Toronto Baptist Seminary and Bible College
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| Motto | ΚΑΤΑ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΝ |
|---|---|
Motto in English | "According to Christ" |
| Type | Theological college |
| Established | 1927 |
| Affiliation | White |
| Website | www.tbs.edu |
The Toronto Baptist Seminary and Bible College is a Reformed
History
The school was founded in 1927 and is located adjacent to Jarvis Street Baptist Church.[2] 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 that modernism had taken hold in contemporary theological institutions; namely McMaster University (then located in Toronto), which provided training for Ontario and Quebec's Baptist ministers.[3]
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."[3]
From that opening date, continuous classes of students have been trained in the Seminary except for a break of three years during World War II.
In 1948, the seminary split when over 50 students opposed to Shields' control left to form the
In the post-war era, Toronto Baptist Seminary has hosted multiple generations of administrators, professors, and students passing through its facilities, notable among them, Michael A. G. Haykin, who was the principal from 2003 to 2007.
Status
The seminary has conferred theological degrees since its inception. However, in 1982, the
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]
References
- ^ "Toronto Baptist Seminary and Bible College: Mission". Archived from the original on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
- ^ Hallahan, Micah. "General Admission Requirements". Toronto Baptist Seminary. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ a b History Archived 2008-06-14 at the Wayback Machine, Toronto Baptist Seminary website, retrieved June 13, 2008
- ^ a b General Information Archived 2007-07-04 at the Wayback Machine, Toronto Baptist Seminary website, retrieved June 13, 2008
