Uncommon Vision Tyndale in Depth • 2007 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ................................................Page1 Profile ....................................................Page1 Educational Philosophy .......................................Page3 Goals .....................................................Page4 Christian University Education ..................................Page5 Why Tyndale ...............................................Page7 Why Toronto ...............................................Page8 New Programs ..............................................Page9 Academic Planning...........................................Page11 Future Space Requirements ....................................Page13 Enrollment Projections ........................................Page14 Funding ...................................................Page15 Leadership .................................................Page17 Faculty ....................................................Page19 Governance ................................................Page23 INTRODUCTION & PROFILE Introduction Tyndale: A heart to shape the world Tyndale provides graduate programs Tyndale’s Graduates Tyndale History The graduate school—Tyndale Seminary—is among the Tyndale graduates are employed in many sectors of the 1894 – Toronto Bible Training School (TBTS) opened in Tyndale University College & Seminary is an exciting and largest seminaries in North America. With a vision to marketplace, both locally and globally, including church downtown Toronto. innovative centre of Christian higher education located prepare leaders for parish/church life and marketplace and parachurch organizations. More than 90 per cent of 1935 – London College of Bible and Mission (LCBM) in Toronto, Ontario, the fourth largest city in North vocation, its faculty are highly qualified academically. graduates are employed within six months of graduation. opened. America and a cultural crossroads of the world. In this age where the secular attempts to squeeze out the 1968 – TBTS and LCBM joined forces to form Ontario spiritual, and within a society where people increasingly Bible College (OBC). With the vision to be a world shaper, Tyndale is at look for moral foundations, the training of bold yet University FAQs 1976 – Ontario Theological Seminary (OTS) opened. the leading edge of educating men and women in a sensitive church and public leadership is paramount. • More than 500 students are enrolled. 1976 – OBC/OTS moved from downtown Toronto and setting of first-rate scholarship and spiritual formation, Tyndale’s graduate school is at the forefront of preparing • 51% of students are female and 49% male. purchased Regis College in north Toronto. equipping them to lead and serve in the vocations of leaders to serve in extraordinary ways. • Average age is 26 years. 1995 – Financial crisis threatened to close school. their choosing. • Multicultural - over 30 different ethnic 1998 – New name – Tyndale – signaled renewed vision. backgrounds are represented. 2003 – Legislative approval granted to offer BA set the • 70% of students study full time and 30% part time. Tyndale is committed to the training of future leaders Profile stage for next generation of leadership. who will be intellectually disciplined to face the tough is- • Average class size is 23. 2006 – Bayview property: offer to purchase submitted sues of this age and whose minds and hearts will be for expansion. Accreditation drawn to seek answers and creative solutions to the com- 2007 – Bachelor of Education approved by provincial Both the university and seminary are members of North plex and age old needs of humanity. government. American accrediting bodies that ensure high academic Seminary FAQs 2007 – Processing of membership in the Association of standards are met and that the quality of teaching and • More than 700 students are enrolled. Critical to the fulfilling of Tyndale’s commitment has Universities and Colleges of Canada. mentoring fulfills the needs of students. Tyndale is • 46% of students are female and 54% male. been the purchase of the adjoining 56-acre Morrow authorized to grant degrees in the Arts, Social Sciences • Average age is 40 years. Park, centre of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Toronto. This and Business, as well as other degrees included in • Over 40 different denominations are represented. new campus will provide the space needed to expand legislation passed by the Province of Ontario. Under- • 38% of students study full time and 62% part time. Tyndale’s programs and student body. graduate degrees are accredited by the Association for • Some students are recent university graduates Biblical Higher Education (ABHE). Graduate degrees are while others have already proven themselves in Tyndale provides university programs accredited by the Association of Theological Schools professional and ministry settings. Founded in 1894, the university is committed to provide in the United States and Canada (ATS), the official what is increasingly unique among universities in North accrediting body of professional, graduate theological America. Believing that training in the classics of the institutions in North America. Tyndale Faculty liberal arts tradition has an advantage in the sharpening • 66 Faculty members (including research and adjunct). of young minds, each student experiences a breadth • 84% of core Faculty have earned doctorates. of education. Linked to the honing of the mind is the nurturing of the heart. Studies delivered within the perspective of a Christian worldview are cultivated in a student life experience of spiritual and emotional wholeness. 1 T: (416) 619-1201 F: (416) 227-2205 E: [email protected] www.tyndale.ca/campaign 2 EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY & GOALS The Tyndale perspective: Growth of the whole person Tyndale is committed to education that promotes growth Tyndale is emerging as one of North America’s leading The University The Seminary of the whole person: intellectually, spiritually, socially, centres of Christian higher education, preparing women Mission: To offer excellent university degrees in the arts, Mission: To provide Christ-centred graduate theological emotionally and physically. In providing a broad and men who will be on the cutting-edge of leadership the sciences and professional studies and to promote the education for Christians who are active in church and exposure to academic studies in the liberal arts, biblical throughout the world. The following objectives guide preservation, transmission and expansion of human society and whose lives are marked by intellectual matu- and theological arenas and in professional courses, it development. knowledge within the context of a vibrant Christian rity, spiritual vigour and moral integrity and whose witness seeks the cultivation of Christian character, discipleship community in which the integration of faith and learning will faithfully engage culture with the gospel. and skills for service. is fostered by the exploration of various ideas, theories It is the desire and intent of the Tyndale community: and worldviews. Goals 1. To provide students with an unparalleled opportunity Tyndale affirms that the foundation for a true understand- Goals: • To create a centre of Christian higher education for theological study in Canada’s largest seminary, in ing of God, humanity, and all of creation is found in Holy 1. To provide university-level instruction in academic marked by outstanding teaching and scholarship and Canada’s largest city, and in a context that is vibrantly Scripture. Because of this, it promotes integrative thinking disciplines in humanities, religious studies, social vibrant student life so that Tyndale will be recognized transdenominational, evangelical and multicultural in dialogue with both biblical and academic disciplines. sciences and fine arts, as well as professional studies. as a place of first choice for students who are in nature. 2. To graduate students qualified for admission to interested in preparing for a life of service. 2. To provide wholistic, graduate-level theological Since all truth is God’s truth and honest inquiry and a graduate and professional schools and who are able education that interweaves the academic, spiritual, commitment to Christian faith are compatible, Tyndale to successfully enter the workforce. • To build a centre of Christian higher education that practical, and missional dimensions of Christian supports the development and exercise of critical 3. To produce graduates who will seek to serve God and has sufficient critical mass to support the educational leadership. thinking. This educational process is encouraged their fellow human beings through their vocational enterprise, its faculty and staff resources. 3. To prepare students to serve as effective and by independent thinking, a respect for divergent and personal life. theologically reflective Christian leaders in a wide viewpoints, a commitment to social responsibility, 4. To provide an academic environment in which • To gain recognition, nationally and internationally, as a variety of contexts including congregational, the development of leadership skills, the nurturing vigorous academic research and debate lead to university where faculty and students experience great organizational, professional, international and public of personal growth through social and recreational the advancement of human knowledge and the scholarship. leadership roles. activities, and a deliberate cultivation of the spiritual life. development