2022 Convocation Chapel - Dr. Marjory Kerr
As part of the last Community Chapel of the 2021-2022 academic year, Dr. Marjory Kerr shares the message of God's love from Romans 5:8.

As part of the last Community Chapel of the 2021-2022 academic year, Dr. Marjory Kerr shares the message of God's love from Romans 5:8.
Lizzie Reynolds concludes her 2021-2022 podcast series of reflections on the Gospel of Luke. In this final week, Lizzie will consider the well-known Road to Emmaus passage of Luke 24.
For the final week of March, we are pleased to welcome a friend of Tyndale's, Pastor Phil Reinders. As we draw closer to Holy Week and Easter, Dr. Reinders will lead our community in reflecting on prayer as a formative basis of our identity as image-bearers of Christ. This week we conclude our Lenten series with a message entitled “Getting to God Through Your Stomach”.
Continuing our Lenten theme of service, sacrifice, and abiding in Christ, we are honoured to welcome Monica Kay to the Community Chapel pulpit this week. Monica's message based on Joel 2:12-13 is entitled "Rend Your Heart". Monica is a long-time friend of Tyndale’s and is currently studying for her DMin degree at the Seminary. A popular mentor, speaker, and collaborator, Monica is currently working with Youth Unlimited Toronto as the Director of the Launch program....
Lizzie Reynolds offers the community a reflective and meditative space to journey together through the pages of the Gospel of Luke. If you long for a change of pace and moments of contemplation, Lizzie helps us explore the themes in Luke chapter 22, verses 39 to 46, where Jesus prays passionately on the Mount of Olives.
In a season of troubles and heightened international conflict that clamours for our attention, during days of political division over any number of cultural issues and “isms”, and through this opaque time of the ongoing pandemic, we all need a moment to gather as a community, sing and pray together, and ingest words of inspiration and challenge. This week we continue preparing ourselves for Holy Week with a reflection on Isaiah 58: 6-12 from Tyndale University's Provost...
We continue our Community Chapel's themes of Lent this week with Bishop Jenny Andison (St. Paul's Anglican Bloor Street). Bishop Jenny will reflect on our desire for cleansing through contrition and the asking for forgiveness with attention to Psalm 103. Bishop Jenny was born in England and has lived in Pakistan, India, Singapore and Japan. She earned a Hons. BA from Queen’s University in 1994 and received her Master of Divinity from the University of Toronto in 1997. In...
Lizzie Reynolds offers the community a reflective space about the dimensions of adoration and gratitude through the pages of the Gospel of Luke. If you long for a change of pace and moments of contemplation, Lizzie will be helping us explore the themes in Luke 19, where Jesus confronts Zacchaeus.
The beginning of March marks the start of the Lenten season as we prepare ourselves for the mystery of the Cross. During this month, different speakers will explore what it means to ready ourselves for Easter by reflecting on different Scriptural passages and Lenten themes. Abby Davidson who is a pastor at Spring Garden Church in Toronto will be leading our community in thoughts related to sacrifice and fasting from a habit or food for the 40 days of Lent with attention to Psalm 90....
As we conclude celebrating Black History Month, our guest speaker, Sharon Ramsay shares a message from Philippians 4:11-13 entitled "Both Sides Now". Sharon is well known at Tyndale as an award-winning alumna, instructor in the Clinical Counselling program at the Seminary, and a long-time contributing member of the Wellness Centre.
In part of a special chapel service with members of the Black Educators of Tyndale, Erika Farrier shares a message about the Love of God from 1John 4:7-18. Erika was born in Salem, Virginia where she graduated from Roanoke College with a Bachelor of Science. She served in leadership on the Student Conduct Council and received the Outstanding Student Award from the Virginia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Erika attended Rhema Bible Training College in...
Lizzie Reynolds offers the community a reflective space about the dimensions of adoration and gratitude through the pages of the Gospel of Luke. If you long for a change of pace and moments of contemplation, please join us for Abide. This week, Lizzie will be helping us explore the themes in Luke 17 from verses 11-19 as Jesus heals the lepers.
As we continue to celebrate Black History Month, our special guest, Pastor Ira Carty shares a message from Revelation 7 entitled, “Recapturing God's Holistic Vision for our Times”. Ira is an alumnus of Tyndale University and is currently serving as an Associate Pastor at Avenue Community Church in Toronto.
Continuing February's recognition and commemoration of Black History Month, Pastor Adam Hoskins shares a story of brokenness and ongoing redemption while encouraging us to sit at different and uncomfortable tables to meet Jesus through others. Adam is the Worship Director at Sanctus in Ajax, an alumnus of Tyndale, and a member of the "House of Common" team. He and his wife Michelle and their two children live in the GTA.
Lizzie Reynolds offers the community a reflective and meditative space to journey together through the pages of the Gospel of Luke. This week, Lizzie will be helping us explore the themes in Luke 13 including Jesus' encounter with the woman on the Sabbath.
