Steve and his wife Claudia came to Bayview Glen in 2008. They were international workers with The Christian and Missionary Alliance for 26 years, serving in Colombia and Argentina. They moved to Toronto directly from the South Pole (well, really from Buenos Aires). Steve studied at Toccoa Falls College, Columbia International University, and Regent University where he earned a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership. Steve and Claudia have four children and two beautiful, adorable...
Jan 11, 2011•21 min•Ep. 34
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...
Dec 07, 2010•28 min•Ep. 33
Dr. Nelson brings to the Seminary proven experience in pastoral work and congregational revitalization as well as teaching experience at numerous seminaries across Canada. Before taking up his role as General Secretary of Canadian Baptist Ministries, he served congregations both as staff member and lead pastor, and was the founding director of an urban leadership training initiative. Most recently he served as pastoral leader of a historic downtown church in Edmonton that underwent...
Nov 30, 2010•17 min•Ep. 32
Dr Noh’s area of specialization in both clinical practice and research is in the area of Marriage and Family Therapy. She completed her internship at Glen Roberts Child Study Center and Verdugo Mental Health, in Southern California, working with children, adults, and families, dealing with mental health issues, including depressive and anxiety disorders, ADHD, and PTSD, as well as family system issues, such as marriage and parenting. Her areas of research interest include Applied...
Nov 23, 2010•24 min•Ep. 31
Benjamin Devadason was born and raised in Sri Lanka in a fine Christian home and later attended an evangelical church in Colombo, where he was privileged to hear the Gospel message. However, it was only when Benji turned 20 years of age that he responded to the claims of Christ upon his life. From 1973 to 1985, Benji served at his local church, in the areas of evangelism, discipleship, preaching, teaching, and youth work. He also helped ministries such as Youth for Christ, Back to the...
Nov 09, 2010•24 min•Ep. 30
Dr. Idestrom joined the faculty of Tyndale Seminary in 2001, after having taught at Western Pentecostal Bible College in Abbotsford, BC for five years. Besides having taught summer courses at Tyndale prior to joining the core faculty, she has done adjunct teaching at Wycliffe College in Toronto, Regent College, ACTS Seminary and Trinity Western University in Langley, BC. Her doctoral dissertation has been published, entitled From Biblical Theology to Biblical Criticism: Old Testament...
Nov 02, 2010•26 min•Ep. 29
As founder of UrbanPromise Toronto, Colin McCartney is the visionary for this unique urban ministry. Under his leadership, hundreds of children, youth and their families have experienced safe places where they are empowered to change their lives and communities through the love of God. McCartney’s career in urban ministry spans over 20 years. Before birthing UrbanPromise Toronto, McCartney served as Youth Pastor at Parkway Bible Church in Scarborough for over 12 years. His...
Oct 19, 2010•29 min•Ep. 28
Dr. Van Johnson is Dean of Master's Pentecostal Seminary (established in Toronto in 1996), which is partnered with Tyndale Seminary. He also serves as an instructor in New Testament at Tyndale. Dr. Johnson is the Director of the MTS in Pentecostal Studies - a joint degree of Tyndale and Master's. He lectures yearly at Canadian Pentecostal Seminary, which is associated with Trinity Western University, Langley, BC.
Oct 05, 2010•22 min•Ep. 27
For the 2010 Faith Talks lecture series, Tyndale presents Margaret Feinberg, who will be speaking on the ideas from her book, The Sacred Echo. Instead of listening for a one-time whisper or a still small voice, Feinberg tries to recognize what she calls “sacred echoes.” In these moments, God speaks the same message again and again. Feinberg, author of the critically acclaimed The Organic God, gently guides listeners to a deeper understanding of how God communicates with his...
Sep 29, 2010•38 min•Ep. 26
For the 2010 Faith Talks lecture series, Tyndale presents Margaret Feinberg, who will be speaking on the ideas from her book, The Sacred Echo. Instead of listening for a one-time whisper or a still small voice, Feinberg tries to recognize what she calls “sacred echoes.” In these moments, God speaks the same message again and again. Feinberg, author of the critically acclaimed The Organic God, gently guides listeners to a deeper understanding of how God communicates with his...
