Wycliffe College: Recent Episodes
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Denis presented a unique perspective that moves us past the evolution vs creation debate to a place where both ideologies can exist together.
The Grandmothers We Never Knew We Had - Professor Marion Taylor and Kira Moolman discuss forgotten women's voices in the history of biblical interpretation and theology. Hear some of the fascinating stories of women who were pioneers in theology and how the culture of interpretation shifted in the beginning of the 20th century, and the work that is yet to be done in this emerging field.
Bishop Andrews engaged Larry Reynolds, Julia Lee, and Natasha Fernandes about the status of MAiD in Canada from a Christian perspective.
Amanda W. Benckhuysen (PhD, University of St. Michael's College, Toronto) is Johanna K. And Martin J. Wyngaarden Senior professor of Old Testament at Calvin Theological Seminary and a researcher in biblical interpretation and reception history.
At the Theology Pub Night Amanda shared how our view of Eve has historically influenced both society and the church.
Stephen Andrews preached on Romans 8:31-39 on Sept 4, 2019: "Imposter Syndrome: A Prescription for the Start of Term"
Bishop Stephen Andrews shares his thoughts with James Scholl, in light of the division witnessed at the recent Anglican Synod, on how the church has and is handling theological rifts.
In Explaining Evil, Dr. Franks explores the views of four prominent philosophers, an Armenian, a Calvinist, a Darwinian, and a Platonic view, presenting their arguments for why evil exists.
Dr. Franks discusses Theistic Libertarianism, Theistic Compatibilism, Atheistic Moral Realism and Atheistic Moral Non-realism, covering topics including free will, theism, atheism, goodness, Calvinism, evolutionary ethics, and pain.
Passage: Ezekiel 37 Out of God's temple flows a great life-giving river. What we are given here is a vision of abundance, healing, preservation, and prosperity.
This sermon was preached by Thomas Power on 4 April, 2019 in Founders' Chapel, Wycliffe College, Toronto. It was later re-recorded. This sermon is part of the Wycliffe Faculty Sermon series on the Book of Ezekiel. For more information, visit: www.wycliffecollege.ca/ezekiel
Dr David Robinson, in conversation with Scott Leveille, discusses who the Patristic fathers were, why do we view them as authoritative, and why we should consider listening to them today. To close the conversation the question was raised, if the church disappeared tomorrow what would Toronto notice?
Dr John Bland was our guest and in conversation with Stephen Hewko, explored the world of mathematics and its relationship to the journey of faith.
Jonathan, possibly only North America's only icon carver, talks to Jordan about his fascinating journey from being a good ol' baptist boy to the Eastern Orthodox Church. After being disillusioned with contemporary art and giving up being an artist he discovered the hesychastic tradition, a mystical tradition of contemplative prayer in the Eastern Orthodox Church, and found himself being drawn to iconography.
Barth Netterfield, a Canadian astrophysicist and a Professor in the Department of Astronomy and the Department of Physics at the University of Toronto, was a key member of the instrument team for BOOMERANG, the experiment that made one of the first accurate determinations of the age, geometry, and mass-energy content of the universe. Barth, in conversation with Patrick Franklin, Associate Professor of Theology at Tyndale Seminary, discusses his work in astro-physics, the universe, and the discoveries that have been made. He also discusses his faith and how it ties into his studies.
An interesting night of discussion on things that go BUMP in the night. Two-thirds of the close to fifty people in attendance raised their hand when asked if they had experienced or knew someone who experienced a paranormal event. The topics ranged from the difference between demonic possession and ghostly encounters and the friendly/protective ghosts versus the maleovolent. David Reed, Professor Emeritus of Pastoral Theology at Wycliffe College, has studied the paranormal and was consulted for forty episodes of Ghostly Encounters, which ran from 2005 to 2011, shared his opinion of how we should view these phenomenons.
Passage: Ezekiel 37 - Restoration of the house of Israel
Sermon by Annette Brownlee in Founders' Chapel, Wycliffe College, Toronto. This sermon is part of the Wycliffe Faculty Sermon series on the Book of Ezekiel. For more information, visit: www.wycliffecollege.ca/ezekiel
Passage: Ezekiel 34
Sermon by Judy Paulsen on Thursday, Mar 21, 2019 in Founders' Chapel, Wycliffe College, Toronto. This sermon is part of the Wycliffe Faculty Sermon series on the Book of Ezekiel. For more information, visit: www.wycliffecollege.ca/ezekiel
Passage: Ezekiel 20
Sermon by David Kupp on Thursday, Mar 14, 2019 in Founders' Chapel, Wycliffe College, Toronto. This sermon is part of the Wycliffe Faculty Sermon series on the Book of Ezekiel. For more information, visit: www.wycliffecollege.ca/ezekiel
Passage: Ezekiel 16
Sermon by Kira Moolman on Thursday, Mar 7, 2019 in Founders' Chapel, Wycliffe College, Toronto. This sermon is part of the Wycliffe Faculty Sermon series on the Book of Ezekiel. For more information, visit: www.wycliffecollege.ca/ezekiel
Passage: Ezekiel 18
