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NewsCCTE's First Biennial National Conference 2010“Doing Theology in a Fair Country” with John Ralston Saul
We will draw on Ralston Saul’s work to help us think about what it means to do theology in a fair country. Other voices in our circle will include:
For more information and to add your voice to the circle go to the CCTE Conference Web site. 56th Annual Canadian Theological Students' Conference 2010Theme: “Pax Canadiana: Theological Reflections on Peacemaking, Armed Conflict and Nation Building”
The keynote speaker is All students registered in programs of theological study are welcome. For more information consult the Conference Brochure. We look forward to welcoming you in Halifax! CCTE's New Chair and Vice ChairThe Board of the CCTE has selected a new Chair and a Vice Chair to carry forward the renewed work of the Council in the coming year.
A native of Saint John, New Brunswick, he is a graduate of Atlantic Baptist College, Mount Allison University (BA), Acadia Divinity College (MDiv, MA) and St. Andrews, Scotland (PhD). He taught introductory Hebrew, and Greek, during his MDiv studies at Acadia and has taught at the College since that time. Since moving to the Annapolis valley he has pastored two congregations and now he and his family attend the Third Horton Baptist Church in Canaan where they live.
He is a graduate of the Vancouver School of Theology and St. Andrew’s College in Saskatoon. He has served in a variety of pastoral charges in Manitoba, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Ontario, was the Mission Strategist for York Presbytery, and one of the Personnel Ministers for Toronto Conference and lectured in church leadership at Emmanuel College in Toronto. He is deeply committed to intercultural ministry serving in the First Nations' community of Klemtu on the B.C. coast and as Interim Minister of Centennial-Japanese United Church in Toronto. He joined the staff of the General Council Office with a focus on equipping the church for intercultural ministries and later also assumed responsibility for coordinating the General Council Office's relationship with the church's fifteen theological schools and education centres. Report on Anglican Consultation on Theological EducationThe Anglican Church of Canada held an important “National Gathering on Theological Education” at the Manoir d'Youville just outside Montreal. It was sponsored by the Theological Education Working Group of Faith, Worship and Ministry under the leadership of Bishop John Chapman. Participants in the conference included the Bishops of the Anglican Church of Canada along with their Diocesan candidacy officials and representatives from a broad base of theological educational institutions.
History of the Centre for Christian Studies Published
CTSC “Trialogue” Addresses Transcripts AvailableThe 55th (2009) Canadian Theological Students’ Conference was addressed by a panel of three people on the theme, “Mission and Power: Memory, Journey, Vision”. The panel included:
These addresses were a highlight of the conference and are now available on the Canadian Churches’ Forum for Global Ministries Web site. “The Future of Theological Education in Canada”
A special supplement of the Toronto Journal of Theology (TJT) titled “The Future of Theological Education in Canada” is now available through their Web site. The anthology is edited by Dr. Jane Barter-Moulaison of the Faculty of Theology at the University of Winnipeg and includes papers from a consultation hosted by CCTE in November 2007, “Who do we think we are? Re-mapping Theological Education in Canada for the 21st Century”. It also draws on conversations held at the annual meeting of the Canadian Theological Society in 2008. Several articles have been solicited from scholars from a wide range of theological perspectives and Christian backgrounds. The project was a collaborative effort among the Canadian Theological Society, the Toronto Journal of Theology and CCTE which provided a significant grant toward publication of the supplement.
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