News & Articles Archive
Tyndale’s final move to the Bayview campus has begun
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Tyndale is pleased to announce that the final transition to the Bayview campus has begun. The physical move from the Ballyconnor campus will start on Monday, April 6, and continue throughout the month of April. Upgrades to parts of the building are still in progress and the exterior site...
The Power of Celebration
Friday, March 27, 2015
“We are people of resurrection,” said Dr. Carolyn Weber at Tyndale’s Gather Chapel. Carolyn is the award-winning author of Surprised by Oxford (Thomas Nelson, 2011), and was the first female dean at St. Peter’s College, Oxford University. Carolyn has specialized in the...
Delivering your sermon with passion
Thursday, March 19, 2015
“The Word of God is alive and active,” says Dr. Kevin Livingston, Associate Professor of Pastoral Ministry. The Bible is relevant, and we do not need to “make” it relevant. Preaching is not bringing the biblical text into our modern setting, rather, it is inviting people to...
Successful first year for Tyndale competitive sports teams
Friday, March 13, 2015
This year Tyndale launched new competitive sports teams in men’s and women’s volleyball, women’s basketball and men’s ice hockey under the new athletic brand, the Tyndale Guardians. Spencer Healey [BA Biblical Studies & Theology 2015] is the captain of Tyndale’s...
Tyndale students thank our supporters
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
On Wednesday, February 25, the Tyndale community celebrated the third annual Tuition Free Forward Day. This is the date that represents the end of tuition being paid for by students and the beginning of tuition fees being provided by Tyndale supporters. Without Tyndale’s supporters, students...
J. William Horsey Library name will continue
Friday, March 6, 2015
J. William Horsey, Chairman of the Board of Governors of Toronto Bible College (TBC) in the 1960s and namesake of Tyndale’s library, was a business man who believed in strong biblical values. “True leadership calls for personal sacrifice, courage and faith,” he said in an address...
Dr. Paul Gould on C.S. Lewis and Christian Platonism
Friday, February 20, 2015
“The questions we must ask,” Dr. Paul Gould said in last week’s lecture, “are ‘Where are you standing?', 'Which culture do you inhabit?' and ‘What sort of person do you want to be?’” Dr. Paul Gould, Assistant Professor of Philosophy...
Funding your university education
Friday, February 13, 2015
80 per cent of financial aid in Canada is not given away because no one requests it or applies for it. At Tyndale, over 800 students, or 62 per cent of all full- and part-time students, received financial aid in 2013 and 2014. There are many ways to receive financial aid as a Tyndale student,...
Tyndale President Dr. Gary Nelson extends term through 2020
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Tyndale University College & Seminary, a leading Canadian Christian university and seminary, announced today that Dr. Gary Nelson has extended his term as President and Vice Chancellor through 2020. “We have been thrilled with Dr. Nelson’s leadership as he directed us through...
Living out alternative models of church
Friday, February 6, 2015
Dr. Michael Krause, Director of the Internship Program and Assistant Professor of Christian Ministry, believes that alternative church models are increasingly popular in Canada, rather than in the United States. In his view, Canadians have accepted the fact that we live in a secular nation. “...
The Karen Hume Professional Collection Arrives at Tyndale
Friday, January 30, 2015
On Wednesday, January 21, 2014, the Tyndale Libraries introduced the Karen Hume Professional Collection to the Tyndale community. Karen Hume, author and keynote speaker, donated the Karen Hume Professional Collection to the Tyndale Libraries in August 2014 on the occasion of her retirement from...
How to set up a church of small groups
Friday, January 23, 2015
“There is an art and a science to successful small groups,” says Dr. David Sherbino, Tyndale Seminary Professor of Spirituality and Pastoral Ministry. For small groups to work, the church needs people working very hard behind-the-scenes. “It takes a lot of work and effort,”...
Discovering Christianity in Ancient China
Friday, January 16, 2015
Dr. Ron Kydd, Associate Professor of Church History at Tyndale Seminary, went on a month-long journey across China in June and July 2014. His focus was to review and discover evidence of the presence of Christianity in pre-1400 AD China. “I wanted to get to as many places as possible to see...
Integrating the mind and soul
Friday, January 9, 2015
“Education was founded on Christian principles,” says Dr. Barry Smith, Senior Vice President Academic and Dean of Tyndale University College. “Higher education came out of the church, it came out of a desire for education of the mind to be linked to the development of the soul....
Merry Christmas from Tyndale
Thursday, December 18, 2014
The Bayview campus looks beautiful in every season, but there is something enchanting about the campus when it is covered in pure, white snow under a vivid blue sky. From all of us at Tyndale, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!