Sermon by Adjunct Professor Andy Witt on Thursday, Feb 21, 2019 in Founders' Chapel, Wycliffe College, Toronto. This sermon is part of the Wycliffe Faculty Sermon series on the Book of Ezekiel. For more information, visit: www.wycliffecollege.ca/ezekiel
The issue is not whether God is present in our space and time or whether God will show up. It is the other way around – our space and time only exist because of God’s faithful sustaining of them. Passage: Ezekiel 10
Sermon by Professor Peter Robinson on Thursday, Feb 14, 2019 in Founders' Chapel, Wycliffe College, Toronto. This sermon is part of the Wycliffe Faculty Sermon series on the Book of Ezekiel. For more information, visit: www.wycliffecollege.ca/ezekiel
Ezekiel’s troubling vision in chapter 8 of rampant idolatry in the Temple of Jerusalem provides insight into the dangers idolatry poses to the mission of the church today. Passage: Ezekiel 8
Sermon by Professor Glen Taylor on Thursday, Feb 7, 2019 in Founders' Chapel, Wycliffe College, Toronto. This sermon is part of the Wycliffe Faculty Sermon series on the Book of Ezekiel. For more information, visit: www.wycliffecollege.ca/ezekiel
Passage: Ezekiel 5
Sermon by Professor Ephraim Radner on Thursday, Jan 31, 2019 in Founders' Chapel, Wycliffe College, Toronto. This sermon is part of the Wycliffe Faculty Sermon series on the Book of Ezekiel. For more information, visit: www.wycliffecollege.ca/ezekiel
Passage: Ezekiel 4
Sermon by Professor Marion Taylor on Thursday, Jan 24, 2019 in Founders' Chapel, Wycliffe College, Toronto. This sermon is part of the Wycliffe Faculty Sermon series on the Book of Ezekiel. For more information, visit: www.wycliffecollege.ca/ezekiel
In a world where the Church’s prophetic ministry is often thought of in political terms, the opening chapters of the Book of Ezekiel remind us that God’s call is much more personal . . . and more disturbing. This week we learn how the divine call finds its proper reception in the humble and obedient heart. Passage: Ezekiel 2-3:27
Sermon by Bishop Stephen Andrews on Thursday, Jan 17, 2019 in Founders' Chapel, Wycliffe College, Toronto. This sermon is part of the Wycliffe Faculty Sermon series on the Book of Ezekiel. For more information, visit: www.wycliffecollege.ca/ezekiel
Passage: Ezekiel 1
Sermon by Joe Mangina on Thursday, Jan 10, 2019 in Founders' Chapel, Wycliffe College, Toronto. This sermon is part of the Wycliffe Faculty Sermon series on the Book of Ezekiel. For more information, visit: www.wycliffecollege.ca/ezekiel
All this talk of fruit (of the spirit) takes us back to the agrarian roots of our biblical texts. Matthew’s use of the fruit metaphor is different than Paul’s, but they both think it’s about integrity. Passage: Gal. 5: 22-23
Sermon by Judy Paulsen on Thursday, Dec 9, 2018 in Founders' Chapel, Wycliffe College, Toronto. This sermon is part of "The Visible Shape of Christ's Life in Us" Wycliffe Faculty Sermon series. For more information, visit: www.wycliffecollege.ca/shapeofchrist
Of the fruit that the Holy Spirit wants to grow in us, gentleness is possibly the most undervalued. Has the Church been deeply affected by the broader society’s disdain for gentleness? Have we come to view it as ‘nice but not essential’? Passage: Gal. 5: 22-23
Sermon by Judy Paulsen on Thursday, Nov 22nd, 2018 in Founders' Chapel, Wycliffe College, Toronto. This sermon is part of "The Visible Shape of Christ's Life in Us" Wycliffe Faculty Sermon series. For more information, visit: www.wycliffecollege.ca/shapeofchrist
Listing "faith" among the fruit of the Spirit has often confused people: isn't faith the foundation of everything else? How could it simply stand alongside things like "generosity" and "self-control"? This sermon explores how "faith" and "faithfulness" are related as a basic orientation to the world and our lives before God. Passage: Gal. 5: 22-23
Sermon by Ephraim Radner on Thursday, Nov 15th, 2018 in Founders' Chapel, Wycliffe College, Toronto. This sermon is part of "The Visible Shape of Christ's Life in Us" Wycliffe Faculty Sermon series. For more information, visit: www.wycliffecollege.ca/shapeofchrist
Have you ever pondered what it was that, in the early centuries, allowed Christianity to spread and make progress in such an all-powerful state like the Roman Empire and why it is still important to the Christian faith today? Passage: Gal. 5: 22-23
Sermon by Thomas Power on Thursday, Nov 8th, 2018 in Founders' Chapel, Wycliffe College, Toronto. This sermon is part of "The Visible Shape of Christ's Life in Us" Wycliffe Faculty Sermon series. For more information, visit: www.wycliffecollege.ca/shapeofchrist
What does it look like for the kindness of the Lord to take shape within us? Passage: Gal 5:22; Ps 119:65-72
Sermon by Andrew Witt on Thursday, Nov 1st, 2018 in Founders' Chapel, Wycliffe College, Toronto. This sermon is part of "The Visible Shape of Christ's Life in Us" Wycliffe Faculty Sermon series. For more information, visit: www.wycliffecollege.ca/shapeofchrist
The Christian life consists in a kind of active waiting for God, exercising patience towards others, and allowing our sufferings to be folded into the cross of Christ. (Galatians 5:18-26)
Sermon by Joseph Mangina on Thursday, October 18th, 2018 in Founders' Chapel, Wycliffe College, Toronto. This sermon is part of "The Visible Shape of Christ's Life in Us" Wycliffe Faculty Sermon series. For more information, visit: www.wycliffecollege.ca/shapeofchrist
Join Glen as he explores what Paul meant by “joy” being a fruit of the Spirit and what this means for us today.