Over the past few weeks we have been limited from sitting at the table and eating together, but what other ways could we practice hospitality? This week, our guest speaker Alireza Amani offers our community some thoughts on hospitality with a message entitled “The Fifth Gospel: Hospitality!”. Ali Amani was born in Iran and in his twenties moved to Germany where he completed his undergraduate degree in Early Childhood Education. It was in Germany that he met Christians who...
Lizzie Reynolds offers the community a reflective and meditative space to journey together through the pages of the Gospel of Luke. This week, Lizzie will be helping us explore the theme "Do not worry" in Luke 12.
Pastor Chris Chase, lead pastor at the Meeting House provides a message in commemorating the life of Martin Luther King Jr., his vision and on reconciliation for our Community Chapel this week. Along with pastoring, Chris is a husband and father of two. His heart is to see people discover God’s love, delve into God’s Word, and live out God’s plan for their lives. When not with his family or serving at his church, Chris is a member and host of “The House of...
As we start this Winter 2022 term, our President, Dr. Marjory Kerr, will bring a word of hope from the book of Hebrews to our community. Her message is entitled “He is faithful.”
Lizzie Reynolds continues her podcast series of reflections on the Gospel of Luke. This week, Lizzie will be looking at Luke 9 – the Transfiguration. Lizzie offers a reflective and contemplative consideration of Scripture by inviting us into thirty minutes of prayerful meditation. If you long for opportunities like this in your busy life, please tune in. Luke 9
As we conclude the message series on the “I am” statements of Jesus, Joanna considers His declaration “I am the True Vine….” Joanna is a speaker, podcaster, TV host, and communications consultant. With a Business Communications degree and a Masters in Theological Studies, she has been helping the Church communicate the best news in the world for over 15 years. Along with her work, she is also a Tyndale Board Governor and host of the Word Made Digital...
Today, the Rev. Dr. Timothy Tang, Director of the Tyndale Intercultural Ministries Centre, reflects on the words of Christ found in John 14:6 as we continue the series on Jesus’ “I am” declarations in John’s Gospel. Tim was born in Toronto and has been a pastor at the East Toronto Chinese Baptist Church since 2001, first as the English-speaking congregational pastor, and now as the Intercultural Pastor-at-Large. As the son of international students, he leverages...
On Wednesday of this week, November 17, Lizzie Reynolds continues her podcast series of reflections on the Gospel of Luke. This week, Lizzie will be looking at Luke 8 – the parable of the sower. If you long for a reflective and contemplative time of immersion in Word and prayer, we hope that you’ll join Lizzie every second Wednesday for the rest of this term. Luke 8
Pastor Daniel Mills, a recent graduate of Tyndale Seminary, began his term as Lead Pastor of Unionville Alliance Church in 2021 after several years of serving as the associate pastor in that local congregation. Previous to his appointment at UAC, he led congregations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, and Mexico. Daniel is passionate about spreading hope and strengthening faith because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. He is married to Laura and they are expecting their first child in...
Lizzie Reynolds continues her podcast series of reflections on the Gospel of Luke. This week, Lizzie will be looking at Luke 7 – the faith of the centurion. If you long for a reflective and contemplative time of immersion in Word and prayer, we hope that you’ll join Lizzie every second Wednesday for the rest of this term. Luke 7
Dr. Sarah Han is the recently appointed Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry at the Seminary and she will be leading us in considering the next “I am” declaration of Jesus in the Gospel of John: “I am the door…” Sarah has provided leadership in the Canadian immigrant church context for over a decade as an ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church. She and her husband have a passion for church-planting initiatives around the GTA that capture...
Continuing our series on the “I am” statements of Jesus in the Gospel of John, our good friend and recently retired Seminary professor, the Rev. Dr. Kevin Livingston, will speak on Jesus’ declaration “I am the Light of the world”. Kevin, for years a beloved teacher and colleague at Tyndale, is currently Pastor of Clairlea Park Presbyterian Church in Toronto. The title of his message is “Light in a Dark World”.
Lizzie Reynolds continues her podcast series of reflections on the Gospel of Luke. This week, Lizzie will be looking at Luke 4 – the temptation of Jesus. If you long for a reflective and contemplative time of immersion in Word and prayer, we hope that you’ll join Lizzie every second Wednesday for the rest of this term. Luke 4
Over the past few weeks we’ve been hinting about a new series of Community Chapel messages based on the “I am” statements of Jesus found in the Gospel of John. This week Dr. Benjamin Reynolds kicks off the series with his reflections on Jesus’ declaration “I am the Bread of Life”. Ben, Professor of New Testament (Undergraduate Studies), has been at Tyndale for over ten years and is an accomplished scholar, teacher, and mentor. He and his wife Lizzie...
This week we are very pleased to have Philip Yan as our speaker. Philip is the Director of the Centre for Redemptive Entrepreneurship at Tyndale University. Philip is the founder and chief experience designer of GenesisXD Inc. Before running his consultancy firm focusing on branding and marketing communications, Philip worked for award-winning studios as a senior designer and design director. His strategic consultation has proven success in many turnkey initiatives for financial and...