Rev. Joan DeVries joined the Tyndale community on August 8, 2012 as the Seminary Dean of Students. Joan brings a valuable breadth of ministry and educational experiences to this key role in student development for the Seminary. Prior to coming to Tyndale Joan has taught high school, pastored several churches, served on a seminary board and is currently at the dissertation level of a PhD from McMaster Divinity.
Andrew Williams is a board member of Tyndale and Mission Program Officer of Yonge Street Mission. Yonge Street Mission has been providing help and aid to the individuals and families of the local community in Downtown Toronto since 1896. For more information, please visit www.ysm.ca/learn/about/about-ysm.
“What’s the use of stories that aren’t even true.” Narrative and the Christian Reader This lecture is offered in conjunction with the INDS 4753: Christianity and Culture Course taught by Paul Chung. Those interested in hearing Dr. Bowen’s lecture are encouraged to read Salman Rushdie’s novel Haroun and the Sea of Stories. Dr. Deborah Bowen is Professor of English at Redeemer University College. She offers courses in British Novel, Literature and...
Wendy Reaume, author of Cry of the Outcast, visits Tyndale and speaks about her experiences in Africa.
As president and chief executive officer of World Vision Canada, Dave Toycen heads the country's largest humanitarian relief and development agency. In his 25 years as a leader with World Vision Canada—17 as president—donations have increased almost tenfold to more than $415 million annually. The number of children sponsored through World Vision Canada has also risen, to more than 500,000. Toycen has led the agency into significant advocacy and public policy work, with...
As Principal of Wycliffe College, George Sumner assumes administrative duties, travelling and preaching on behalf of the institution. George also teaches missiology and He is currently working on an introduction to theology. George’s academic background is in systematic theology. He has served in various pastoral roles – as a missionary teacher in an evangelical Anglican theological college in Tanzania, as pastor on a native reserve, and as parish priest in a small town. He...
Tyndale's 2013 Faith Talks guest speaker was Gary Thomas, bestselling author and international speaker whose ministry brings people closer to Christ and closer to others. He unites the study of Scripture, church history, and the Christian classics to foster spiritual growth and deeper relationships within the Christian community. Gary’s books have been translated into more than a dozen languages and won numerous awards. His writings have established him as a thought-leader in...
Tyndale's 2013 Faith Talks guest speaker was Gary Thomas, bestselling author and international speaker whose ministry brings people closer to Christ and closer to others. He unites the study of Scripture, church history, and the Christian classics to foster spiritual growth and deeper relationships within the Christian community. Gary’s books have been translated into more than a dozen languages and won numerous awards. His writings have established him as a thought-leader in...
Tyndale's 2013 Faith Talks guest speaker was Gary Thomas, bestselling author and international speaker whose ministry brings people closer to Christ and closer to others. He unites the study of Scripture, church history, and the Christian classics to foster spiritual growth and deeper relationships within the Christian community. Gary’s books have been translated into more than a dozen languages and won numerous awards. His writings have established him as a thought-leader in...
Dr. Gary V. Nelson joined Tyndale on July 1, 2010 as President and Vice Chancellor after serving for ten years as General Secretary of CBM, the national and global work of Canadian Baptists. During those years, CBM experienced a striking capacity growth, expanding the organization’s global impact in the areas of leadership development, theological education, sustainable community development and the development of key educational resources for congregations across Canada....
Dr. Gary V. Nelson joined Tyndale on July 1, 2010 as President and Vice Chancellor after serving for ten years as General Secretary of CBM, the national and global work of Canadian Baptists. During those years, CBM experienced a striking capacity growth, expanding the organization’s global impact in the areas of leadership development, theological education, sustainable community development and the development of key educational resources for congregations across Canada....
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...
Dr. Barry Smith became Tyndale's new Vice President, Student Services and Registrar on August 1, 2011. Dr. Smith comes to Tyndale after spending almost 25 years at Roberts Wesleyan College in Rochester, New York, where he served as Vice President, Student Services for nearly 14 years. Dr. Smith has a breadth of experience in building student programs and facilities for student formation and development at Roberts Wesleyan, which has experienced similar growth in enrollment as...
Barry holds the formal title of the Reverend Canon Doctor in his role as the Rector or Senior Minister / Pastor of our church. His formal education includes a Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.), a Masters of Divinity (M.Div.), and a general BA. It all started with his diploma in Emergency Paramedical Care and his early years as a Firefighter. Barry teaches at Wycliffe College (University of Toronto) and at the Seminary of Tyndale University College. As part of serving and connecting to the...
Dr. Scuse began teaching at Tyndale in 2001 and was appointed Assistant Professor of Counselling in 2003. He gives overall direction to the Counselling major. Dr. Scuse’s other teaching experience includes Wycliffe College and guest lecturing in family systems theory for the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care (CASC). Dr. Scuse has been an ordained minister in the Anglican Church of Canada since 1979. Since that time, he has served in full-time pastoral ministry in...
Rob is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute (Chicago), where he majored in Jewish and Modern Israel Studies. He was ordained by Associated Gospel Churches and served as a street evangelist and pastor in both New York City and Toronto. His current position is CJFM Director of Missions. As leader of a diverse messianic congregation, Rob was prompted to investigate different teaching methods: “It was while I was doing this that I made an important discovery: Jesus taught mainly...
