Upcoming Seminary Courses

Fall 2026 Courses

Psychology of Emotion (CP6212)

Stephan Bonfield
Sept-Dec, Video Call

• This course introduces students to major theories of emotion in the field of affective science that are relevant to counselling psychology. Students will be provided a comprehensive overview of emotion as it is understood from multiple perspectives, including: cognitive, behavioural, social, and neurological/biological perspectives. Application to counselling will be a specific focus of the course. A primary goal is for students to develop a deeper understanding of the origin, importance, and role of emotions in both normal and abnormal psychology, and for students to develop and improve their ability to address client emotions in the context of counselling, particularly distressing emotions. It is also hoped that by engaging in the course, students will be better equipped to address psychological difficulties as Christians, lay helpers, and/or mental health professionals.

Foundations of Chaplaincy (CH5101)

Bernie Mullins, DMin (Cand.)
Nov 2-6, 2026, In-Person/Video Call

• This course introduces chaplaincy, what it means to be a chaplain, how that work is done in various contexts, and the benefit of spiritual care. As well its history, its modern practice will be discussed. The learner will learn to articulate the purpose, role, responsibilities, and value of spiritual care. From this, they will develop a theology of spiritual care that will be foundational to how they serve.

Scripture and the Triune God (TH6201)

Robert Dean, ThD
Sept-Dec, In-Person/Video Call

• A study of the nature of and relationship between Holy Scripture and the triune God. Focuses on the Bible’s revelation, inspiration, interpretation, and status as Holy Scripture in light of the character and activity of the triune God. Consideration of practical implications such as the role of Scripture in Christian theology, ethics, spiritual and character formation, interdisciplinary study (e.g., the Bible and science), and the life of the church.

Theology and Disability (TS5320)

Daniel Rempel, PhD
Sept-Dec, In-Person/Video Call

• This course seeks to examine theology alongside the lived realities of people with disabilities. It will consider both biblical and theological perspectives throughout the Christian history in an attempt to wrestle through the implications of our belief about human nature and the Christian life in relation to the lives of those often overlooked by our societies.

Recovering the Book of Revelation (NT5311)

Joshua Coutts, PhD
Sept-Dec, In-Person (Faith Covenant Church, Wpg)/Video Call

• For many readers of the book of Revelation, the puzzling imagery and structure generates either an obsession with the book or else a wary avoidance altogether. Both responses are regrettable. This vision was entrusted to the Church through John to equip us for faithful witness to Jesus in challenging circumstances. This course seeks to recover the tremendous potential of Revelation for forming disciples of Christ by understanding it historically, theologically, and pastorally. We will analyse the structure, symbolism, and rhetoric of the book in the literary and socio-historical context of Second Temple Judaism, the Greco-Roman Empire, and early Christianity. Along the way, we will wrestle with hermeneutical issues raised by the book and with its implications for followers of Christ today.

The Megilloth (OT5305)

Nate Wall-Bowering, PhD
Nov 2-6, 2026, In-Person/Video Call

• Jewish tradition paired five lesser known books from the Hebrew Bible with Judaism’s five annual festivals. These books—Ruth, Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, Lamentations and Esther— cover the waterfront of human experience: love, loss, trauma, guilt and survival against all odds. This course explores these five festival scrolls as Christian Scripture with the help of interpreters both ancient and modern. Special focus will be given to the theme of divine absence/presence. Read together, these five books reveal the jumbled landscape of life to be a place of encounter with a God who hides, woos, shelters, frustrates, and offers unforeseen joys.