Dr. Yau Man Siew
Dr. Yau Man Siew
Associate Professor of Practical Theology
Biography
Yau Man Siew is Associate Professor of Practical Theology at Tyndale Seminary of Tyndale University, where he leads the Christian Education & Discipleship and Youth & Family Ministry majors. He has taught at Tyndale since 2001, and was preaching-teaching pastor (part-time) in Toronto (2000-07). Yau Man was Visiting Scholar at the OISE/University of Toronto (2000-01) and Teachers College, Columbia University (2008-09). In 2008, he received a Louisville Institute Pastoral Leadership Grant of US$40,000 looking at pastor as shepherd-teacher. In 2021, he was co-lead researcher in “Pathways and Flourishing of Women in Ministry,” supported by part of a Lilly Grant of US$50,000 awarded to Tyndale University.
Yau Man’s life mission is to nurture educational leaders for discipleship and missional church. He has book chapters, with peer reviewed articles in Christian Education Journal, Theological Education, Reflective Practice, Asia Journal of Theology and Evangelical Dictionary of Christian Education. Yau Man is a member of The Society of Professors in Christian Ministry and The Association of Practical Theology.
Faculty Publications
- A Reflection on Learning to Teach and Teaching to Learn (2024) (Article)
- 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)
- Hebrew Education through Feast and Festivals (2001) (Article)
- Spirituality and Public Character: A Qualitative Cross-Sectional Study of Master of Divinity Students in Toronto (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)
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
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.