TBS Faculty & Staff
Our staff and faculty come from a diversity of backgrounds and consider serving Christ a rich privilege and serious responsibility. By God’s grace they seek to blend serious doctrinal study with real-life application. Selected because of their theological commitment blended with years of service, our professors and lecturers provide rich instruction seeking to equip students with a solid foundation for a life-time of ministry.
Opportunities for student/faculty interaction and fellowship are found in chapels, special lectures, and conferences. Most importantly, our smaller class sizes and regular extra-class room interaction permit deep relationships to be built. We are grateful to God for the team He has assembled to serve “according to Christ.”
DR. GLENDON G. THOMPSON
PRESIDENT & PROFESSOR OF SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY
- Dip. Ed., Church Teachers College, Mandeville, Jamaica
- M.Div., Toronto Baptist Seminary
- Ph.D., University of Potchefstroom, South Africa
- Postdoctoral studies, University of Oxford, U.K.
- Senior Pastor, Emmanuel Baptist Church, San Antonio, 1997 – 1999
- Senior Pastor, Jarvis Street Baptist Church, 2000 – Present
- President, Toronto Baptist Seminary & Bible College, 2000 – Present
REV. KIRK WELLUM
T. T. Shields Chair of Systematic Theology
- B.Th., Tyndale University College and Seminary, 1980
- B.A., University of Waterloo, 1982
- M.Div., Toronto Baptist Seminary, 2006
- Ph.D. studies
- Pastor, Forest Baptist Church, Forest, Ont., 1982 – 1984
- Pastor, Sovereign Grace Community Church, Sarnia, Ont., 1984 – 2003
- Pastor, Pilgrim Baptist Fellowship, Ancaster, Ont., 2003 – 2006
- Principal, Toronto Baptist Seminary, January 2008 – Present
Faculty
DR. JOEL BARKER
PROFESSOR OF HEBREW GRAMMAR; HEBREW SYNTAX AND READING;
GREEK GRAMMAR I
Email: joelbarker@hotmail.com
- Ph.D., McMaster Divinity College
- M.A., McMaster Divinity College
- B.A., Huron University College
- Professor of Hebrew and Greek Grammar, Toronto Baptist Seminary
DR. ROGER BERGS
WORSHIP
Email: roger.bergs@tbs.edu
- B. Mus. – Wilfrid Laurier University
- M.M. – The Juilliard School
- Mus. Doc. – University of Toronto
- Fellow of the Royal Canadian College of Organists
- ARCT in piano performance – Royal Conservatory of Music
- Adjunct professor – Toronto Baptist Seminary 2019 – Present
- Sessional Lecturer II in Music – Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, 2001 – Present
- Instructor in Music, Redeemer University College, 2012 –
- Lecturer in Worship and Music, Tyndale University College, 2004 – 2012
- Music Director – Central Presbyterian Church (Hamilton), 2018 – 2022
- Music Director – Knox Presbyterian Church (Toronto), 1995 – 2018
- Music Director for Conferences of Ligonier Canada and Sola Scriptura Ministries International, 1999 – Present
DR. PIERRE CONSTANT
H. C. Slade Chair of New Testament Studies
Email: pierre.constant@tbs.edu
- B.A. Philosophy, University of Ottawa
- M.A., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, Illinois
- Ph.D., Trinity International University, Deerfield, Illinois
- Pastoral ministry, 1982 – 1997
- Séminaire Baptiste Évangélique du Québec, 1989 – Present
- École de Théologie Évangélique de Montréal, 1999 – 2002
- Toronto Baptist Seminary, 2004 – Present
DR. TONY COSTA
PROFESSOR OF ISLAM, APOLOGETICS
Email: tmcos@rogers.com
- B.A., Specialist Program in Religious Studies, University of Toronto, 1999
- M.A., Biblical Studies, University of Toronto, 2003
- Ph.D., Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands, 2012
- Professor, Toronto Baptist Seminary, 2006 – Present
- Adjunct Professor, Emmanuel Bible College, Kitchener, 2011
- Seasonal Teaching Assistant, St. Michael’s College, University of Toronto, 1994 – 1995
- Pastor & Pulpit Ministry, 1995 – Present
- Teaching Pastor, Milliken Chinese Community Church, 2001 – 2005
DR. CHRISTOPHER W. CROCKER
CHURCH HISTORY
Email: christopher.crocker@tbs.edu
- B.A., King’s University College, UWO, London, ON, 2007
- M.Div., McMaster Divinity College, Hamilton, ON, 2010
- M.A., McMaster Divinity College, Hamilton, ON, 2013
- Ph.D., University of Bristol, UK, 2018
- Occasional Lecturer, Trinity College, Bristol, UK, 2018 – 2019
- Adjunct Professor, Toronto Baptist Seminary, 2019 – Present
