James Pedlar joined the Tyndale faculty full time in 2013, having previously taught at Tyndale and Booth University College on a part time basis. James loves teaching and is passionate about helping students understand how Christian theology has developed in response to the challenges that the church has faced throughout its history. James is a Wesleyan theologian whose work focuses on ecclesiology – especially questions involving the place of renewal and reform movements...
Nov 19, 2013•18 min•Ep. 155
Dr. Gary Nelson speaks at Commencement Chapel to begin the Fall 2013 semester. 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...
Nov 12, 2013•26 min•Ep. 154
Ross Clifford became Principal of the College in 1997. He served as Lecturer in Theology, Ethics and Apologetics from 1992. He joined the College faculty after twelve years of pastoral work at South Windsor and Gymea. Before he entered the ministry he practised law in New South Wales and the Northern Territory. He is a graduate of the Australian College of Theology, Simon Greenleaf, University of Sydney, as well as our own College. He is the author/co-author of over ten books including...
Oct 29, 2013•25 min•Ep. 153
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 is the author of a number of books: Living into Focus: Choosing What Matters in an Age of Distraction; Day by Day These Things We Pray: Uncovering Ancient Rhythms of Prayer; The Way is Made by...
Oct 22, 2013•19 min•Ep. 152
Rev. Roché van Wyk, director of Learn to Earn (South Africa), has a background in engineering, theology, urban issues & community development and intercultural studies. He is married to Janet, has two sons, Stuart and Thomas, is involved in Rotary and his local church and thinks best with a fishing pole in hand. Since 1995 Roché has been the Director of Learn to Earn (LtE). He took over what was known as the Bap-st Training Project within the very unstable poli-cal and...
Oct 15, 2013•25 min•Ep. 151
Dr. Gary Nelson speaks at Commencement Chapel to begin the Fall 2013 semester. 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...
Oct 10, 2013•20 min•Ep. 150
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.
Oct 08, 2013•22 min•Ep. 149
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...
Oct 01, 2013•22 min•Ep. 148
Professor LeBlanc is a Mi’kmaq-Acadian has been active in full-time vocational ministry with the Native North American community since 1978. He is currently CEO and Director of My People International and NAIITS. He has convened and chaired many initiatives within the Native community – both Christian and non-Christian. As a consequence, Professor LeBlanc’s interest in formal education has been diverse. He has been the recipient of three fellowships and the...
Sep 24, 2013•20 min•Ep. 147
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.
Sep 17, 2013•21 min•Ep. 146
Dr. Gary Nelson speaks at Commencement Chapel to begin the Fall 2013 semester. 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...
Sep 10, 2013•16 min•Ep. 145
Dr. Reynolds is the author of The Apocalyptic Son of Man in the Gospel of John (WUNT II/249; Mohr Siebeck, 2008) and has published articles in Biblica, Early Christianity, Henoch, Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus, and Neotestamentica. He is currently co-editing a book entitled The Relationship of Biblical and Systematic Theology in the New Testament to be published by Mohr Siebeck, and he is also working on a book length project comparing the Gospel of John and Jewish...
Aug 27, 2013•22 min•Ep. 144
Dr. Neufeldt-Fast brings to the position of Director of the Master of Theological Studies Modular Program a strong background in teaching and administration as well as international exposure. From 2000-2006 Dr. Neufeldt-Fast was the Coordinator of a MA in Pastoral Ministries modular program at the Theological Seminary, Bienenberg, Switzerland, in partnership with the University of Wales and the Oxford Centre of Mission Studies. He has taught primarily theology and ethics at both...
Aug 20, 2013•38 min•Ep. 143
Dr. Wong has taught at Tyndale University College since 2000. He has been teaching Preaching at Tyndale Seminary since 1997. He has had extensive pastoral experience at the Toronto Chinese Baptist Church in English ministry since 1982 and then when the church expanded to two locations in 1986 he pastored at the Scarborough Chinese Baptist Church before assuming his current ministry at Tyndale. In 1986 he was ordained with the Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec. Dr. Wong has spoken...
