Tyndale Chapel Podcast

This official chapel calls the community together to dedicate ourselves to God's call, and to deliberately seek God's face.

Dr. Gary V. Nelson is a published author, dynamic speaker and recognized Christian leader in Canada and around the world. On July 1, 2010, Dr. Nelson began his term as the 12th President and Vice Chancellor of Tyndale University College & Seminary.

Prior to becoming president of Tyndale, Dr. Nelson served for 10 years as General Secretary of Canadian...

Passage: Psalm 121

Dr. Joyce Peasgood explores what it means to be a pilgrim in everyday life.

Dr. Joyce Peasgood is the founding director of Anam Chara Centre for Christian Formation and Interim Pastor at Altadore Baptist, Calgary, AB.

Passage: Psalm 131

Dr. James Wilhoit examines biblical humility, using one of the Psalms of David as an example.

Dr. James Wilhoit has been a faculty of Wheaton College since 1981 where he initially taught courses on teaching the Bible and the History and Philosophy of Christian Education. He also teaches a class at Tyndale in the DMin program. Over the years his teaching at Wheaton College has shifted to emphasize Christian Formation through spiritual practices and the role of the...

Passage: Judges 4

How does one respond to their calling and bring it to fruition? Dr. Robert Foster examines the story of Deborah and her calling to lead the Israelites during a time of turmoil.

Rob Foster, Ed.D., has taught in Tyndale’s Department of Education as an Adjunct Professor since the program was launched in 2008. He has recently retired as Head of Modern Languages in the Durham District School Board and joined the BEd team as Core Faculty. He received his Doctorate in...

Passage: 1 Peter 4:7-11

In view of the end times, how are we to live? Dr. Daniel Wong encourages us to watch and pray during difficult times.

Dr. Wong has taught at Tyndale University College since 2000. He has been teaching Preaching at Tyndale Seminary since 1997. He has had extensive pastoral experience at the Toronto Chinese Baptist Church in English ministry since 1982 and then when the church expanded to two locations in 1986 he pastored at the Scarborough Chinese Baptist Church...

Passage: Lamentations

There is a time and place for happiness, but we often fail to recognize the need for lament. Dr. Mary Conway recounts some of the horrific events of World War II and contrasts them to those described in the book of Lamentations.

Mary L. Conway (Ph.D., McMaster Divinity College) teaches courses in Old Testament biblical studies and Hebrew. Her dissertation involved an adaptation of Appraisal Theory to Hebrew narrative in order to evaluate characters and determine...

Dr. Rupen Das talks about evangelizing to people of the Muslim faith; how to show them unconditional love, as well as how to be good neighbors to them.

Dr. Das is a mission and development consultant for the European Baptist Federation (EBF) in Amsterdam and senior advisor for capacity building with Canadian Baptist Ministries. Previously, he was the community development and relief director at the Lebanese Baptist Society and the program director of the Master of Religion in Middle...

Passage: Genesis 39:1-6

Dr. Jennifer Myrie looks at the different events of Joseph’s life and explores how he was able to grow and develop even through traumatic circumstances.

Dr. Myrie is Clinical Manager at Catholic Family Services Peel-Dufferin where she overseas counselling programs, internships and training. She is also a sessional instructor in the Couple and Family Therpay Program at the University of Guelph.

Passage: Proverbs 16:13

What makes a good leader? Is it the strength of their vision? Or is it their integrity and character? Dr. Robert Cousins examines what godly leadership looks like.

Robert is from Northern Ireland and immigrated to Canada in 1974. He is a graduate of Tyndale (Ontario Bible College, BTh) and Wheaton Graduate School (MA in Intercultural Studies). For 12 years, Robert and his wife Sheila served as missionaries in theological education and leadership development...

Passage: Romans 8:14-17

Dr. Frank Macchia examines Jesus’ faithfulness and the lengths that He went through in order to redeem sinners to the Father.

Frank D. Macchia is Professor of Christian Theology at Vanguard University. He has served as the President of the Society for Pentecostal Studies and for more than a decade as Editor of the Society's Journal, Pneuma. He has also served on the Faith and Order Commission of the National Council of Churches (USA) as well as on two...