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Preaching Jesus Christ Today: Six Questions for Moving from Scripture to Sermon (Baker Academic, April 2018) is the newest book from Wycliffe College Chaplain and Professor of Pastoral Theology Annette Brownlee. The book approaches preaching as both a theological practice and a spiritual discipline. Stanley Hauerwas says of it, "I cannot imagine a better book for teaching seminarians not only the ‘what’ but also the ‘how’ of preaching." On the Wycliffe blog, Annette responds to six questions about Preaching Jesus Christ Today.

In the wake of the horrific mass killing in Toronto yesterday, journalists and writers are - like all of us - struggling to make sense of the senseless. People around the world reacted to the news of yesterday’s tragic events with shock, disbelief, horror. A sinking sense of "not again." The collective Canadian heart sank. "Not here." At some level, our responses have to be because - whether we think about it consciously or not - we deeply value human life. We recognize the injustice when innocent life is snatched away. Murray Henderson has been working at Wycliffe College this semester as

You are invited to celebrate with the Wycliffe College Class of 2018! Monday, May 7, 2018 at 7:00pm. JJR MacLeod Auditorium, University of Toronto Medical Sciences Building, 1 King's College Circle Basic and Advanced Degrees will be conferred conjointly with the University of Toronto. Addressed by: Dr. Wendy LeMarquand A reception will follow in Sheraton Hall, Wycliffe College. The Degree of Doctor of Divinity will be conferred on DAVID THOMAS JAMES LEHMANNFLEMING RUTLEDGE The Degree of Doctor of Sacred Letters will be conferred on WENDY JANE LEMARQUANDPETER BRIAN PATTERSON Convocation Day

Canada is a hockey nation. And so, when one branch of the hockey family suffers, we all grieve. Witness the outpouring of sympathy in the wake of the Humboldt Broncos tragedy. Witness the way Canadians have clung to the words of lament and prayer spoken by team chaplain, Sean Brandow. A video of Brandow’s extraordinary message--delivered at a vigil for the victims April 8--and a transcript of his words have both been published through mainstream media and shared again and again by ordinary people on their social accounts. His confession of feeling helpless, together with his profession of

"Give a shepherd’s care to God’s flock among you, exercising oversight not merely as a duty but willingly under God’s direction, not for shameful profit but eagerly." 1 Peter 5:2 As we approach the end of the semester – a time when many students are looking ahead to leaving their seminary studies behind in order to head into full-time ministry, it is a good opportunity to reflect on what it means to be a shepherd of God's people. An excerpt from a sermon for an ordination service by Marilyn Draper, Professor of Pastoral Theology.

On Friday, March 9, 2018, Wycliffe Principal Stephen Andrews, together with five colleagues from the Toronto School of Theology and its member colleges, travelled to Sault Ste. Marie’s Algoma University, to explore the best ways of responding to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action. As Canadians continue to grapple with the legacy of the residential schools, denominations, churches and seminaries across the country are considering what it means to live into the Calls . Many of them will have implications for ministry and mission now and in the coming generations, with some

The first cross-disciplinary Women in Theology Seminar at Wycliffe College was held on Thursday, March 15, 2018. Three women scholars from Toronto School of Theology --- Leanne Ketcham and Emma Ceruti from Emmanuel College, and Rachel Krohn from Wycliffe College --- presented their latest work from a cross-section of disciplines: practical theology, systematic theology and biblical studies. With over 40 people in attendance, many ideas were exchanged in the Q&A time afterwards. This seminar was launched by three Wycliffe PhD students: Kira Moolman, Hannah Mudge and Carolyn Mackie. Their aim

"It is the end of an era," says John Bowen, Professor Emeritus of Evangelism (and former Director of the Institute of Evangelism) at Wycliffe College. Blogging about the death of Billy Graham who was, arguably, the pre-eminent evangelist of the latter half of the 20th century, Bowen writes about some of the accomplishments of the man known as "America's Pastor," and some of the lessons that all evangelicals can learn from his life. Graham's funeral will be held on Friday, March 2, 2018.

Chinese New Year - the annual celebration of the beginning of a new year according to the lunar calendar - falls on Friday, February 16 this year. This week's blog post features a conversation with Wycliffe doctoral student Chandra Wim, who took time out from his studies to explain what the holiday is all about.