" FALL 1993 ARCHIVES - OBc/ars ONTARIO BIBLE COLLEGE ONTARIO THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY & President's Call to Prayer OH IhIuiIJ'oIOniiirioBibleColle\;cdnifOnliirio nicolo^iknlSiiiiiiuir)', IWiiiii((>iluiih yotiforyourfaiilifuliwssinprayiiii;forllicsciiisliiiitioiis. Thisiniiiistr)'oftheCA'/Zfuc andScini}iiir)'/'i7i';i(j.<to Godandc.\i:>tsto/>n'/)(jHim(,;loiy. MyirijcDaiiscandIrca-iivdllicJol- /('ic/ds,'nowrccnilly: "Ilrliaivbeenprayini,;foryou. MayGodblessandslreni>tlien yonasyon PnsiilciiiBriiif(ii>iiloii seri'eHim."Itti'asnotsiijncdandwedonothnoii'whosentit . HoweivrGoddoes. OurFather hnoii'swhenweneedeiicoura{;ement . Overthepastyearsimilarnotesandcallsharecome, impressingonustheencouragementprayerbrings. Ithasbeenourpracticetosendoutamonthly prayercalendar Wearereplacingthispublicationwiththeenclosedcardlistingthirty-oneareasfor whichyoucanprayspecificallythrougheachmonthoftheyear Weknowthatmanyofyoutakethis invitationseriouslyanditisablessingtoreahzethatliterallyhundredsofpeopleareprayingforspe- cifiiareasi>//m'lii'.vfr}'atOBC/OTS. Tliankyouforyourcontinuedfaithftdnessandsupport. Enrollment is on the Rise — OntarioBibleCollegeand 17%infill!timestudents at timestudies.Renniestated OntarioTheological 013C.Dr. RodWilson,Vice thatthetrendingraduate ^~^~~~~~~~^~^'^^^ Seminaryhelditsjoint PresidentandAcademic studiesisthatstudentswant "We are up ilVo in ConvocationonWednesday 1)eanattheCollege,reported toheinministryrelated full timestudents September 15in Hooper totiicBoardofGovernors workandstudyparttime. Chapelsignallingthebegin- thatthisisthesecondlargest Moreandmoreyoungand ar flic College. ningoftheacademicyear. classinthelastsixyears.He middleagedadultsarewanti- Dr.VictorShepherd,the alsopointedoutthatthe ngtoworkmChristianmin- newly averageageofourfulltime istryand.iredoingsoatgreat installedchair studentsisnow 31 yearsold sacrifice. ofWesley andparttimestudentsare PresidentGordonbelieves Studiesat averaging42yearsofage.Dr thatourstrongenrollmentis OTS Ian Kennie,VicePresident anindicationthatthemin- .iddressedthe andAcademicDean forthe istr\'ofOBC/OTSisgreatly Iwostudent Seminaryreportedthat neededandthatthehandot bodies. enrollmentfiguresaresimilar Ciodisupon thework. Wearcthankfulforour tothoseoflastyearwith — increasedenrollment up morestudentstakingpart , Wesley Chair Installation Denominationalleadersand ShepherdintotheChairof Shepherd'saddress. Inhis coniirei^ationalrepresenta- WesleyStudies. Thischair prayer. Dr.Walshaskedthat />. IiiforSlui'lnril tivesalongwith issponsoredandfundedby inthesedaysofunprece- facultyandstaff the FreeMethodistChurch, dentedneedacrosstheland gatheredin TheBrethreninChrist, thatGod'sSpiritwouldbe I HooperChapel TheSalvationArmyand outpouredinthisplaceof onSunday, theStandardChurch. gatheringandequippingof September26, BishopGary Walsh ofthe Christians. 1993tocelebrate FreeMethodistChurch Dr. Shepherdispresently theinstallation of broughttheprayerofdedi- teachingHistorical Dr. Victor cationfollowingDr. TheologyattheSeminary. FOUNDATION BOARD INAUGURAL MEETING TheOBC/OTSFoundation multi-useprojectsacross catnpiisfacilityforeither Boardhelditsinaugural Canada,comeswithbroad renovationsornew meetingonSeptember21 experiencemmanagement, strnctnrcs; 1993.Dr.BruceGordon, withspecificskillsingather- • Restrictedendowment'sfor "It will be PresidentofOntarioBible ingandprocessingdatafor