In Search of Kingdom Living

Seminary

After UWaterloo, I went to Tyndale Seminary. I started studying there because I wanted some theological and biblical help with my ministry. Initially I wasn’t sure if I should go into seminary at all – I basically took one course per term. After the first year, through prayer and discussion with others, I thought it was a good idea to go full time at Tyndale and pursue a Masters of Divinity (MDiv). 

Tyndale offers many different majors for the MDiv, the most popular being pastoral ministry. Of course I tend to go against the grain so I chose Educational Ministry. I would describe my experience at Tyndale as going to teacher’s college plus all the biblical/theological stuff. Because while all the bible stuff was important and very formative in my life, I probably learned the most when I was in the Christian Ed classes. I took courses like the history and philosophy of education, developmental learning, curriculum design, human development and learning, ethnographic research, and education for spiritual development. 

Basically, I was learning how people learn things, what it means to learn something, what is the best way to learn in any context, and how did Jesus teach so we learn best (token SS question).

So these questions prompted me into thinking about my future as a learner, as a potential teacher, which got me thinking about….

Regent College. 

I’m here pursuing a Masters of Theology – ideally a one year program that is a precursor to a PhD. So here am I just about finished my 2nd week of class. It’s looking to be pretty challenging as I dive into all the readings, weekly assignments, papers, and (omg) exams! I’m taking 3 courses right now: one on Christian epistemology (how do you know what you know), one of the history of Protestant thought, and the last course is about Christianity and technology.

I’ve met with my program supervisor and I’m beginning to learn the lay of the land. The academic plan so far is to finish this term well. Have my thesis proposal submitted in april-may. Work on my thesis from may until dec 2009. Then party until graduating in 2010.

While I’m in the midst of my thesis work, hopefully I can begin to discern whether I am suited towards academia. I’ll need to dialogue with the Regent community, and will need tons of prayer (so please pray for me).

Now, I just need to figure out what I can do to have fun around here…