News & Articles Archive
Tyndale at Urbana 12
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
From December 27 – 31, 2012 approximately 27 Tyndale students attended Urbana 12. Urbana, hosted by Inter-Varsity, is a missions conference for North American students held once every three years. Participants were able to attend large group sessions and up to eight breakout sessions with...
General Linda Bond receives Honorary Doctorate this Fall
Thursday, December 13, 2012
This fall General Linda Bond [BRE 1987, MTS 2007], the 19th General of The Salvation Army, received the Tyndale University College & Seminary Honorary Doctorate. The High Council elected her as the Army’s international leader in January 2011. For more than forty years her career developed...
Kicking-off the Christmas Season
Friday, December 7, 2012
On Saturday, December 1st, more than four hundred people attended Tyndale’s Annual Christmas in the Chapel. The audience consisted of local community members, students, faculty, alumni and chamber choir enthusiasts. Dr. Gary Nelson, President and Vice Chancellor of Tyndale University College...
Casting a Vision
Thursday, November 29, 2012
On Tuesday, November 27th Where Have All the Donors Gone? a one-day workshop for fundraising leaders in not-for-profit Christian organizations was presented by the Tyndale Leadership Centre. Cliff Cline, President and CEO of IdeaPraxy presented on the key components that fundraising executives...
Students from International Hochschule Liebenzell Germany are coming to Tyndale
Friday, November 23, 2012
Tyndale is pleased to announce that on November 14th 2012, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Tyndale University College & Seminary and Internationale Hochschule Liebenzell (IHL), a Christian university in Bad Liebenzell, Germany which offers degrees in Theology, Christian...
When Disaster Strikes – An Art Exhibit
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
On November 15th an art reception was held to celebrate award-winning artist Lynne McIlivride Evans’ exhibit “When Disaster Strikes”. In a 6 piece exhibit, Evans displayed the power, unpredictability and beauty of nature. Within her pieces, the destructive ability of stormy...
Egypt's Remarkable Prayer Gathering
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Dr. Wafik Wahba, Associate Professor of Global Christianity An estimated 70,000 Egyptian Christians gathered on November 11, 2011 for praise, worship, and prayer at St. Simon Church in Cairo while millions around the globe followed the event live on TV and the Internet. This was a significant...
New MTS – Indigenous Studies
Friday, November 16, 2012
On Thursday November 15, 2012, Tyndale University College & Seminary and the North American Institute for Indigenous Theological Studies (NAIITS) signed a Memorandum of Agreement to offer a Master of Theological Studies – Indigenous Studies. Dr. Terry LeBlanc, Director and CEO of NAIITS...
Tyndale Launches New Ministry Minors
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Tyndale University College is pleased to announce that, beginning in September 2013, five new Christian Ministry minors will be launched within the Bachelor of Arts programs. Students in any major can pursue a minor in youth ministry, children’s ministry, pastoral ministry, music &...
Michael O’Brien lectures at Tyndale
Friday, November 9, 2012
On the evening of Thursday, November 9th, internationally renowned author, essayist and painter Michael O'Brien spoke at Tyndale University College & Seminary about the challenge that Christian artists experience today within the 21st century. In his hour long lecture Mr. O'Brien...
Shifting the Way We Recycle
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Tyndale University College and Seminary is excited to introduce a new eco-friendly e-recycling program that will be available for the Tyndale community. Robert Weiland, Tyndale’s IT Support Specialist, states that Tyndale has already been recycling its electronic products for the last two...
Tyndale and TCDSB Sign Lease Extension for St. Joseph’s Morrow Park
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
In the spirit of continuing cooperation, Tyndale University College & Seminary and the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) are pleased to announce the extension of the lease of St. Joseph’s Morrow Park Catholic Secondary School until June 30, 2015. The current lease, set to...
Fall Festival Brings UC and Seminary Students Together
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Rain wasn’t going to hold back the excitement of Tyndale’s 2012 Fall Festival. The atmosphere was buzzing with live music, carnival games, bouncy castles and much more. Janney Kim, Vice President of Student Activities for the University College, states that this was the first time in...
Teaching English in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Friday, October 19, 2012
Joanne Williams, adjunct professor in Tyndale’s Bachelor of Education program, will be travelling with the Toronto-based, non-governmental organization the Light Foundation to teach curriculum pedagogy in a program that enhances the English teaching skills of teachers from around the...
Doctor of Ministry introduces a new track
Friday, October 12, 2012
Tyndale’s Doctor of Ministry program will launch its new Spiritual Formation track in 2014 and begin its fourth cohort in the Leadership track in February 2013. Spiritual Formation is an integral part of being a leader in the Christian community both for self-development as well as for the...