Sep 28, 2010•45 min•Ep. 24
For the 2010 Faith Talks lecture series, Tyndale presents Margaret Feinberg, who will be speaking on the ideas from her book, The Sacred Echo. Instead of listening for a one-time whisper or a still small voice, Feinberg tries to recognize what she calls “sacred echoes.” In these moments, God speaks the same message again and again. Feinberg, author of the critically acclaimed The Organic God, gently guides listeners to a deeper understanding of how God communicates with...
Sep 28, 2010•35 min•Ep. 25
Graduation Chapel was held on Tuesday, April 6th at the Sisters of St. Joseph's Chapel. Stephen Thomson has taught at Tyndale for many years and focuses on the areas of Gospel studies and Acts, historical Jesus studies, the letters of Paul, particularly Romans and Galatians and regularly contributes to the discussion of eschatology by teaching a course on the Book of Revelation. His focus is to encourage students to interact with the biblical story from creation to new creation. Listen...
Apr 06, 2010•16 min•Ep. 23
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...
Mar 30, 2010•20 min•Ep. 22
Rev. Joe Boot is an apologist, educator, author and senior pastor of Westminster Chapel in Toronto. He served with RZIM for seven years as an apologist in the U.K. and Canada, working for five years as Canadian director of RZIM. Prior to this he served as an associate pastor with Christ Church Fulham, heading up their evangelism work in central London, England. In his first ministry role he travelled as national evangelist for Saltmine Trust in the U.K. He has spoken...
Mar 23, 2010•28 min•Ep. 21
Scott Forbes serves as the Regional Representative for IJM Canada in Ontario and Eastern Canada. IJM is a human rights agency that secures justice for victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression. IJM lawyers, investigators and aftercare professionals work with local governments to ensure victim rescue, to prosecute perpetrators and to strengthen the community and civic factors that promote functioning public justice systems. Mr. Forbes joined IJM...
Mar 16, 2010•23 min•Ep. 20
Rick Tobias is best known for his life-long advocacy on behalf of low-income and marginalized people. His early professional experience in his native Saint John, New Brunswick introduced him to poverty that spans generations and requires a broad-based approach to change. In 1983, he became coordinator of YSM’s Evergreen Centre, which he refocused to address needs of street youth. His innovative work at Evergreen led to the invitation to become YSM’s CEO, a position he has...
Mar 09, 2010•15 min•Ep. 19
Bob Morris has been involved in mission since the day he was born to missionary parents working with SIM in Nigeria. Since 1968 he has been associated with Interserve (Canada) and has spent 18 of those years living in India, Pakistan, and Cyprus. A major part of his role has been the development of strategies for placing professionals in countries where missionaries are not welcome. His responsibilities also included member care and assessment. His travels have taken him to Afghanistan...
Mar 02, 2010•23 min•Ep. 18
Mr. John Cook is an international worker with the Christian Missionary Alliance Church Canada, who works in a country on the "Silk Road". John's message title is "Three Questions I Thought I Knew the Answers To". Listen Online
Feb 23, 2010•21 min•Ep. 17
Rev. Goertz, an ordained pastor in the Baptist Church of Ontario and Quebec, brings to his position at Tyndale a passion for the Church and for preparing people to integrate their faith with their personal and professional lives. He is a regular speaker in a variety of church settings and is a popular seminar and retreat facilitator on such diverse topics as prayer, grief, leadership, church renewal and spiritual formation. Rev. Goertz particularly enjoys interaction with Toronto’...
Feb 16, 2010•25 min•Ep. 16
Greg Paul, author of "God in the Alley: Being and Seeing Jesus in a Broken World", and "The Twenty Piece Shuffle: Why the Poor and the Rich Need Each Other", is the founder of Sanctuary Ministries of Toronto, the current director of the organization and pastor of the Sanctuary community. Sanctuary makes a priority of welcoming and caring for some of the most hurting and excluded people in Toronto, including addicts, prostitutes, homeless men, women and youth, gay, lesbian and...