growthandda'elopment; reii'anliii^ ami College/OntarioTheological decisionmaking.Heisan • Financialaidfundsfor Seminarywasofficiallynamed activememberofSpring studentsin theareasif fun to hepart of PresidentoftheFoundation GardenBaptistChurchin scholarshipsandbursaries. tliefutureplan Theboardelected Willo-wdale. Dr.JonDellandrea, forrenewal at GeoffreyMooretoitschair. Mooreisjoinedby PresidentoftheMount Moore,PresidentofGeoffrey FoundationBoardmembers these institutions. " L. Moore&AssociatesLtd., D.MillerAlloway,Robert SainndaifrHioesnpditoaflOFBoCun/dOatTiSon arealestateconsultingcom- Bernardo,RobertSmith, panydealingwithplanning, SelwynBelsher,Bruce isworkingwiththe Foundation Boardand development,leasmgand Nethercott,Laurine DirectorofDevelopment managementofshopping Schmelzle,ClaudeSimmonds MaryAnnBuffamasthey centresandretailareasin andKnudSimonsen. buildastrategicplanfor ThemandateoftheFoun- developmentandinstitu- ctitionBoardistoraisefunds tionaladvancement. forthefollowingareasof Mooreaddressedthe needforOBC/OTS: boardmembersbysaying • Annualoperatingneeds; thatliewasalongtime • linhancementstothe supporterofOBC/OTS anditsministriesandfelt thattogetherwiththe otherboardmembersit wasnotonlygoingtobe .-l/)i>rc. (Uvflriy.\/cuir('iiiiilliniccGonloii,Jl rewardingbutfuntobe lliciiidiigiiriilinaliiif;oftlie['oiiiidtitiiviBoard Kii;hl:JoiiDAlandna,PrrsiilciuoftheMoiwt partofthefutureplantor ^iiiaiHospitalh'oiindalioii renewalattheseinstitutions. " ONTARIO BIBLE COLLEGE CELEBRATES ITS CENTENNIAL 1W4marksthe l(K)thannivcr- 1911 andremainedassuch itISrarechataninstitutioncan (J11iii<.\iiN<.At:iNHin saPt'ofthefoundingof until 19(>8whenitmerged reachthislandmarkandstill OntarioBibleCollege. withLondonC-ollegeofBible adheretothepnncipleson OriginallynamedToronto andMissionstobecome whichitwasfounded.Weare BibleTrainingSchool(1894- OntanoBibleCollege.The planningayearofcelebration 1911),theschoolwxsrenamed 1(K)thAnnivers,irycallsforcel- andacalendarofeventswill TorontoBibleCollegein ebrationandpraisetoGoda.s beprovidedinthenearliiture. HOMECOMING 1993 TheOBCAlumniarc Camp.Theagendafor banquet.Wehopeitwillbe in\itedti>areuniondav. Saturdayincludesamid- aneveningotnostalgia,tlin "BeaVlie apart Saturday,November6, 1993. morningbrunch,informative andthanksgiving. ofthe COntinuiu^ Allarewelcometovisitthe seminars,classreunions,cor- Registrationcostforthe campus,reunitewithold porateworshipandwillcon- dayis$20.00.Ifyouwnshto vision for the friendsandbecomeapartof cludewvhanAlumni purcha.seonlyabanquetticket, future ofthe thecontinuingvisionforthe Banquet.Weencourageall thecostis$12.00.Registration iu<titiitioti. tlimreoftheinstitution. alumnitoparticipate,especial- formsareavailablefromthe ThefestivitiesbeginFriday lyintheFridayeveningcon- Alumniofficeat(416)226- nightwithaconcertbySteve certandtheSanirdayevening 6380,extension2113. OBC Arts News AseriesofthreeChamber andJanuary28.Allconcerts phone, (VISAand Concertswilltakeplaceat wiUbeginat8:C)0pm. Ma-stercard,)atextension2188. OBC OntarioBibleCollegein'93- SingleticketpriceisS14.