Sermon by Glen Taylor on Thursday, October 4th, 2018 in Founders' Chapel, Wycliffe College, Toronto. This sermon is part of "The Visible Shape of Christ's Life in Us" Wycliffe Faculty Sermon series. For more information, visit: www.wycliffecollege.ca/shapeofchrist
Describing the first fruit of the spirit, 'love', from the perspective of the entire letter of Galatians, this sermon describes love (along with the other fruits of the spirit) as the culmination of the letter and the culmination of the transformation in the Galatian believers when they were given the Spirit. It is an encouragement to order our behaviour by this most central attitude of the heart--love, as the fulfillment of the law, and as entirely possible because we have the Spirit of Christ.
Sermon by Mari Leesment on Thursday, Sept 27, 2018 in Founders' Chapel, Wycliffe College, Toronto. This sermon is part of "The Visible Shape of Christ's Life in Us" Wycliffe Faculty Sermon series. For more information, visit: www.wycliffecollege.ca/shapeofchrist
Do we need saving from the works of the flesh? Or saving FOR the work of the Spirit, through the gift of these fruits?
Sermon by Annette Brownlee on Thursday, Sept 20, 2018 in Founders' Chapel, Wycliffe College, Toronto. This sermon is part of "The Visible Shape of Christ's Life in Us" Wycliffe Faculty Sermon series. For more information, visit: www.wycliffecollege.ca/shapeofchrist
Sermon by +Stephen Andrews on Thursday, Sept 13, 2018 in Founders' Chapel, Wycliffe College, Toronto. This sermon is part of "The Visible Shape of Christ's Life in Us" Wycliffe Faculty Sermon series. For more information, visit: www.wycliffecollege.ca/shapeofchrist
Wycliffe Faculty Sermon by +Stephen Andrews on Thursday, April 5, 2018 in Founders' Chapel, Wycliffe College, Toronto. For more information about the Sermon Series, visit: https://www.wycliffecollege.ca/about/news-media/media/sermon-series-apocalypse
Wycliffe Faculty Sermon by Catherine Sider Hamilton on Thursday, March 29, 2018 in Founders' Chapel, Wycliffe College, Toronto. For more information about the Sermon Series, visit: https://www.wycliffecollege.ca/about/news-media/media/sermon-series-apocalypse
Wycliffe Faculty Sermon by Tom Power on Thursday, March 22, 2018 in Founders' Chapel, Wycliffe College, Toronto. For more information about the Sermon Series, visit: https://www.wycliffecollege.ca/about/news-media/media/sermon-series-apocalypse
Wycliffe Faculty Sermon by Fr. Murray Henderson on Thursday, March 15, 2018 in Founders' Chapel, Wycliffe College, Toronto. For more information about the Sermon Series, visit: https://www.wycliffecollege.ca/about/news-media/media/sermon-series-apocalypse
Wycliffe Faculty Sermon by David Kupp on Revelation 18. Thursday, March 8, 2018 in Founders' Chapel, Wycliffe College, Toronto. For more information about the Sermon Series, visit: https://www.wycliffecollege.ca/about/news-media/media/sermon-series-apocalypse
Wycliffe Faculty Sermon by Judy Paulsen on Revelation 12. Thursday, March 2, 2018 in Founders' Chapel, Wycliffe College, Toronto. For more information about the Sermon Series, visit: https://www.wycliffecollege.ca/about/news-media/media/sermon-series-apocalypse
Wycliffe Faculty Sermon by Peter Robinson on Revelation 10. Thursday, Feb 15, 2018 in Founders' Chapel, Wycliffe College, Toronto. For more information about the Sermon Series, visit: https://www.wycliffecollege.ca/about/news-media/media/sermon-series-apocalypse
Wycliffe Faculty Sermon by Ann Jervis on Revelation 7. Thursday, Feb 8, 2018 in Founders' Chapel, Wycliffe College, Toronto. For more information about the Sermon Series, visit: https://www.wycliffecollege.ca/about/news-media/media/sermon-series-apocalypse
Wycliffe Faculty Sermon by Alan Hayes on Revelation 6. Thursday, Feb 01, 2018 in Founders' Chapel, Wycliffe College, Toronto. For more information about the Sermon Series, visit: www.wycliffecollege.ca/about/news-me…es-apocalypse
The Toronto Christian Scholar Symposium is an annual gathering of interdisciplinary scholars of the Christian faith. We aim to foster a community of evangelical academics to reflect on ways to integrate faith and the academy. Through these annual meetings, we provide an avenue for conversations where practical and theoretical issues of expressing faith in research and teaching may be meaningfully explored. Seeing both opportunities and challenges in an increasingly secular academy, we hope to encourage scholars to creatively and authentically demonstrate their Christian faith in all academic disciplines for the service of Christ.
Our gathering features a speaker in a particular academic discipline to deliver a keynote address, which is followed by working groups and a forum on critical issues with interdisciplinary faculty. We invite graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty and anyone who is active in the academy to join us for this unique meeting of warm fellowship and deeply engaging intellectual exchange.
The event took place on January 25-26, 2018 and featured William Lane Craig.
Quodlibeta was a practice in the medieval university where students could bring any question they wished to their professors. We are excited at the opportunity to ask three well-respected scholars questions on faith, culture, science and philosophy.
This is a FREE event. No ticket purchase or registration required.
