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"We believe God's inerrant and infallible Word is the rule for all of life and faith, and the principal means by which the Holy Spirit transforms lives so that the Lord Jesus Christ might be glorified and adored. We aim to train and mentor pastors and Christian workers who have a passionate love for the triune God and a solidly Reformed understanding of His Word." |
"We believe God's inerrant and infallible Word is the rule for all of life and faith, and the principal means by which the Holy Spirit transforms lives so that the Lord Jesus Christ might be glorified and adored. We aim to train and mentor pastors and Christian workers who have a passionate love for the triune God and a solidly Reformed understanding of His Word." |
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The seminary trains pastors for the [[Sovereign Grace Fellowship of Canada]], the [[Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada]], and other Baptist churches in Canada and elsewhere.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tbs.edu/mission/ |title=Toronto Baptist Seminary and Bible College: Mission|accessdate=11 Feb 2012}}</ref> |
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| Motto | Theological education that transforms XATA Xpieton |
|---|---|
| Type | Theological college |
| Established | 1927 |
| Affiliation | Baptist |
| President | Dr. G. Thompson |
| Principal | Rev. Kirk Wellum |
Academic staff | 12 |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colours | blue and White |
| Website | www.tbs.edu |
Toronto Baptist Seminary and Bible College is a theological college in Toronto, Canada.
Mission
"We believe God's inerrant and infallible Word is the rule for all of life and faith, and the principal means by which the Holy Spirit transforms lives so that the Lord Jesus Christ might be glorified and adored. We aim to train and mentor pastors and Christian workers who have a passionate love for the triune God and a solidly Reformed understanding of His Word."
The seminary trains pastors for the Sovereign Grace Fellowship of Canada, the Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada, and other Baptist churches in Canada and elsewhere.[1]
Inspiration
"I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord" (Phil. 3:8).
History
The school was founded in 1927 and is currently located at 337 Jarvis Street adjacent to Jarvis Street Baptist Church (130 Gerrard Street E.) near Allan Gardens and has a longstanding relationship with the nearby Jarvis Street Baptist Church. The school was proposed in 1925 by Dr. Thomas Todhunter Shields, editor of The Gospel Witness and pastor of the Jarvis Street Baptist Church who was dismayed by the modernism that had taken hold in contemporary theological institutions. McMaster University's McMaster Divinity College, which provided training for Ontario and Quebec's Baptist ministers,[2] drew Shields' evangelical fundamentalist ire when it appointed a liberal professor Laurance Henry Marshall (from England) to the faculty of theology. Shields, who was on the university's board of governors, railed against the appointment with such ferocity he was expelled from both the university and the Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec.[3] Therefore Shields formed his own Baptist convention, the Baptist Bible Union, and founded Toronto Baptist Seminary.
On December 23, 1926, The Gospel Witness announced that "Toronto Baptist Seminary, the new Baptist College rendered necessary by the inroads of Modernism, will open its classes on January 4, 1927, in the Seminary Building, 337 Jarvis Street, Toronto."[2]
In 1948, the seminary suffered a split when over 50 students opposed to Shields' control left to form the Canadian Baptist Seminary under the leadership of W. Gordon Brown. Later the name was changed to Central Baptist Seminary which in 1993 merged with London Baptist Seminary to form Heritage Theological Seminary (see Heritage Baptist College and Heritage Theological Seminary. The Bible Baptist Union supported the students and Shields and the Jarvis Street Baptist Church left the union and formed the Association of Regular Baptist Churches.[3] As of 2011, Jarvis Street Baptist Church has joined the Sovereign Grace Fellowship of Canada.
Status
The seminary has conferred theological degrees since its inception. However, in 1982, the Ontario legislature officially recognized the seminary as a degree granting institution through the passage of Bill PR 44. In 1985, the institution changed its name from Toronto Baptist Seminary to the Toronto Baptist Seminary and Bible College.[4]
Governance
The seminary is governed by a board of trustees, roughly half of which is made up of members and officials of the Jarvis Street Baptist Church, and a Senate composed of the faculty, school administrators and several trustees.[4]
Programs
The institution offers one and two-year Bible diplomas, a three-year Bachelor of Theological Studies, four-year Bachelor of Theology, a graduate Certificate of Theological Studies, two-year Master of Theological Studies, three-year Master of Divinity and one-year post-graduate Master of Theology.[5]
Toronto Baptist Seminary does NOT participate in OSAP. Students learn to trust God, work hard, and save money for their studies or extend their program while working concurrently with part-time studies.
References
- ^ "Toronto Baptist Seminary and Bible College: Mission". Retrieved 11 Feb 2012.
- ^ a b History, Toronto Baptist Seminary website, retrieved June 13, 2008
- ^ a b Adams, Doug, "Dr. T.T. Shields", Park Lawn Baptist Church
- ^ a b General Information, Toronto Baptist Seminary website, retrieved June 13, 2008
- ^ Toronto Baptist Seminary prospectus, page 9
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