spring/summer 2011 I Shall Not Die A story of finding the light of God in the darkness of Prison Reaching Out to Toronto Minding the Gap Introducing Dr. Douglas Loney Diaspora Issue 1 Volume 1 contents 13 spring/summer 2011 Editors: Lina van der Wel (MTS ’14), Will Kinchlea (BA ’10) Copy Editor: Brett Potter Print Designer: Jennifer Laing Web Designer: Andrew Smith (Certificate ’97) E-book Designer: Robert Santos (BRE ’12) Writers: Sarah Patterson (MDiv ’11 DMin ’14), 18 columns Amelia Rana (MDiv ’14), Will Kinchlea (BA ’10) LETTER Photos: 4 editor’s All Photos used are either taken by David Kentie (BA ’10, MTS ’13), Will Kinchlea (BA ’10), 5 president’sVOICE Aleshia Johnson (BA ’12), and Amelia Rana (MDiv ’14) The Desire to Engage the or are Tyndale promotional photography unless Culture Missionally otherwise stated. Editorial Advisory Board: 6 campusMOVE Janet Clark, Randy Henderson, Winston Ling, 24 8 Gary Nelson, Lina van der Wel (MTS ’14), Ruth Whitt Campus Update Going Green Print & Mail Liaison: Charlene Hibbert features 26 studentSPOT Printed in Canada by Sunville Print Co. 8 I shall not die From the UC Council A student’s journey from prison to freedom Tyndale, the Magazine is published twice a year by From the SEM Council the Marketing & Communications Department of Spotlights on Ashley Baker and Tyndale University College & Seminary. 12 Tyndale University College & Seminary Mark Groleau The views and opinions expressed in establishes a new Chair of Pentecostal Studies Tyndale, the Magazine do not necessarily reflect those 28 facultyFOCUS of the editors, the Marketing & Communications 13 Reaching Out to Toronto Department or Tyndale University College & Featuring Paul Franks, Seminary. Stories and updates are welcome, however Four alumni talk about their work in Toronto’s communities. Gary Nelson and Barbara Leung Lai the Marketing & Communications Department New Books by Faculty reserves the right to edit submissions for brevity, 18 Minding the Gap style, and clarity. Coming Events Navigating the multicultural, multilingual, and You can view Tyndale, the Magazine Tyndale is an evangelical transdenominational multigenerational issues surrounding the Chinese 30 staffSIDE online at www.tyndale.ca/magazine, university college and seminary that prepares Christian community. New faces at Tyndale where you can also download students for professional vocations, post graduate studies and ministry. Tyndale offers programs in a e-versions for your iPhone, iPad, wide range of disciplines at both the undergraduate 21 Tyndale Ranked #1 in Maclean’s Magazine 32 alumniNEWS and Kindle devices. and graduate levels. Currently, there are over 1,300 Scan the QR code students and 9,000 alumni. Founded in 1894, Tyndale 22 Reaching The Nations in Our Neigbourhoods is strategically located in Toronto. for more information. TIM Centre launches new Diaspora program Publications Mail Agreement # 40009975 for immigrant church leaders Return Undeliverable Canadian Adresses to: Tyndale, the Magazine 24 Dr. Douglas Loney Tyndale University College & Seminary A Spotlight on the New Vice President Academic 25 Ballyconnor Ct Toronto, ON M2M 4B3 and Dean of the University College 2 Tyndale the magazine spring/summer 2011 3 president’sVOICE The Communications Team editor’sLETTER Last summer we were interviewing students Tyndale is a family with a long history, that at The Desire to and alumni for online videos. What amazed the core is held together by the cross, our us was when an alumnus of OTS ’85 and a formational experience within this community, Engage the Culture current student had almost verbatim answers for and how these relationships have impacted our Missionally the very same questions. We had asked them daily lives. about the core of their experience here. Both Through every incarnation of Tyndale’s answered that it was their growing relationship history there has always been a focus on its with God and their deepening relationship with community and the people found within its the people around them. It was the combination changing walls. Connection served that purpose Not everything is new at Tyndale! committed not just to formation of future pas- of both horizontal and vertical relationships, two by connecting back with our Alumni, keeping For you who have been alumni from years toral leaders for the church but to resource the intersecting lines that form a cross, that hap- them up to date on one of the formational places before ‘Tyndale’ was the name, you will rec- ‘whole people’ of God to be people of faith pened at the same time. This is how they said in their lives. In the past year and a half we have ognize that the themes which shaped your edu- where they live and work. they live out their daily life. There were over interviewed alumni, students, faculty and staff to cation here and the life of faith it prepared you If you are reading these stories