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ONTARIO BIBLE COLLEGE ONTARIO THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
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President's Call to Prayer
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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
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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
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increasedenrollment up morestudentstakingpart
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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.
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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
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OBC/OTS INVESTMENT FUND
TheOBC/OTSInvestment usedtoreducebankindebted- tunitytoassistOBC/OTSin
Fundisbeingestablishedto ness.Aninterestrateofprime reducingcoveringcostson
raisefiindsthroughthehold- willbepaidandthetermwill bankdebt.Asthisfiindgrows,
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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
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CollegeAlumniDirectors', ThealumniofEcehascon- CollegeAlumniDirectory
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