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Symposium Engages Christian Minds and the University Fall 2007 connection Vol. 13-2 4 12 19 Smith’s Fire Graduation Memories Campolo Challenges Special Feature— The Making of a University pages 6-10 Symposium Engages Christian Minds and the University he symposium titled, “Engaging the University: Student Mission and the Christian Mind,” drew attendees from universities in the West TIndies, North America, Europe, Asia, Africa and South America. Sponsored by Tyndale Seminary and the Religious & Theological Studies Fellowship of InterVarsity Canada, the symposium ran from July 4 through 6. Attendees examined the historical roots of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF) and the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES). The ongoing commitment to ▲ Daniel Bourdanné ▲ Vinoth Ramachandra contemporary society and future generations— specifically in academia—was discussed. campuses. “This would involve learning to overarching submission to the Lordship of Opening speaker, Vinoth Ramachandra, gave explore what the Lordship of Christ actually Christ which embraces all of life.” a stirring talk on the challenge of university means in the different disciplines that are He outlined one of the main challenges that mission today. Ramachandra is the IFES Secretary taught in the various academic departments, IFES faces, “What is often taught is a middle- for Dialogue and Social Engagement in Asia. the research projects… as well as learning how class, Anglocentric reading of the world and its “We are not a ministry to students, but a to speak ‘Christianly’ into the issues that history with a veneer of biblical narrative and ministry by students and lecturers/faculty to occupy university life... [Students] must be theological concepts.” Many of us in IFES the university as a whole,” said Ramachandra challenged and helped to integrate their [minister] in situations of poverty, oppression as he addressed the theme of how Christian academic studies, personal relationships, work and even war. It is impossible to separate what groups engaged students on secular university ambitions and everything else under an —continued on page 21 New Chair of Wesley Studies Appointed Tyndale Seminary announced the appointment of Dr. King 1977 (rev. ed., 2004), and The Radical Wesley and Howard A. Snyder as Distinguished Professor, Chair of Patterns for Church Renewal (1980). He is also the editor of Wesley Studies, effective July 1, 2007. Global Good News: Mission in a New Context (Abingdon, Dr. Snyder, a well-known author and educator, comes to 2001) and co-author with Daniel V. Runyon of Decoding the Tyndale from Asbury Theological Seminary where he has Church: Mapping the DNA of Christ’s Body (2002). served for the past 10 years as Professor of the History and Recent works include Populist Saints: B. T. and Ellen Roberts Theology of Mission in the E. Stanley Jones School of World and the First Free Methodists (2006) and Live While You Preach: Mission and Evangelism. Previously he taught at United The Autobiography of Methodist Revivalist and Abolitionist Theological Seminary and has pastored in Chicago and John Wesley Redfield (1810-1863), which he edited. Detroit. From 1968 to 1975 he served as pastor and seminary Dr. Snyder is a frequent speaker and lecturer at colleges, ▲ Dr. Howard A. Snyder professor in São Paulo, Brazil with the Free Methodist Church. seminaries, and conferences around the world. In 1993 he and Among Dr. Snyder’s highly acclaimed and influential books his wife, Janice, visited 13 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and are The Problem of Wineskins (1975), The Community of the —continued on page 21 To Educate and Equip Christians to Serve the World with Passion for Jesus Christ Message from the President 2 Brian C. Stiller Editor’s Note Life is a bitter-sweet From Bible College pitcher of change to University They say when life throws you lemons, one should make lemonade. Instinctively, my first thought is to throw the lemons forcefully or the past twelve years, we have we expanded our capacity to prepare church worked to build Tyndale as a great leadership in the Mandarin-speaking community. back at the offensive source. After all, I never centre of Christian higher education. It With the Lord’s help, for both the university requested lemons! However, as fulfilling as it hasF taken enormous effort and sacrifice by all and seminary, we have recruited some of the may seem, it is not usually very easy to to reach this point. First, there was the finest scholars and teachers. These are identify the source that so deftly sent you a challenge of eliminating the operational debt. professionals who are outstanding in their “tree-limb full” of the bitterly sour citrus! If This not only lifted the financial burden, but it disciplines. They bring to our students a great you cannot identify the source, you simply gave us room to plan creatively. experience of