“There are seminaries in Texas,” Todd Webb says, “but there’s something that pulled us here. And that’s God.” Webb is entering his second year of Wycliffe’s MDiv program, a program he applied to because he “wanted to spend his days with God.” For a practicing lawyer who understands that time is valuable, the journey to Wycliffe began long ago, and he felt like it was time for him to start “following the breadcrumbs…but really, I’m following my calling,” he says.
When Webb researched Wycliffe, he decided that it was “Wycliffe or go bust” as far as his theological studies were concerned. “You come to a place like Wycliffe to get the word of God on a deeper level and that takes time and instruction,” he reflects. “Why not take advantage of some of the finest professors in the world, and the Spirit working through them, to learn more? You can’t share the Gospel alone!”
One would think that being called to be a lawyer is enough, particularly if, like Webb, you have wanted to be a lawyer since seeing the TV adaptation of The Paper Chase movie as a young teenager. Not quite. Still a practicing lawyer, Webb came to Wycliffe not understanding the gifts he had. “Did I have any gifts?” he asked.
One year in, he’s discovered that part of his calling is missiological. He wants to serve people and the community. He also appreciates that his experience representing different kinds of people as their lawyer has translated into a fluency with Toronto’s diverse front-lines ministry contexts. Summer 2025 saw him volunteering at The Dale, and through Christ Church, St James, at the Keele prison.
For Webb, there’s a commitment to the Gospel that permeates every aspect of life at Wycliffe. It’s always God-centered. Every conversation, every interaction is “about God, devoted to God.” This is no longer just about vocational calling. “It’s my entire life.”
Photo: Todd Webb with his family. TODD WEBB
