Dr. Yau Man Siew
Title & Contact Info
Associate Professor of Christian Education and Discipleship
Email: ysiew [at] tyndale.ca
Phone: 416.226.6620 ext. 6750
Academic Credentials
PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1994
MDiv, Regent College, 1990
Diploma in Theology, Discipleship Training Centre, (Singapore), 1985
BPharm (Hons.), University of Wales, 1979
Visiting Scholar, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto (OISE/UT), 2000-01.
Visiting Scholar, Columbia University (Teachers College), 2008-09.
Areas of Specialization
Curriculum and instructional theory, ethnographic-qualitative research method, assessment of learning in Christian religious education, educational leadership and discipleship in congregational settings
Biography
Dr. Siew has been a faculty member of Tyndale Seminary since 2001, and served as Chair of the Department of Professional Ministries for some years. He is presently the coordinator of the master's programs in Christian Education & Discipleship, which seeks to develop pastoral and educational leaders for children, youth, family, and adult discipleship ministries. While teaching full-time at Tyndale, Dr. Siew was a preaching-teaching pastor at a local church in Toronto (2000-07), and now consults with churches in the GTA in learning and discipleship. He is the Chair of the Executive Planning Committee of the Toronto Children's Ministry Conference, which conducts annual conferences to equip and inspire pastors and lay leaders in Children's and family ministry.
Dr. Siew has consulted with the Association of Theological Schools of US and Canada (ATS) in various projects. In 2008-09, he received a major grant from the Louisville Institute looking at "pastor as shepherd-teacher." In 2021, he collaborated with two faculty colleagues in the Department of Practical Theology in a research project funded by the Lilly Endowment. Dr. Siew's articles have been published in Christian Education Journal, Theological Education, Reflective Practice, Insights Journal for Global Theological Education, Asia Journal of Theology and the Baker Dictionary of Christian Education. He has also contributed chapters to books on pastoral theology, Christian education, and mission. Dr. Siew is a member of the Society of Professors of Christian Education (SPCE).
Popular Courses
- Learning to Teach; Teaching to Disciple
- Ethnography for Ministry
- Curriculum Design for Learning and Discipleship
- Internship for MDiv
Favourite Place on Campus
I love to walk around the beautiful green spaces behind the chapel because it affords me space and quiet to clear my mind and learn to be mindful of God's abiding presence.Favourite Place in Toronto
In the summer I love to bike along the Waterfront Trail near Lake Shore Drive.Faculty Publications
- Vocational Discernment and the Nurture of Pastoral Imagination in Female Interns at Tyndale Seminary (2023) (Article)
- A Case Study in Adult Discipleship: Implications for Pastoral Leadership & Imagination (2022) (Chapter)
- A Case Study in Adult Discipleship: Stories of Apprenticeship to Jesus at an Urban Anglican (Episcopal) Church (2020) (Article)
- Ted Ward: A Global Legacy-Forming the Practice of Theological Education (2016) (Article)
- Pastor as Shepherd-Teacher: Insiders' Stories of Pastoral and Educational Imagination (2013) (Article)
- Fostering Community and A Culture of Learning in Seminary Classrooms: A Personal Journey (2006) (Article)
- Character and Assessment of Learning for Religious Vocation: Interpreting Protestant Student Voices (2005) (Article)
- Spirituality and Public Character: A Qualitative Cross-Sectional Study of Master of Divinity Students in Toronto (2002) (Article)
- Spirituality and Public Character: A Qualitative Cross-Sectional Study of Master of Divinity Students in Toronto (2002) (Article)
- Hebrew Education through Feast and Festivals (2001) (Article)
- Theological Education in Asia: An Indigenous Agenda for Renewal (1996) (Chapter)
- A Curriculum Model for the Evaluation of Existing Programmes of Theological Education in Asia (1995) (Article)
- Theological Education in Asia: An Indigenous Agenda for Renewal (1994) (Article)
- Serve the Lord with Gladness (1991) (Chapter)