About the Speakers:
WILLIAM LANE CRAIG Dr. Craig is Research Professor of Philosophy at Biola University and Professor of Philosophy at Houston Baptist University. He and his wife Jan have two grown children. At the age of sixteen as a junior in high school, he first heard the message of the Christian gospel and yielded his life to Christ. Dr. Craig pursued his undergraduate studies at Wheaton College (BA, 1971) and graduate studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (MA, Philosophy, 1974; MA, Church History, 1975), the University of Birmingham (England) (PhD, Philosophy, Dissertation on the Kalam Cosmological Argument, 1977), and the University of Munich (Germany) (DTheol, Dissertation on the Historicity of the Resurrection of Jesus, 1984). From 1980-86 he taught Philosophy of Religion at Trinity, during which time he and Jan started their family. In 1987 they moved to Brussels, Belgium, where Dr. Craig pursued research at the University of Louvain until assuming his position at Biola University in 1994.
BARTH NETTERFIELD Dr. Netterfield (PhD, Princeton) is a Canadian astrophysicist and a Professor in the Department of Astronomy and the Department of Physics at the University of Toronto. He is a leading expert in the development of balloon-borne telescopes. These are astrophysical experiments that are lifted into the stratosphere by high-altitude balloons where they conduct observations that would be hindered by atmospheric interference if done on the ground. Netterfield is primarily known for his work in observational cosmology, specifically in developing instrumentation to observe the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation.
MARION TAYLOR Dr. Taylor grew up in Toronto. Questions about how to negotiate the worlds of her faith and the academic study of the Bible pushed her to pursue an MA in Near Eastern Studies and a Master of Divinity degree from the University of Toronto. Ultimately her journey took her to Yale University where she received a MPhil, a Masters of Sacred Theology (STM), and a PhD. Under the direction of Professor Dr. Brevard Childs, she wrote her doctoral thesis on the history of Old Testament studies as they developed at Princeton Seminary from 1812 to 1929. She is currently Professor of Old Testament at Wycliffe College, University of Toronto.
A discussion and Q and A with Ewan Goligher, Chris Barrigar, Paul Franks, and David Kupp.
Wycliffe Faculty Sermon by Marion Taylor on Revelation 4. Thursday, Jan 25, 2018 in Founders' Chapel, Wycliffe College, Toronto. For more information about the Sermon Series, visit: https://www.wycliffecollege.ca/about/news-media/media/sermon-series-apocalypse
Revelation Chapter 3 - Sermon by Terry Donaldson on Thursday, 18 Jan, 2018 at Wycliffe College. For more information on this Wycliffe Faculty Sermon Series, visit https://www.wycliffecollege.ca/about/news-media/media/sermon-series-apocalypse
Wycliffe Faculty Sermon by Joseph Mangina on Revelation 1. Thursday, Jan 11, 2018 in Founders' Chapel, Wycliffe College, Toronto. For more information about the Sermon Series, visit: https://www.wycliffecollege.ca/about/news-media/media/sermon-series-apocalypse
Jer. 31:31-34. Our hearts' desires either destroy or give life, and the cross is the difference.
This presentation is a part of Wycliffe College's Refresh 2017 Conference , "God in My Ambition".
Chris Lake is a founder and the executive director of the Vere Institute. Chris served for 10 years in the US Navy as a Naval Flight Officer on aircraft carriers – so being on the frontline is nothing new! The past 11 years he has concentrated on the frontline in the business community, first at IBM and most recently as the founder of an educational consulting company in Boston. He holds a BS in Engineering from Northwestern University, an MS in Technological Entrepreneurship from Northeastern University, and an MS in Management from London Business School.
Jon Paul is the Senior Pastor of the Free Christian Church, a multi-site church north of Boston, Massachusetts—a region that is among the least biblically-minded and least religious in the US. JP has a passion for seeing people come to faith in Jesus Christ and grow as whole-life disciples. Jon holds an MDiv from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.
This presentation is a part of Wycliffe College's Refresh 2017 Conference , "God in My Ambition".
Ken Shigematsu arrived at Tenth as the Senior Pastor in August of 1996. Drawing on both eastern and western leadership philosophies with a penchant for risk-taking, Ken is a unique figure as a senior pastor.
An energetic and creative communication style brings his sermons to life, setting the congregation at ease while challenging them with the gospel. On any given Sunday congregants are often surprised by the props Ken uses, whether it’s a hamburger under a napkin or a music stand as a javelin.
A global thinker, Ken is honoured to serve as a trustee for World Vision Canada. Before entering full-time ministry, he worked for the Sony Corporation in Tokyo. Ken’s outward energy is fed by a deeply contemplative personal life. He enjoys reading spiritual classics and pursuing most monastic ideals.
In the summer of 2000, while travelling to Japan, Ken took some extra time to spend with his friend Sakiko Otsuka and they were married the following spring. In June 2008 they joyfully welcomed and became parents of Joey.
They love exploring nature through sailing, hiking and the company of Sasha, their Golden Retriever. Ken received the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2013, which is awarded to Canadians in recognition for their outstanding contributions to the country. He also received a World Vision Ken McMillan Hero for Children Award in 2017.
Ken studied business economics and philosophy at Wheaton College, Illinois, receiving his bachelor ’s degree. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and a doctorate from San Francisco Theological Seminary.
His internationally bestselling book God in My Everything (Zondervan 2013) is about how people can experience Christ, not only in their formal prayers but in their home life, studies, work, and play through the ancient practice of a rule of life.
This presentation is a part of Wycliffe College's Refresh 2017 Conference , "God in My Ambition".
Ken Shigematsu arrived at Tenth as the Senior Pastor in August of 1996. Drawing on both eastern and western leadership philosophies with a penchant for risk-taking, Ken is a unique figure as a senior pastor.