and have 26 years between them and yet they had the capture the essence of who we are. With for afterwards are still central to all we do today. never been to Tyndale, we hope you will be same answer. This is what Tyndale is all about; 70 hours of video we discovered that we needed To be sure, there are new forms. But the challenged to consider Tyndale as a place where a name for this publication that better reflected passionate commitment to the formation of a you could learn and grow. Coming here may the whole community in these pages. This deep faith framed in the desire to engage the change your life. We would love to have your feedback on magazine is more than just connecting our alumni culture missionally remains unchanged. Tyndale is growing. We are pushing the what you would like to see in coming issues. back with the school—it is about who we are. As you read the stories and articles in this capacity of the Ballyconnor campus and are We welcome all suggestions and insights. We are family. magazine, you will see immediately that our increasing our presence on the new Bayview Email your comments to: Welcome to Tyndale, the Magazine. Every mission is to resource the church, its leadership campus as space becomes available. The move [email protected] issue will tell you what’s going on in the and people to be effective witnesses to the to the new campus is strategic to our on-going different parts of our family: alumni, students, Good News of Jesus Christ. These are just an mission. We need your prayers and support as CORRECTION: In the “A Letter From the President,” faculty, and staff. It will convey all the things we we incorrectly listed the address of the London Campus example of what God is doing here and around we remain faithful to what changed your life as being on Queen St., instead of Queens Ave. in our are doing around the world for the glory of God. the world through our students and alumni. when you came to this school. last issue of the magazine. We deeply apologize to our The communication team welcomes updates, Strong liberal arts and professional edu- The forms may be different, but the mission London College of Bible & Missions alumni. stories, and ideas. Tyndale, the Magazine, is more cation at the University College forms students is the same! than just a magazine, it’s our family. who can effectively live and work as people of Dr. Gary V. Nelson faith in their marketplaces. Our Seminary is President and Vice Chancellor 4 Tyndale the magazine spring/summer 2011 5 campusMOVE campusMOVE Scott Rough (second from right) has coordinated the initiative with administration and students. Pictured with Scott is the maintenance team Campus (from left) Daniel Mulhern, Brian Bertrim, Nathan Veley, and Andrew Stockley, who has helped implement many of the changes. The Bayview Campus Update Going Green or the continued growth and new Bayview campus will provide Tyndale’s assets to ensure respon- yndale is taking seriously the one year. Maintenance teams fair trade coffee and providing a F success of its student body, room to expand Tyndale’s mission sible stewardship of resources T biblical mandate to rule over re-installed all the lights on campus, discount for bringing a reusable Tyndale University College & to provide quality university and and to maximize opportunities for and care for the earth. Over the changing to more energy-efficient mug at the coffee shop. Professors Seminary will consolidate its main seminary education. expansion and impact of programs. course of two years, Tyndale’s bulbs. The lighting throughout the are giving fewer paper handouts operations onto the new Bayview Tyndale’s use of the new Tyndale is continuing toward Green Initiatives have reduced building is now uniform, which and the printers automatically Avenue campus, following moves campus at 3377 Bayview Avenue completion of its $58 million costs and decreased the environ- reduces headaches and, reports print in black and white. The IT by the Sisters of St. Joseph of began two years ago with the Uncommon Ground capital mental impact of the school. Rough, gives “much brighter light department has installed print Toronto and the Toronto Catholic Bachelor of Education program and campaign that was launched on Scott Rough, Manager of for a lot less money.” LED lights accounting software to create District School Board to their new other academic and administrative May 31, 2008. On May 25, 2011, Campus Facilities, states that the were installed in EXIT signs and paper usage accountability, and the locations currently anticipated departments. The Bayview campus Tyndale will celebrate the success initiative “has been grass roots” the windows in the chapel were Tyndale letterhead was changed to in 2013. In its 117-year history, has ample room for future growth thus far of the campaign and reveal as the campus administration col- sealed to reduce heat loss.