Dr. Haycraft is the Director of the Spiritual Formation Center at Tyndale University College & Seminary. Barb formely served as VP, Dean of Student Life at Tyndale University College & Seminary. Her ministry background and leadership roles of over 35 years with The Navigators in both the USA and Canada had a strong emphasis on spiritual formation. Currently she provides spiritual direction in her home congregation Cornerstone Church Kleinburg.
Willard Metzger is the outgoing chair of Mennonite Church Canada’s Witness Council, the mission and outreach ministry of the national church. He served in that position for nine years. Metzger has also been a pastor in Mennonite congregations for eighteen years, and most recently was Director of Church Relations for World Vision Canada. Metzger received his Bachelor of Theology degree from Emmanuel Bible College in Kitchener, Ont., a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology at the...
Dr. Ngien has taught at the Toronto School of Theology, McMaster Divinity College and several seminaries abroad. He is the author of The Suffering of God according to Martin Luther's Theologia Crucis (1995; reprint 2003 and 2005); Apologetic for Filioque in Medieval Theology (2005); Luther as a Spiritual Adviser: The Interface of Theology and Piety in Luther's Devotional Writings (2007); A Faith Worth Believing, Living and Commending (2008); Gifted Response: The Triune God as...
Dr. Shepherd has taught at Memorial University of Newfoundland, the Toronto School of Theology and McMaster University. He is also Adjunct Professor at Trinity College and Wycliffe College, University of Toronto where he supervises doctoral students. In 2005 he was made Professor Ordinarius of The University of Oxford, U.K. Author of 11 books (The Nature and Function of Faith in the Theology of John Calvin, Seasons of Grace, So Great A Cloud of Witnesses, Ponder and Pray, Making Sense...
James Brooks has spent his whole life in the GTA. Born in North York and raised north of the city in a small community called Stouffville. James has attended Springvale Baptist Church in Stouffville his whole life, and has also served in many ministry teams at Springvale, in particular with the youth. He attended Stouffville District Secondary School, and upon graduation was admitted to Tyndale University College for the Leading Edge program. It was here he feel in love with the Tyndale...
Andrew is the incoming director of Word Made Flesh Canada. Up until recently, he was the missioner for Youth Formation and Vocation in the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa, where he resourced youth leaders, clergy and congregations in ministering amongst youth and young adults. A graduate of Wycliffe College, Andrew is keenly interested in theologies of culture, missiology, church planting and the emerging church.
For the last 14 years, Dr. Brian Stiller has guided Tyndale University College & Seminary through adversity and set it on its current path of growth and expansion. Dr. Stiller has been appointed President Emeritus by the Board of Governors in appreciation of his years of service as President of Tyndale. Dr. Stiller has transitioned out of his active role at Tyndale to join the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) where he was appointed as a Global Ambassador on May 31, 2011. While he...
Dr. Douglas Loney was appointed to the post of Vice President Academic and Dean of Tyndale University College, effective May 1, 2011. Born and raised in Grimsby, Ontario, Douglas Loney studied at Brock University (BA Hon) and McMaster University (MA, PhD). His doctoral dissertation was a study of the philosophical and religious dimensions of C.S. Lewis’ fiction, and his research interests since then have embraced the works of Lewis, Tolkien, Auden, Herbert, Chaucer and...
Dr. Gary V. Nelson joined Tyndale on July 1, 2010 as President and Vice Chancellor after serving for ten years as General Secretary of CBM, the national and global work of Canadian Baptists. During those years, CBM experienced a striking capacity growth, expanding the organization’s global impact in the areas of leadership development, theological education, sustainable community development and the development of key educational resources for congregations across Canada....
Dr. Gary V. Nelson joined Tyndale on July 1, 2010 as President and Vice Chancellor after serving for ten years as General Secretary of CBM, the national and global work of Canadian Baptists. During those years, CBM experienced a striking capacity growth, expanding the organization’s global impact in the areas of leadership development, theological education, sustainable community development and the development of key educational resources for congregations across Canada....
Rev. Joan DeVries joined the Tyndale community on August 8, 2012 as the Seminary Dean of Students. Joan brings a valuable breadth of ministry and educational experiences to this key role in student development for the Seminary. Prior to coming to Tyndale Joan has taught high school, pastored several churches, served on a seminary board and is currently at the dissertation level of a PhD from McMaster Divinity.
Peter brings together a unique combination of private, public and NGO experience with research and academic success. He served as president of an international corporation and as vice president of three different organizations, including one major hospital. He is a successful entrepreneur and currently leads a boutique consulting group specializing in strategic change and leadership development in the health sector. His international experience includes work and consulting in the U.S.,...
Dr. Gary V. Nelson joined Tyndale on July 1, 2010 as President and Vice Chancellor after serving for ten years as General Secretary of CBM, the national and global work of Canadian Baptists. During those years, CBM experienced a striking capacity growth, expanding the organization’s global impact in the areas of leadership development, theological education, sustainable community development and the development of key educational resources for congregations across Canada....
Dr. Bill Webb is married (Marilyn) with three grown children (Jonathan, Christine, and Joel) and a dog (Muffin). Education: Ph.D. Dallas Theological Seminary. Teaching: Professor of New Testament for 22 years (Heritage); Adjunct professor at Tyndale and ACTS. Bill has worked as a pastor, chaplain, and professor over a span of twenty some years. In addition to conference speaking ministry, he has published several articles and books, including Returning Home (Sheffield Press, 1993),...