An energetic and creative communication style brings his sermons to life, setting the congregation at ease while challenging them with the gospel. On any given Sunday congregants are often surprised by the props Ken uses, whether it’s a hamburger under a napkin or a music stand as a javelin.
A global thinker, Ken is honoured to serve as a trustee for World Vision Canada. Before entering full-time ministry, he worked for the Sony Corporation in Tokyo. Ken’s outward energy is fed by a deeply contemplative personal life. He enjoys reading spiritual classics and pursuing most monastic ideals.
In the summer of 2000, while travelling to Japan, Ken took some extra time to spend with his friend Sakiko Otsuka and they were married the following spring. In June 2008 they joyfully welcomed and became parents of Joey.
They love exploring nature through sailing, hiking and the company of Sasha, their Golden Retriever. Ken received the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2013, which is awarded to Canadians in recognition for their outstanding contributions to the country. He also received a World Vision Ken McMillan Hero for Children Award in 2017.
Ken studied business economics and philosophy at Wheaton College, Illinois, receiving his bachelor ’s degree. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and a doctorate from San Francisco Theological Seminary.
His internationally bestselling book God in My Everything (Zondervan 2013) is about how people can experience Christ, not only in their formal prayers but in their home life, studies, work, and play through the ancient practice of a rule of life.
This presentation is a part of Wycliffe College's Refresh 2017 Conference , "God in My Ambition".
Christa Hesselink is the author of, Life's Great Dare: Risking it all for the Abundant Life, which was released in March 2016.
A gifted speaker, Christa has taught in many settings and has enjoyed advocating for organizations and people who are doing important work on behalf of the world's most vulnerable.
A gifted speaker, Christa has taught in many settings and has enjoyed advocating for organizations and people who are doing important work on behalf of the world's most vulnerable. She’s been named one of Canada’s Fantastic Christian Leaders and a “Hero of Children” from World Vision Canada.
Christa has worked in a non-for-profit and ministry context her entire career. Currently, Christa is the Director of Next Generation Engagement for BIC Canada and directs the FLOW Internship program and The Spark Initiative.
"Fuelling Desire When You’re Burnt Out - A Helpful And Healthy Guide On How To Keep Going" This presentation is a part of Wycliffe College's Refresh 2017 Conference , "God in My Ambition".
Christa Hesselink is the author of, Life's Great Dare: Risking it all for the Abundant Life, which was released in March 2016.
A gifted speaker, Christa has taught in many settings and has enjoyed advocating for organizations and people who are doing important work on behalf of the world's most vulnerable.
A gifted speaker, Christa has taught in many settings and has enjoyed advocating for organizations and people who are doing important work on behalf of the world's most vulnerable. She’s been named one of Canada’s Fantastic Christian Leaders and a “Hero of Children” from World Vision Canada.
Christa has worked in a non-for-profit and ministry context her entire career. Currently, Christa is the Director of Next Generation Engagement for BIC Canada and directs the FLOW Internship program and The Spark Initiative.
This sermon is part of the Winter 2017 Wycliffe Faculty sermon series. For more information, please visit https://www.wycliffecollege.ca/about/news-media/media/faculty-sermons-exodus-winter-2017.
This sermon is part of the Winter 2017 Wycliffe Faculty sermon series. For more information, please visit https://www.wycliffecollege.ca/about/news-media/media/faculty-sermons-exodus-winter-2017.
This sermon is part of the Winter 2017 Wycliffe Faculty sermon series. For more information, please visit https://www.wycliffecollege.ca/about/news-media/media/faculty-sermons-exodus-winter-2017.
This sermon is part of the Winter 2017 Wycliffe Faculty sermon series. For more information, please visit https://www.wycliffecollege.ca/about/news-media/media/faculty-sermons-exodus-winter-2017.
This sermon is part of the Winter 2017 Wycliffe Faculty sermon series. For more information, please visit https://www.wycliffecollege.ca/about/news-media/media/faculty-sermons-exodus-winter-2017.
This sermon is part of the Winter 2017 Wycliffe Faculty sermon series. For more information, please visit https://www.wycliffecollege.ca/about/news-media/media/faculty-sermons-exodus-winter-2017.
This sermon is part of the Winter 2017 Wycliffe Faculty sermon series. For more information, please visit https://www.wycliffecollege.ca/about/news-media/media/faculty-sermons-exodus-winter-2017.
This sermon is part of the Winter 2017 Wycliffe Faculty sermon series. For more information, please visit https://www.wycliffecollege.ca/about/news-media/media/faculty-sermons-exodus-winter-2017.
This sermon is part of the Winter 2017 Wycliffe Faculty sermon series. For more information, please visit https://www.wycliffecollege.ca/about/news-media/media/faculty-sermons-exodus-winter-2017.
This sermon is part of the Winter 2017 Wycliffe Faculty sermon series. For more information, please visit https://www.wycliffecollege.ca/about/news-media/media/faculty-sermons-exodus-winter-2017.
A Song to the Lamb, Splendour and honour and kingly power are yours by right, O Lord our God. Revelation 4:11; 5:9-10, 13. Sermon preached on Dec 15, 2016.
