Tyndale Chapel Podcast

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 t...

Pastor Peter has been with Young Nak Church since 1995, first as youth and education director. He's been the lead pastor of Young Nak English Ministry since 2003. He and Linda have been married since 1994 and are the parents of three beautiful children. Bio taken from http://www.yntoronto.com/staff.html

James K.A. Smith is professor of philosophy at Calvin College where he holds the Gary & Henrietta Byker Chair in Applied Reformed Theology & Worldview.  The award-winning author of Who’s Afraid of Postmodernism? and Desiring the Kingdom, his most recent books include Imagining the Kingdom (2013), Discipleship in the Present Tense (2013), Who’s Afraid of Relativism? (2014), and How (Not) To...

James K.A. Smith is professor of philosophy at Calvin College where he holds the Gary & Henrietta Byker Chair in Applied Reformed Theology & Worldview.  The award-winning author of Who’s Afraid of Postmodernism? and Desiring the Kingdom, his most recent books include Imagining the Kingdom (2013), Discipleship in the Present Tense (2013), Who’s Afraid of Relativism? (2014), and How (Not) To...

James K.A. Smith is professor of philosophy at Calvin College where he holds the Gary & Henrietta Byker Chair in Applied Reformed Theology & Worldview.  The award-winning author of Who’s Afraid of Postmodernism? and Desiring the Kingdom, his most recent books include Imagining the Kingdom (2013), Discipleship in the Present Tense (2013), Who’s Afraid of Relativism? (2014), and How (Not) To...

Jenny joined St Clement’s as the Rector (Senior Priest) in 2013. Jenny was born and brought up in England and has lived in Pakistan, India, Singapore, and Japan. She settled down in Toronto eight years ago and was on staff at St Paul’s Bloor Street all that time. Jenny’s passion is to connect with those who are spiritually searching and asking questions and to deepen the faith of those who are lea...

The Rev. Dr. Karen Hamilton has held the position of General Secretary of the Canadian Council of Churches since 2002 and represents the council in Canada and around the world. She works for ecumenism, inter-faith dialogue and global justice. She is the recipient of the Ontario Heritage Day award for the Association of Progressive Muslims. In 2008, Novalis published her book, The Acceptable Year o...

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 develo...

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 Un...

Tyndale Distinguished Alumnus, Dr. Kent Edwards, speaks at Tyndale's 120th Anniversary Celebration Service at Homecoming 2014. Dr. Edwards’ ambition is to change people’s lives with the Word of God and equip others to do the same.  Kent is known for his passion for preaching, and brings over 30 years of Christian leadership experience, both as a senior pastor and a church planter.  He is a popular...

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 McMas...

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...

Dr. Gary Nelson speaks at Commencement Chapel to begin the Fall 2014 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 leaders...

Andrew Mugford graduated from Tyndale University College in 2012, with a BA, Religious Studies. Previously he obtained a diploma in Corporate Communication from Centennial College. He worked as an Emergency Medical Dispatcher before returning to school. He is now an Admissions Counsellor for Tyndale, primarily focused on sharing the story of our transformative Bachelor of Education program. He is...

Derek Chan graduated from University of Toronto with a BS in Computer Science in 2006.  Afterwards, Derek worked as a Computer Consultant for a downtown IT firm which paired himself with a number of fortune 500 companies throughout Canada and the US for 5 years.  Following a call to ministry in 2011, he joined Tyndale as an occasional student and would graduate with his Masters of Divinity in Bibl...

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...

Rob Patterson is Director of the Church Relations and the Alumni department, at Tyndale. Rob has been serving Christ in Canada and around the world for over thirty years.  Rob received his call to mission and ministry when he was 14.  He began working with Aboriginal Canadians and the North American Indigenous Ministries during his teen years.  Rob moved to Ontario for his first degree completing...

Clint serves as the Director of Congregational Health and Mission for the Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec. He has a rich and varied ministry background. Clint was a founding member of the leadership team at Mars Hill Ministries. He has served as the Director of Church Development for the Eastern Canadian District of the C&MA. He was also the founding Pastor of Bradford Alliance Church...

Rev. Dr. Siang-Yang Tan is Professor of Psychology  and former Director of the Doctor of Psychology program in the Graduate School of Psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. He is a licensed psychologist with a PhD in Clinical Psychology from McGill University and a Fellow of APA. He has published articles on lay counseling, spirituality, religious psychotherapy, cogniti...

Dr. Paul Magnus, who currently serves as distinguished professor of leadership and management in the seminary, served eight years as Briercrest's president from 1996 to 2004. Paul has been engaged in leadership roles and leadership instruction within and beyond the Christian higher education community for over four decades. Much of that time was spent at Briercrest College and Seminary, and after...

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 Jo...

Shiao Chong is a Christian Reformed Campus Minister serving at York University and Director of a student club at York U called Leadership, Culture and Christianity. Ordained as a Ministry Associate in the Christian Reformed Church (CRC), and a member of Rehoboth Fellowship CRC in Etobicoke, I also attend Friendship Community CRC, which is close to York U. I am married to Martha, and a father of th...

Dr. Keith Bodner [PhD, University of Aberdeen] is Professor of Religious Studies at Crandall University (formerly Atlantic Baptist University), with a concentration in Hebrew Language and Old Testament. Until 2005, he was Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Tyndale University College.  Keith is the author of National Insecurity: a primer on the First Book of Samuel; Power Play: a primer on...

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...

Charles Price has been the Senior Pastor of The Peoples Church in Toronto, Ontario, Canada since September 2001, with a weekly congregation of 3500 people. He has a weekly hour-long television programme, Living Truth, which is broadcast coast to coast in Canada each week, as well as in the United Kingdom, Europe, India, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Korea and Japan. Charles Price came to Chri...