Tyndale Chapel Podcast

Dr. Siang-Yang Tan shares from John 21:15-19 and Jesus' words to Peter: "Do you love me more than these". The foundational question of our life and ministry is, do we love Jesus more than anything else.

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...

Andrew Mugford shares the story of Stephen's sermon and stoning in Acts 7, and asks: are we living in such a way that we honour the blood shed by the martyrs who passed down our faith?

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...

Dr. Dave Overholt demonstrates from the story of Cornelius in Acts 10:1-8 that it’s necessary for even "good, nice" people to hear and believe the message of the gospel to be saved, and that it's essential for the church to preach the message, not just be nice people.

Dr. David Overholt [EdD, OISE, University of Toronto] is the founding pastor of Church on the Rock, one of the largest and longest running youth-targeted churches in North America. In addition to 27...

Dr. Victor Shepherd encourages us from Hebrews 12 to run the race of the Christian life with perseverance, knowing that our Lord Jesus Christ has gone ahead of us and runs with us.

Dr. Shepherd is Professor of Theology at Tyndale Seminary, specialising in Systematic Theology, Reformation Studies, Historical Theology, John Wesley, Philosophy and Jewish-Christian Relations. He is also Adjunct Professor at Trinity College and Wycliffe College, University of Toronto where he supervises...

What kind of people does a church accept? Jesus told a story in Luke 7:36-50 that answers that question by answering the question of the kind of people God accepts.

Rev. Joan DeVries joined the Tyndale community in 2012 as the Dean of Chapel and Student Formation. 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 taught high school, pastored several churches, and served on a...

Dr. Valerie Michaelson shares from her passion and years of experience in children's ministry about how to create a nurturing environment in the church for children.

Valerie Michaelson [DMin, University of Toronto; MCS, Regent College] is Associate priest at St James Anglican Church, Kingston and Anglican Chaplain to Queen's University. She is a visiting lecturer in the area of youth and children's ministry at Tyndale Seminary and Queen's University. Her publications...

Dr. Robert Dean expounds Paul’s sermon in Athens on the resurrection from Acts 17:16-34 - “an earthquake from heaven, an earthquake of love.”

Robert Dean [PhD, University of Toronto; MDiv Pastoral, Tyndale Seminary] recently completed his doctoral studies in systematic theology focused in the areas of Christology, ecclesiology, sacramental theology and theological ethics. His dissertation addresses the question of Church and culture through the lens of the radically...

Pastor Kiernan Stringer speaks from John 20:24-29. Thomas had certain expectations of who Jesus was and what he would do. When those didn’t go according to plan, he wrestled with doubt. We often have expectations for how life will go, and when reality clashes with those expectations, we doubt whether God is there for us. But we find that Jesus’ death is enough, even in the midst of unanswered questions.

Kiernan Stringer is Associate Pastor of Grace Toronto church.

Dr. Tim Tang explains what Jesus means by "you are the salt of the earth" in Matthew 5:13 and asks us to question ourselves if we have lost our saltiness.

Rev. Dr. Timothy Tang is Associate Director of the Tyndale Intercultural Ministry Centre. He was born in Toronto where he lives with his wife Joanne and their three children. After studying at Upper Canada College, he completed his B.Sc. in Kinesiology at the University of Waterloo. Though Tim planned a career in healthcare...

Dr. Michael Krause speaks on "Vantage Point" - how the death and resurrection of Jesus frees us from the negative things others have spoken about us.

Dr. Michael Krause brings with him a broad range of ministerial experience in an urban context in churches, social service agencies and educational institutions.  He was the youth pastor at Flemingdon Park Church, the assistant pastor at the Stone Church in downtown Toronto and the senior pastor at Church on the Street, an...