A Song to the Lamb, Splendour and honour and kingly power are yours, O Lord our God. Revelation 4:11; 5:9-10, 13
Benedictine, Omnia Opera, The Song of the Three Children or Creation (Song of the Three from the Apocrypha)
Annette Brownlee How the Mighty have Fallen. Your glory, O Israel, lies slain upon your high places. How the mighty have fallen. 2 Samuel 1: 19-27
The Song of Moses, I will sing to the Lord for his glorious triumph, the horse and the rider he has hurled into the sea. Exodus 15:1-3, 6,11,13,17-18
Song of Simeon, Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace according to thy Word. Luke 2:29-32
Jesus Christ is Lord. Jesus Christ, by nature divine, did not grasp for himself a rank as equal with God Philippians 2:6-11
Sing to the Lord or Cantata Domino, Sing to the Lord a new song and his praise from the end of the earth. Isaiah 42:10
https://www.wycliffecollege.ca/songsofscripture
PREACHING ON THE SONGS OF SCRIPTURE BY THE WYCLIFFE FACULTY
THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER, FOUNDER’S CHAPEL
On Thursday mornings at Wycliffe it is customary for the faculty to preach in a series that goes through the term. Sometimes we preach on a given book of Scripture, like Jeremiah; sometimes it is on some key aspect of the Christian life, like vocation. This term, we will be preaching on the biblical “canticles”, that is, on those parts of Scripture we know to be songs: the Song of Moses at the Red Sea in Exodus 15, the so-called “Magnificat” or Song of Mary from Luke, and so on.
Scripture is full of such songs, many of which are regular parts of worship services. Thus, Scripture not only describes the Israelite’s and early Christian church singing, on various instruments, it also contains portions which are song themselves. O Come, let us sing unto the Lord; let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation! This opening verse of Psalm 95, is how we usually begin our Morning Prayer service every day – in Wycliffe Chapel.
Why do we do it? The Rev. Dr. Ephraim Radner points out in the opening sermon in the series that our singing—and that of all creation-- is a response to God. Scripture describes God as singing. “The LORD thy God in the midst of thee [is] mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing” (Zeph.3;17). God sings first and in response creation sings. In this shared song is the story of salvation.
https://www.wycliffecollege.ca/songsofscripture
PREACHING ON THE SONGS OF SCRIPTURE BY THE WYCLIFFE FACULTY
THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER, FOUNDER’S CHAPEL
On Thursday mornings at Wycliffe it is customary for the faculty to preach in a series that goes through the term. Sometimes we preach on a given book of Scripture, like Jeremiah; sometimes it is on some key aspect of the Christian life, like vocation. This term, we will be preaching on the biblical “canticles”, that is, on those parts of Scripture we know to be songs: the Song of Moses at the Red Sea in Exodus 15, the so-called “Magnificat” or Song of Mary from Luke, and so on.
Scripture is full of such songs, many of which are regular parts of worship services. Thus, Scripture not only describes the Israelite’s and early Christian church singing, on various instruments, it also contains portions which are song themselves. O Come, let us sing unto the Lord; let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation! This opening verse of Psalm 95, is how we usually begin our Morning Prayer service every day – in Wycliffe Chapel.
Why do we do it? The Rev. Dr. Ephraim Radner points out in the opening sermon in the series that our singing—and that of all creation-- is a response to God. Scripture describes God as singing. “The LORD thy God in the midst of thee [is] mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing” (Zeph.3;17). God sings first and in response creation sings. In this shared song is the story of salvation.
Wycliffe College’s Refresh! is Toronto’s premier annual spirituality conference, featuring some of the world’s finest speakers, warm fellowship, stimulating workshops, and inspiring worship - all in the heart of the University of Toronto - truly a time to be refreshed in our spiritual journeys!
Wycliffe College’s Refresh! is Toronto’s premier annual spirituality conference, featuring some of the world’s finest speakers, warm fellowship, stimulating workshops, and inspiring worship - all in the heart of the University of Toronto - truly a time to be refreshed in our spiritual journeys!
Wycliffe College’s Refresh! is Toronto’s premier annual spirituality conference, featuring some of the world’s finest speakers, warm fellowship, stimulating workshops, and inspiring worship - all in the heart of the University of Toronto - truly a time to be refreshed in our spiritual journeys!
Wycliffe College’s Refresh! is Toronto’s premier annual spirituality conference, featuring some of the world’s finest speakers, warm fellowship, stimulating workshops, and inspiring worship - all in the heart of the University of Toronto - truly a time to be refreshed in our spiritual journeys!
Wycliffe College’s Refresh! is Toronto’s premier annual spirituality conference, featuring some of the world’s finest speakers, warm fellowship, stimulating workshops, and inspiring worship - all in the heart of the University of Toronto - truly a time to be refreshed in our spiritual journeys!
The Rev. Dr. Linda Mercadante speaks about her book, "Belief without Borders: Inside the Minds of the Spiritual but not Religious" at the Women's Breakfast held at Wycliffe College each semester.
Are you spiritual but not religious? Disillusioned with traditional religion? Join researcher Linda Mercadante as she explores this growing trend in North American Spirituality.
Dr. Mercadante is Professor of Theology and the Straker Chair of Historical Theology at Methodist Theological School in Ohio (MTSO).
She received her Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary and her M.C.S. from Regent College.
She is the author of "Belief Without Borders: Inside the Minds of the Spiritual but not Religious" (Oxford University Press, 2014) and "Bloomfield Avenue: A Jewish-Catholic Jersey Girl’s Spiritual Journey" (Cowley, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield, 2006).
Her areas of expertise include: Constructive theology; theology and culture; faith and film; addiction recovery; gender/race/ethnicity; interreligious dialogue; trinity; trauma/victimization; spiritual memoir; spiritual geography, spiritual but not religious movement.