Aug 13, 2013•20 min•Ep. 142
Brian pastored a Wesleyan church for 12 years, resigned from that position to pursue "outside of the walls" type of ministry. He is a former student at Tyndale during the late 90's. Brian is married with two adult children and is currently leading 3 house churches composed primarily of people with no previous Christian background.
Aug 06, 2013•22 min•Ep. 141
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.
Jul 30, 2013•15 min•Ep. 140
Having taught intercultural studies courses at Tyndale since 1995, Dr. Scott became the Associate Dean of Professional Studies at Tyndale College in January 2000. In July 2005, he became the Academic Dean. He is now currently the Associate Professor of Christian Ministries at Tyndale. He is also an ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church in Canada and serves as a teaching elder at St. John's Presbyterian Church in Bradford, Ont.
Jul 23, 2013•20 min•Ep. 139
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....
Jul 16, 2013•16 min•Ep. 138
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...
Jul 02, 2013•24 min•Ep. 137
Valerie Michaelson [DMin, University of Toronto; MCS, Regent College] is Associate priest at St James Anglican Church, Kingston and Anglican Chaplain to Queen's University. She is a visiting lecturer in the area of youth and children's ministry at Tyndale Seminary and Queen's University. Her pubilcations include, Connecting Young People & the Gospel: How Trinitarian Love Shapes Youth Ministry, 2005 and How to Nurture Intergenerational Community in Your Church, 2012.
Jun 25, 2013•20 min•Ep. 136
Linda M. Cannell, Seminary Academic Dean and Professor of Christian Formation, is the Dean of North Park Theological Seminary. Previously, Linda served as the Lois W. Bennett Distinguished Professor of Educational Ministries at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary and Director of the Ph.D program in Educational Studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. She earned her EdD and MRE from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, a BA from the University of...
May 28, 2013•29 min•Ep. 135
Dr. Beth Veale is a Part-time instructor at Tyndale University College & Seminary.
May 21, 2013•13 min•Ep. 134
Dr Newman, [PhD Oxford Centre for Missions Studies, 2007; MA (Hons) Univ of Waterloo] is President of the Caribbean Graduate School of Theology, Jamaica. His teaching and research interests are, Caribbean Church History, Global Christianity, Christianity and Social Change, Church and Community Development. He has served as Associate General Secretary of the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES) and is currently International Deputy Director for the Lausanne Committee...
May 14, 2013•29 min•Ep. 133
During his university years, Jody led worship in both youth and campus ministries. He also ministered in South and Central America with YWAM and Campus Crusade for Christ. Upon returning from Costa Rica in 1987, Jody sensed a call to full-time vocational ministry and in 1988 Jody and Alexandra were married and he joined staff at Sunnyside Wesleyan Church in Ottawa. Jody continued at Sunnyside until 1993 when he and his wife felt God's call to complete an MDiv degree at Tyndale...
May 07, 2013•16 min•Ep. 132
James Brooks 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...
Mar 26, 2013•24 min•Ep. 131
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...
Mar 19, 2013•24 min•Ep. 130
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...
Mar 13, 2013•14 min•Ep. 129
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....
Mar 07, 2013•18 min•Ep. 128
Professor Beverley has taught at Tyndale since 1988. From 1978 until his move to Tyndale, he was a professor at Atlantic Baptist University in Moncton, NB. He is the author and editor of twelve books, including Nelson’s Illustrated Guide to Religions, Religions A to Z and Counterfeit Code, a reply to Dan Brown’s famous novel. He is also the Associate Director of the Institute for the Study of American Religion in Santa Barbara. He is a specialist on the study of new...
Feb 28, 2013•15 min•Ep. 127
Dr. Glendon G. Thompson serves as senior pastor of Jarvis Street Baptist Church in Toronto. He is also president and professor of systematic theology at Toronto Baptist Seminary and Bible College and editor of The Gospel Witness magazine. Dr. Thompson is a regular conference speaker/lecturer in Canada, USA and the Caribbean.
Feb 26, 2013•23 min•Ep. 126