(H), Thispastspring, '94.Thisconcertseriesaffords SI0.00forstudents.Desscnand heldItsfirstArtsFestivaland anopportunitytoheartop coffeeareincludedintheprice. plansareunderwayfora qualitymusiciansperformin Forreserveticketsand secondArtsFestivalwitha aninformalsetting.These fiirtherinfomiarioncall(416) specialeveningofperfor- ChamberConcertswilltake 226-6380,extension2151. manceon Friday,March4, placeonthreeFridayevening;, Ticketsmayalsobepur- 1994. Reservethisdatein October15, chasedthroughthecollege yourcalendar.Detailswill December10, bookstoreinpersonorby beannouncedsoon. Chamber Concerts F R 1 D \ .) H 1 R 1 ,T K R 1 11 A > U I; ' " Classical Classical/Advent. JudyAu-piano RuthFazal-violin PaulMeyer-violin MartinSpencer-tenor PeterRapson-cello (Plussomeothersingerstobeconfirmed) Sharon IiaitiiolC-omivj/wii '93 PerformingworksbyCesarFranck Friday. SchubertandCanadiancomposer Jazz/Gospel VictorDavies(composerof MennonitePi.inoConcerto) ElizabethDavey-piano MichaelKumor-violin SharonTiessen-cello PlusAndrewDonaldson-withsmallchoir MATCHING GIFT ONTARIO BIBLE COLLEGE CELEBRATES ITS CENTENNIAL Areyouemployedbyamatchinggiftcom- l'»')4marksthelOOthanniver- 1911andreinainedassuch itisrarethataninstitutioncan pany?Manymajorcorporationsandcompa- 0-iTbrmin<^^'-'''^'''^'*^ sOannt-aorfiothBeibfloeunCdoiUneggeo.f uwnittihlL19o6n8downheConllitemgeerogfeBdible raedahcehrethtioslthaendpmrianrckipalnesdostnill nOiBesC/wiOllTSma.tcThhi1stwoil1ltdhoeubglifetythoeuimmapakcettoof OnginallynamedToronto andMissionstobecome whichitwasfounded.Weare yourgift.Howdoyoufindoutifyouwork BibleTrainingSchool(1894- OntarioBibleCollege.The planningayearofcelebration foracompany thatparticipatesinthispro- 1911),theschoolwasrenamed 100thAnniversarycallsforcel- andacalendarofeventsvnll gram.Checkwithyourcompanyorcallthe TorontoBibleCollegein ebrationandpraisetoGodas beprovidedinthenear(uture. OBC/OTSFoundationofficeat226-6380. extension2210ortollfree,1-800-663-6052, HOMECOMING 1993 andwecanprovideyouwiththisinforma- TheOBCAlumniare Camp.Theagendafor banquet.Wehopeitwillbe tion.Participatingcompaniesinclude invitedtoareunionday, Saturdayincludesamid- aneveningofnostalgia,Rin NorthernTelecom,KraftCanadaand "Becomeapart Saturday,November6,1993. morningbrunch,infomiative andthanksgiving. GeneralFoodsCanada,IBM,Bankof ()/(/;v('isaimontifnouritn,hge Mcf,ralimep^n^ud,ess,waenrdle,u,cbnoiemtceeowmtioetvhaisopialtrdtthoet. spceolmruiadnteaerwwsi,otrhcslaahsnispArelaunundminowniisl,lccoorn-- dpuaryRceIhSgai$ss2et0r.oa0nt0li.yonIafcbyoaosntuqfuwoeirtsththietcoket, MMCoaonnttaordreaaClL,otmdM.pu.atMunaayclDoLofinfCaealnIdansdsauRr,easnCtchaeru,yrsaFlnoetrrsdof futureofthe th^continuingvisionforthe Banquet.Weencourageall thecostis$12.00.Registration CanadaLtd.aswellasmanyothers. itl'^titUtion." futureoftheinstiwtion. alumnitoparticipate,especial- formsareavailablefromthe Remembertomakeyourgiftcounttwice. ThefestivitiesbeginFriday lyintheFridayeveningcon- Alumniofficeat(416)226- nightwithaconcertbySteve certandtheSaturdayevening 6380,extension2113. OBC ARTS News AseriesofthreeChamber andJanuary28.Allconcerts phone,(VISAand Concertswilltakeplaceat willbeginat8:00pm. Mastercard,)atextension2188. OntarioBibleCollegein'93- Singleticketpriceis$14.00, Thispastspring,OBC '94.Thisconcertseriesaffords $10.00forstudents.Dessertand helditsfirstArtsFestivaland anopportunitytoheartop coffeeareincludedintheprice. plansareunderwayfora qualitymusiciansperformin Forreserveticketsand secondArtsFestivalwitha aninfomialsetting.These furtherinformationcall(416) specialeveningofperfor- ChamberConcertswilltake 226-6380,extension2151. manceonFriday,March4, placeonthreeFridayevening?, Ticketsmayalsobepur- 1994.Reservethisdatein October15, chasedthroughthecollege