See more at: www.mtso.edu/about-mtso/faculty-directory/linda-mercadante/#sthash.n9BQgEA4.dpuf
Dr. Tom Power speaks on the topic Careerism using Philip. 3:2-11 continuing the series "The Idols or ‘Isms’ of our Age series".
Dr. Joseph Mangina speaks on omnism from Isaiah 48: 12-22 in the ongoing series "The Idols or ‘Isms’ of our Age series".
Dr. David Yeago speaks on "Writing The Apostolic Faith And Escaping Ritschl’s Long Shadow - A Theological Memoir"
Recording of the "Reading the Bible in an Age of Crisis" book launch at Wycliffe College.
Dr. Philip Turner speaks on Ecclesial Reality and the Letter to the Ephesians at the Wycliffe Centre for Scripture and Theology Fall 2015 Colloquium.
William T. Cavanaugh, director of Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology and a professor of Catholic Studies at DePaul University in Chicago, speaks on the topic of Secularism and Idolatry.
Cavanaugh is the author of Torture and the Eucharist: Theology, Politics, and the Body of Christ, Theopolitical Imagination, Being Consumed: Economics and Christian Desire, The Myth of Religious Violence: Secular Ideology and the Roots of Modern Conflict, and Migrations of the Holy.
Founders Day 2015 - Wyclif presentation by Dr. Sean Otto
When the founders of Wycliffe College were deciding on that name, they no doubt thought of John Wyclif as a shining example of evangelicalism in an otherwise dark age in which the gospel lay hidden from the eyes of the laity. But was this the case? Who was this man after whom they renamed the Protestant Episcopal Divinity School? What did he stand for? Was he truly evangelical? The short answer is that it is anachronistic to speak of Wyclif as an evangelical in the 19th, 20th, or 21st – century understanding of the word. This lecture explores a much longer answer, one which explores various aspects of Wyclif’s theology, removing (to borrow a phrase from K.B. MacFarlane) “several layers of rich brown Protestant varnish” to unearth something of the man and his times, but leaves it to the listener to decide whether or not we can call Wyclif evangelical.
Dr. Marion Taylor speaks on relativism and the consequences of holding this philosophical view using Judges 19:1-30 as her text.
Dr. Andrew Goddard of Cambridge responds to the presentations at Wycliffe Center for Scripture and Theology 2015 Fall Colloquium.
Continuing the series topic "The Idols or ‘Isms’ of our Age", Dr. Peter Robinson speaks on the topic of narcissism using Gen. 1: 26-31.
In the ongoing series on idols, Chris Seitz speaks on fatalism and short term but corrosive self serving pleasures using Isa 43:16-25 as his text.
Dr. Joseph Mangina speaks on Ecclesiology in the Gospel of John at Wycliffe Centre for Scripture and Theology 2015 Fall Colloquium.
Dr. Ephraim Radner speaks on Scripture and Ecclesial Futurology at Wycliffe Centre for Scripture and Theology Fall 2015 Colloquium.
Dr. Catherine Sider-Hamilton presents John Donne's reading of Paul at the Wycliffe Centre for Scripture and Theology Fall 2015 Colloquium.
Thursday series, "Idols of our time": The Rev Dr. Judy Paulsen speaks from the book of Amos on the Gospel response to hedonism.
This is the opening sermon on the Thursday series, "Idols of our time". Using Jeremiah's outrage about Israel's idolatry John speaks on how we are to view idolatry.
Creatures of God: Theological Anthropology in the Context of Evolution - a Catholic-Evangelical Dialogue
This symposium is comprised of two keynote lectures and two panel discussions with leading theologians, pastors, and scholars on the subject of human nature, evolutionary biology, sin, and theological anthropology. It will be a day of scholarship and informed dialogue on topics that engage theologians, philosophers, and scientists who seek a critical coherence of faith with science.
Speakers include: Gerald McKenny: "Biotechnology, Evolution, and the Normative Status of Human Nature" Oliver Crisp: "Evolution, Original Sin, and Human Nature"
Along with panelists from: Wycliffe College, Emmanuel, Knox and Regis College
The symposium is co-sponsored by Wycliffe College (www.wycliffecollege.ca) and the BioLogos Foundation (www.biologos.org). This symposium is sponsored by a research grant led by Dr. Paul Allen of Concordia University in Montreal.
Amos Yong presents his thoughts regarding an evangelical and trinitarian theology of religions.
An exploration of the intersections and boundaries between Science and Religion. Speakers explore themes of the Universe, Design and Natural Theology.
Speakers: - Barth Netterfield, PhD Astrophysics, Associate Professor University of Toronto (Starts at 8:41) - Thomas Aechtner, DPhil Science and Religion, Lecturer University of Queensland (Starts at 38:52) - Ephraim Radner, PhD Theology, Professor Wycliffe College Toronto (Starts at 1:13:52)
Archbishop Fred Hiltz, formerly bishop of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, was elected as 13th Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada in June 2007. He leads the church in discerning and pursuing the mission of God.
Dr. George Sumner, Principal of Wycliffe College, addresses the question of "Are all religions the same?" at a Power to Change gathering on the University of Toronto campus in March 2014.
The Reverend Canon Andrew White, is vicar of St George's Church, Baghdad, the only Anglican church in Iraq. He has thus been dubbed the "Vicar of Baghdad". He is also President of the Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East. He was previously Director of International Ministry at the International Centre for Reconciliation at Coventry Cathedral, England. At the age of 33 years he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and has been undergoing a new stem cell treatment for MS at a clinic in Baghdad that utilizes his body's own stem cells and he has said, "It had completely transformed my life."
