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About Us

The Churches’ Council on Theological Education in Canada (CCTE) is a Council of six Canadian churches. The current member churches were also the constituent members when the Council was formed in 1990. We are a place for member churches to both dialogue about and support initiatives in ecumenical theological education. For more information see our history page.

Our Member Churches

Our Board of Directors

Our members name representatives to a Board of Directors which guides the work of the Council and carries legal responsibility for it. It selects its officers at an Annual General Meeting.

Board of Directors picture
Board of Directors for 2010-/2011
(from left-to-right: Robert Faris, Gordon Rixon, Glenn
Wooden, Rafael Vallejo, Paul Gehrs, Barbara Shoomski,
Steve Willey, Susan Stott-Hood)
Officers of the Board for 2010-2011
Chairperson: Dr. Glenn Wooden
Vice-Chair: Rev. Steve Willey
Treasurer: ---
Secretary: Dr. Robert Faris

Our Staff

We function out of an office in Toronto with a small staff.

Staff Members
Executive Director: Dr. Robert Faris
Administrative Assistant: ---

Our Purpose

CCTE has been “re-imagining” itself through a series of consultations. At the Board meeting at the end of October 2008, a new Purpose Statement was approved to guide the work of CCTE and its continuing “re-imagining” and “re-structuring”.

The map of theological education in Canada (See report from re-mapping consultation "") has changed dramatically since CCTE’s founding in the late 1960’s and this new purpose statement reflects that changed context:

"It is the purpose of the Churches’ Council on Theological Education in Canada: An Ecumenical Foundation (CCTE) to promote dialogue and discernment with respect to the content and practice of theological education in Canada, with a view to initiating collaborative and cooperative ventures which enrich that landscape.

We pursue this purpose as Christian churches seeking dialogue with various constituencies within the Christian tradition, with diverse faith communities, and with others."