
Seminary Consortium For Urban Pastoral Education (SCUPE), Chicago, 1980
(Hon) DD, McMaster University, 2003

Areas of Specialization: Urban ministry; Youth-at-risk; Strategies for national community-wide change of Canadian poverty; advocacy on behalf of low-income and marginalized people

Since 1984, Rick Tobias has been a regular lecturer at Tyndale University College & Seminary in the areas of urban ministry, youth-at-risk and poverty in Canada. He is President and CEO of Yonge Street Mission in Toronto. He is best known for his life-long advocacy on behalf of low-income and marginalized people, and for collaborating with business and professional leaders to promote change in the city. He continues to lead staff and volunteers as they craft programs that help break the cycle of multi-generational poverty.

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