Phil Gearing preaches on how holiness begets morality, not the other way around. His text is 1 Thessalonians 4:2-4.
Catherine Sider-Hamilton discusses how people find God's word hard to take and walk away. Her text is John 6:68.
Father Austin went to Saint Thomas early in 2005 to be the parish’s first “theologian-in-residence.” A priest-scholar, his background is in both the parish ministry and the academic world.
At Mount Aloysius College in Cresson, Pennsylvania, Father Austin was assistant professor of religious studies, philosophy, and theology. He has also taught on the adjunct faculty of Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York; Mount St. Mary College in Newburgh, New York; and Fordham University and the General Theological Seminary in New York City.
Father Austin preaches on Mark 13.
Morning Chapel service. Susan Eng speaks on the topic of the church being a welcoming place just as Christ welcomed us. Her text is Romans 15:7.
Morning Chapel service. Irina Dubinski, a Wycliffe student, speaks on oaths and there significance. Her text is Matthew 5:33-37.
Michael Harvey is a co-founder of Back to Church Sunday in the UK and developed the concept of invitation as a mission tool across seventeen countries. It is estimated that 1 million invitations have been offered and thousands of people have been added to the church.
David Fitch is B. R. Lindner Chair of Evangelical Theology at Northern Seminary Chicago, IL. He is also the founding pastor of Life on the Vine Christian Community- a missional church in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago. He coaches a network of church plants in the C&MA linked to Life on the Vine. He writes on the issues the local church must face in Mission including cultural engagement, leadership and theology and has lectured and presented on these topics at many seminaries, graduate schools, denominational gatherings and conferences.
Dr. Fitch is the author of numerous articles in periodicals such as Christianity Today, The Other Journal, Missiology as well as various academic journals.
He is the author of The Great Giveaway: Reclaiming the Mission of the Church from American Business, Para-Church Organizations, Psychotherapy, Consumer Capitalism and Other Modern Maladies, The End of Evangelicalism? Discerning a New Faithfulness for Mission and mostly recently Prodigal Christianity: 10 Signposts into the Missional Frontier with co-author Geoff Holsclaw.
As associate pastor of Little Trinity in Toronto, ON, Beverley brings with her a passion for the gospel and for reaching the unchurched. She is an avid believer in lifetime learning and loves to explore the Christian faith with others.
When her head isn’t buried in a book, you will find Beverley walking along the trails near her home, digging in the garden, or at a live music event. Attending live music shows, from bluegrass and folk, to jazz and rock, is a favourite pastime for Beverley and her husband, Graham. They and their 3 children, Rebecca, Thomas and Emily, moved to Toronto in 2011 and are really taking advantage of the best the City has to offer.
Beverley graduated in 2006 from Wycliffe with an MDiv, but many years before that she graduated from York University with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. Upon graduating from Wycliffe, she was appointed as the assistant curate at St. Thomas’ Brooklin, a growing community just north of Whitby. The other churches she has served are All Saints Whitby and Christ Church Scarborough.
As a follower of Jesus, her passion is chatting with folks about faith, especially those who do not yet know Jesus or are new to their walk with our Lord. She likes to think outside the box for reaching people for Jesus while staying faithful to the gospel.
Terry Donaldson delivers the Thursday morning's chapel message on the value of Christian singing. His text is Acts 16: 25.
Lieutenant-Colonel the Reverend Marc Torchinsky continues to live a life of great adventure and blessing. After a life long involvement in the Jewish Community and Education system in Winnipeg, Padre Marc came to Toronto following his baptism at St. Aidan’s Church to pursue a Master of Divinity degree at Wycliffe College – University of Toronto. While at Wycliffe, Padre Marc served as Chaplain to the 48th Highlanders of Canada, was active in student government, travelled on a mission trip to Kenya, and served in numerous parishes throughout the Diocese of Toronto.
Ordained in 1999, Padre Marc served as the Assistant Curate at St. Mary's Richmond Hill. In September of 2001 he was called to the Diocese of Montreal and the Parish of St. Michael and All Angels where he was Rector and Regional Dean of St. Anne, Diocesan Council member, and member of the Congregational Development Committee. From 2000-2002 he was a member of the Primate’s Commission on Evangelism Design Team.
In 2004, Padre Marc was called back to the Canadian Forces where he served as a Unit Chaplain at Canadian Forces Base Trenton. During this time he completed a 6-month tour of duty with Task Force Afghanistan. After completing a year of second language training, Padre Marc was posted as chaplain to JTF2 (Joint Task Force Two) near Ottawa, where he deployed numerous times to both domestic and international areas of operations and attended the USAF Special Operations School in Florida. Promoted to Major in the summer of 2009, Padre Marc served as the first chaplain to CEFCOM (Canadian Expeditionary Force Command) and completed his time there as the Deputy Operations Command Chaplain. Following a short posting to Petawawa in 2011 as the 2 CMBG (Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group) Chaplain, Padre Marc returned to Manitoba in 2012 to fulfill familial obligations and a posting to CFB (Canadian Forces Base) Shilo as the Senior Base Chaplain. In 2013, Padre Marc was selected to attend the yearlong Joint Command and Staff Program held at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto. There he completed the program and was an awarded a Master in Defence Studies degree from the Royal Military College of Canada. Promoted to his present rank in 2014, Padre Marc re-joined his family and returned to Winnipeg following an 18 year absence to take on the position as the 1 CAD (Canadian Air Division) Chaplain.
When not active in the local community, as a member of COGS (Council of General Synod), or trying to keep in shape, he spends the rest of his time with his family.