learning. can’t hit them. Then we moved forward as the college In May, we closed on the purchase of the Frustrated and unfulfilled, I normally evolved into a university. Historically, the Morrow Park campus of the Sisters of St. tend to my bruises as I survey the lemons government of Ontario did not allow religious Joseph. This magnificent 56-acre property lying innocently around me. Rough and schools that were not government funded to adjoining our current campus provides space bumpy on the outside, they are really quite offer anything other than religious degrees. that allows us to move out aggressively in the smooth to the touch. And, are they ever Finally in 2000 they opened the door. Tyndale building of our student body. pretty―innocent and harmless in varying was given university status four years ago. A solid and effective Tyndale Foundation is an shades of green and yellow. Wonders of Changing the name was vitally important. It imperative for two reasons. One is the need for nature. Then my second nature kicks in created an understanding with our publics, the the Annual Fund that partially offsets Tyndale’s usually after my morning devotional, wider educational community and students as to operational costs. This helps to support students forcing my consciousness to admit that I our calling and vision. We were led to choose by reducing the actual cost of tuition. The other have to leave some room for the Lord’s “Tyndale” with William Tyndale as our name- essential role of the Foundation is the facilitation response and action. It is during this time sake. An Oxford scholar in the early 1500s, he was of a capital campaign that will pay for the new that I consider turning the lemons into the first to translate the Bible from the original campus and provide seed funds for new programs lemonade. Now, I don’t know about you, Hebrew and Greek into English. A scholar, and initiatives. With thanks to the Lord and but my choice brew has to be as sweet as it evangelist, reformer and martyr, his work triggered grateful appreciation to a number of deeply is tangy―with a lot of ice! the English Reformation. His name gives committed friends, we have passed the half-way My favourite source of sweetness is the distinction and focus to our entire enterprise. mark towards the goal of raising $58 million. dark sugar in which you may find traces of We then expanded programs at both the Today, we are in midst of reshaping our the cane bark. On some occasions, you may seminary and university. A creative and stellar enrollment and recruitment plans. We are even find a few tiny pebbles that survived the new seminary training called “In Ministry” carefully designing and telling our student processing. For sure, that’s the kind of sugar provided graduate training for those in ministry. communities of the surprisingly affordable that makes my lemonade― the dark brown A distance-learning program was started. And opportunities of acquiring an education for life. sugar that’s imported from the West Indies. So next year the Doctor of Ministry will Tyndale has been an enormous resource to the it is with life. When life comes at you like accommodate those in ministry who are desirous Christian community. We are taking 113 years unrelenting missiles, it would be best not to of deepening their leadership skills. of experience, a solid foundation, and on these stand in the way, aiming to catch them. A business program was launched at the we are building a strong future. Dodge them if you can. The next step is to university. We are developing it with a vision to We have in place strategies for expansion and simply analyze the situation, breathe deeply prepare leadership in organization and business, critical initiatives. All are focused on preparing and pray. Pray that the peace of the Lord including a track for those with an interest in new generations to passionately serve Christ, comes over you in a greater quantity and with serving in the not-for-profit world. The Ontario commit to his Gospel, and be personally equipped greater intensity than ever. Pray to be at once College of Teachers has just completed their to take on assignments and opportunities as they strengthened and restrained by God’s guiding accreditation visit and review. We anticipate their live out their calling and witness. love. Pray for wisdom and clarity of focus. approval. We expect the Bachelor of Education Let me personally thank all our friends, alumni, degree will be launched in Summer 2008. churches and ministry agencies who rely on this —continued on page 21 The Chinese Ministry Program continues to great centre of Christian higher education. We serve those preparing for ministry in the Chinese are committed to the centrality of Christ, living church. Last year through the establishment of the in the power of the Holy Spirit and working as Canadian Chinese School of Theology (CCSTTS), servants anywhere and everywhere there is need.
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