yourcalendar.Detailswill IX'cember10, bookstorempersonorby beannouncedsoon. Chamber Concerts Friday Octobfr 15 Friday December 10 Classical C/(isjira/Mi/i'cii'. JudyAu-piano RuthFazal-violin PaulMeyer-violin MartinSpencer-tenor PeterRapson-cello (Plussomeothersingerstobeconfinned) '^«>™<"Conmtalmi'93 PerfonningworksbyCesarFranck Friday, January 28 SchubertandCanadiancomposer Jazz/Gospel VictorDavies(composerof MennonitePianoConcerto) ElizabethDavey-piano MichaelKumor-vioUn SharonTiessen-cello PlusAndrewDonaldson-withsmallchoir FOND OBC/OTS AnnouncES NEW STUDENT ASS.STANCE The Forgivable loan PROGRAM PLdeuosrainpgonPserdeotgoTrahfimena(cFiFoaLrlPgl)yivaiassbsilset alftooratnhtehiesctoyolelaberegeipnorwrovhsiiedcmehidn,taharenyd ettliiicoginipsbaltweeUamlnbdceawnahvmaososnaicgnngvtfeholeryfdpaoa«nra-t-o eaClnoigUeiedbugleceastatinuoddne/noatrtsOOinnnttoaabrrtiiaooinBiinbgle • Ttshohanetalclaervneesnlooutorfcbefesi,nmasenccthioabllyarnpseheeirdp-s, ricecyeAeitavre,thttehheeenalsdo.asoinsftweainalccle.hbeacfaodrgeimv-- TheologicalSeminary. bursariesandgrants,includ- en;andinkeepingwiththe ingthosefiromtheprovin- provisionsofRevenue Eligibility Allstudentsmay cialandfederalgovernment. Canada,inthecaseofastudent aewpshtpi-lfcyr.heeTahFsoetrugadimevnoatublnpeottLeonoftaiinanltfleoyrr- TprhoevidPerfoignarncaimalaDssoinsattanicoenwsiJtlo fnoortgitvoabbleeclaorarni,edthientaomionucnotmei.s qluoawliifnigesciosnbsaisdeedraotinontsh:efol- btieonrse.ceAisptfeiidndassbcheacriotmaebleavdaioln-a- contFaocrtmRoerve.GiInefonrmBuaftfiioinmat • Theactualcostofeducation able,studentswhoaredeclared 226-6380,extension6711. OBC/OTS INVESTMENT FUND TheOBC/OTSInvestment usedtoreducebankindebted- tunitytoassistOBC/OTSin Fundisbeingestablishedto ness.Aninterestrateofprime reducingcoveringcostson raisefiindsthroughthehold- willbepaidandthetermwill bankdebt.Asthisfiindgrows, ingofRRSPfiindsandinsti- beforaminimumof1year. surplusspecialtyfijndsfi'om tational"privateterminvestor Thisfijndwillbeadministered interestsavingswillbeapplied temideposits."Thefimdis throughtheOBC/OTS ontothedebtaspartofastrate- backedbythesecurityofour Foundation. gy-tomovetoadebt-fi-eeposi- campuspropertiesandwillbe Thisisanexcellentoppor- tionwithinthene.xt3years. OBC ALUMNI WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN - Findingaformerclassmate CoUegealumnievercompiled! inginformationtobeprinted canbejustlikelookingfor Thiscomprehensivevolume intheDirectorybymailinga theproverbial"needleina willincludecurrentname, questionnairetoeachalumni. haystack."Butnotanymore. addressandphonenumber, (Ifyouprefernottobelisted "Itmilbethemost Snioowinllabdeiraevcatiolraybloeftoouhrelaplum- aacnaddbeumsiicnedsastai,nfpolmusiamtiinoins,tr(yif itnactthteheDi/rUecutmonriy,Ofplfeiacseeicnon- up-to-dateand youlocateyouroldfiiends. applicable),boundintoaclas- writingassoonaspossible.) completereferenceon ThenewOntarioBible siclibraryqualityedition. ThenewOntarioBible Boivbelre5Co,l5l0eg0eOanhtiamriiioi CsOcochltelodebugelere/AdlNfuoomrvnreielmDebaisereercitn1o9r9y4,, tHraarcTrtihesedPwauilbtluhimsnthihienogfBEeCcroenmahpraadsnCcy.o.n- CwOUnotlUaesrgoieoonABilmbualmkeneCiofDiUinerdegicnetgoaral>u-mni evercompiled!" willbethemostup-to-date Inc.toproducethis aseasyasopeningabook. aonvedrc5o,m5p0l0etOentraerfieoreBnicbeloen Dbiergeicntorreys.eaHracrhriinsgwainldlscooomnpil- Lprooojkectfoirnmfoiirteuredeitsasiuless.onthis @OjnRgtB^aCOBrionibltllaoeergieoBible CoBlla e^1I'go1IeV/OtnotOnarNnic)orMThCMeolo 3 1 c a IfOSC\e iOnntiaIrIiaor X r e I e p h 4 1 6 ' 6 • 6 3 8 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2010 with funding from Tyndale University College and Seminary http://www.archive.org/details/updatefall199300onta OBC/OTS ANNOUNCES NEW STUDENT ASSISTANCE FUND The Forgivable Loan Program Purpose The Forgivable atthecollegeorseminary eligibleandwhoactivelypar- Loan Program (FLP) is fortheyearinwhichthe ticipateincanvassingfordona- designedtofinaciallyassist loanistobeprovided,and tionswillbeamongthefirstto eligiblestudentsinobtaining • Theleveloffinancialneed receivetheassistance. aneducationatOntarioBible thatcannotbemetbyper- Attheendofeachacadem- Collegeand/orOntario sonalresources,scholarships, icyear,theloanwillbeforgiv- TheologicalSeminary. bursanesandgrants,includ- en;andinkeepingwiththe Eligibility Allstudentsmay ingthosefromtheprovin- provisionsofRevenue apply.Theamountofinter- cialandfederalgovernment. Canada,inthecaseofastudent est-freeForgivableLoanfor The Program Donationsto forgivableloan,theamountis whichastudentpotentially providefinancialassistancewiU nottobecarriedintoincome. qualifiesisbasedonthefol- bereceiptedascharitabledona- Formoreinfomiation lowing considerations: tions.A.Sfiindsbecomeavail- contactRev.GlenBuffamat • Theactualcostofeducation able,studentswhoaredeclared 226-6380,extension6711. OBC/OTS INVESTMENT FUND TheOBC/OTSInvestment usedtoreducebankindebted- tunitytoassistOBC/OTSin Fundisbeingestablishedto ness.Aninterestrateofprime reducingcoveringcostson raisefijndsthroughthehold- willbepaidandthetennwiU bankdebt.Asthisfiindgrows, ingofRRSPfiindsandinsti- beforaminimumof1year. surplusspecialtyfi.indsfi-om tutional"privateterminvestor Thisfijndwillbeadministered interestsavingswillbeapplied temideposits."Thefiindis throughtheOBC/OTS ontothedebtaspartofastrate- backedbythesecurityofour Foundation, gytomovetoadebt-fi^eeposi- campuspropertiesandwillbe Thisisane.xcellentoppor- tionwithinthenext3years. OBC ALUMNI Whereabouts Unknown - Findingafomierclassmate Collegealumnievercompiled! inginformationtobeprinted canbejustlikelookingfor Thiscomprehensivevolume intheDirectorybymailinga theproverbial"needleina willincludecurrentname, questionnairetoeachalumni. haystack."Butnotanymore. addressandphonenumber, (Ifyouprefernottobelisted Soonadirectoryofouralum- academicdata,plusministry intheDirectory,pleasecon- "It mil be the most niwillbeavailabletohelp andbusinessinfomiation,(if tacttheAlumniOfticein up-to-date and youlocateyouroldfriends. applicable),boundintoaclas- writingassoonaspossible.) complete reference on ThenewOntarioBible siclibraryqualityedition. ThenewOntarioBible CollegeAlumniDirectors', ThealumniofEcehascon- CollegeAlumniDirectory over 5,500Ontario scheduledforreleasein tractedwiththeBernardC. willsoonmakefindinga BibleCollegealumni October/November1994, HarrisPublishingCompany, OntarioBibleCollegealumni willbethemostup-to-date Inc.toproducethis aseasyasopeningabook. evercompiledI" andcompletereferenceon Directory.Harriswillsoon Lookformoredetailsonthis over5,500OntarioBible beginresearchingandcompil- projectinfiitureissues. OOntario Bible Co liege/ Ontario Theological Seminary Ontario Hall Court ^IJv Or\tar\o ^!^)^CBiobllleege t I) Yoryke o (n)1Nn6.() 2 M 4 B .? |*-c'ISTheemoxlnoagriycal e p h () n e 4 fi . 6 .^ 8