Feb 09, 2010•22 min•Ep. 15
Dr. Walters teaches Hermeneutics and Old Testament studies at the University College. His publications include Water For Larsa (Yale Near Eastern Researches 4) and numerous articles in biblical studies. He has taught at Knox College, University of Toronto and Central Michigan University and has been a parish minister. Listen Online
Feb 02, 2010•32 min•Ep. 14
Dr. Boers has taught for Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Conrad Grebel University College, Andover Newton Theological School, and the Canterbury College D. Min. program. Prior to teaching, he was a pastor in rural, urban church-planting and inner-city settings in the US and Canada. He has published hundreds of articles and reviews in dozens of periodicals and speaks and teaches regularly at churches, conferences, denominational events, and retreats in Canada and the U.S. He...
Jan 26, 2010•33 min•Ep. 13
Rev. Don Horban is the Senior Pastor at Cedarview Community Church in Newmarket Ontario where he has served for over 25 years. More Audio and Video messages from Rev. Horban can be found at http://media.cedarview.org Rev. Horban teaches on I Corinthians 2:1-2 - "For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified." Listen Online
Jan 19, 2010•21 min•Ep. 12
Jon Thompson is a Tyndale Alumnus and Senior Pastor of Carruthers Creek Community Church. His formal education includes a Bachelor of Religious Studies and a Master of Theological Studies in historic theology. Currently, he is working on his Doctorate of Missiology. In a non-formal sense, he devours book after book whether at home or on vacation. As Senior Pastor, his focus is engagement in four primary ministry areas: teaching, prayer, vision casting, and leading. Prior to taking his...
Jan 12, 2010•18 min•Ep. 11
Howard Snyder is Distinguished Professor, Chair of Wesley Studies, at Tyndale Seminary. Dr. Snyder came to Tyndale in 2007 from Asbury Seminary, where he served for 10 years as Professor of the History and Theology of Mission in the E. Stanley Jones School of World Mission and Evangelism. Previously he taught at United Theological Seminary and has pastored in Chicago, Detroit and São Paulo, Brazil, where he was also a seminary professor.Dr. Snyder frequently speaks around the world,...
Jan 05, 2010•22 min•Ep. 10
Dr. Beth Veale is a Adjunct Professor of Christian Ministries at Tyndale University College & Seminary. In this chapel she speaks about Mary's Interuptions. Luke 1:26-38 Listen Online
Nov 24, 2009•22 min•Ep. 9
Rob Dean is a Tyndale Alumnus and the Associate Pastor at Good Shepherd Community Church in Scarborough Ontario. Isaiah 7-12, 36-39 Listen Online
Nov 17, 2009•20 min•Ep. 8
Gideon is a native of South Africa, where he received his Ph.D. in the ethics of public policy in 1995. He was an interpreter for the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission under Archbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu, and during the 1980s, he served just more than 3 years of a 6-year community service assignment as a conscientious objector against serving in the South African army under apartheid. He teaches philosophy at Redeemer University College and is a member of New City...
Nov 10, 2009•20 min•Ep. 7
Matt Wilkinson is the Cross-Regional Youth Pastor for The Meeting House, a multi-church in Ontario, Canada where he oversees 600 youth and an awesome youth staff team of eight who pour their lives into loving students. Matt has been actively involved in youth ministry for the last decade and has been the founder of a youth-empowered outreach and training ministry as well as the co-director of the Today’s Teens Conference. Matt Spoke on the Redemption of Pop Culture. Listen...
Oct 20, 2009•26 min•Ep. 6
Kairos, the Greek word for God's appointed time, is a time to take out of our chronos lives to worship, pray, and reflect on God's Word. While these services are geared more towards our University College community, all are welcome to come. Dave Roberts, Tyndale Mission Mentor, speaks on Reconciliation of the Nations. Listen Online
Oct 15, 2009•12 min•Ep. 5