- Two ministries in rural ON concurrent with service as a Reserve Force Army chaplain, 2008 – 2014
- Pastor, Cromhall Chapel, Gloucestershire, UK, 2014 – 2019
- Pastor, Markdale Baptist Church, ON, 2019 – Present
DR. STEPHEN DEMPSTER
PROFESSOR OF OLD TESTAMENT BIBLICAL THEOLOGY
- B.A. (Hon), University of Western Ontario, 1975
- M.A.R., Westminster Theological Seminary, 1977
- Th.M.,Westminster Theological Seminary, 1978
- M.A., University of Toronto, 1980
- Ph.D., University of Toronto, 1985
- Lecturer in Religious Studies, Crandall University, 1984
- Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Crandall University, 1985 – 1989
- Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Crandall University, 1989 – 2000
- Professor of Religious Studies, Crandall University, 2000 – 2017
DR. PETER J. GENTRY
PROFESSOR OF OLD TESTAMENT BIBLICAL THEOLOGY
Email: pgentry@sbts.edu
- B.A., University of Toronto (1975)
- Graduate Studies, Dallas Theological Seminary (1975 – 1977)
- M.A., University of Toronto (1979)
- Ph.D., University of Toronto (1994)
- Pastor, Emmanuel Gospel Chapel
- Professor of O.T. & Biblical Languages, Toronto Baptist Seminary (1994 – 1999)
- Associate Professor of Old Testament, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (1999 – 2004)
- Professor of Old Testament, SBTS (2004 – Present)
- Donald L.Williams Professor of Old Testament Interpretation, SBTS – Present
DR. TODD HARDIN
VISITING PROFESSOR OF COUNSELLING
Email: todd.hardin@tbs.edu
- B.S. Carson-Newman College, 1989
- MAR, Pastoral Counselling, Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, 2005
- MDiv, Pastoral Counselling, Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, 2007
- DMin, Biblical Counselling, Westminster Theological Seminary, 2012
- PhD, Biblical Counselling, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2017
- Instructor, School of Congregational Ministry, Johnson University, 2014-present
- Online Adjunct Professor of Counselling, Clarks Summit University, 2014-present
- Associate Professor of Psychology and Counselling, The Baptist College of Florida, 2018-present
- Adjunct Instructor, School of Care and Counselling, Liberty University, 2022-present
- Counselling Pastor, Grace Baptist Church, Knoxville, TN, USA, 2010-present
DR. MICHAEL A.G. HAYKIN
PROFESSOR OF CHURCH HISTORY, SPIRITUALITY, AND HISTORICAL THEOLOGY
Email: mhaykin@sbts.edu
- B.A., Victoria College, University of Toronto
- M.Rel., Th.D., Wycliffe College, University of Toronto
- Séminaire Baptiste Évangélique du Québec, 1985 – Present
- Central Baptist Seminary, 1982 – 1993
- Heritage Baptist College/Heritage Theological Seminary, 1993 – 2003
- Professor of Church History & Biblical Spirituality, SBTS, 2007 – Present
- Full-time T.B.S. Principal, 2003 – 2007
- Adjunct Professor, 2007 – Present
PASTOR OSMOND JEROME
LECTURER IN BIBLE STUDY SKILLS, PRINCIPLES & METHODS OF TEACHING, PUBLIC SPEAKING & WORSHIP
Email: osmond.jerome@tbs.edu
- B.A., Université des Antilles-Guyane, Martinique, 2001
- M.A., Université des Antilles-Guyane, Martinique, 2003
- M.Div., Toronto Baptist Seminary, 2008
- Lecturer in Bible Study Skills, Principles & Methods of Teaching, Public Speaking & Worship, Toronto Baptist Seminary
- Pastor of Christie Street Baptist Church
REV. CARL MULLER
LECTURER IN HOMILETICS
Email: carlmuller@cogeco.ca
- B.Th., Ontario Bible College (now Tyndale University)
- Pastored churches in Cambridge & Kingston, Ontario
- Senior Pastor, Trinity Baptist Church, Burlington, 1998 – Present
- Homiletics Lecturer – Present
DR. PETER PIKKERT
MISSIONS
Email: peter.pikkert@tbs.edu
- B.Th., Prairie Bible College, Alberta
- Master of Social Science, Syracuse University, New York
- D.Th., University of South Africa
- Graduate of the Toronto Institute of Linguistics
- Leicester University’s Advanced Diploma in TESOL
- Adjunct faculty member at Toronto Baptist Seminary
DR. STEPHEN WELLUM
PROFESSOR OF APOLOGETICS, ETHICS
Email: swellum@sbts.edu
- M.Div., 1988
- Ph.D., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, IL, 1996
- Pastor, Rose Hill Evangelical Free Church, Langford, SD, 1992 – 1996
- Asst. Professor of Theology, Northwest Baptist Theological College and Sem and ACTS of Trinity Western University, Langley, BC, 1996 – 1999
- Professor of Christian Theology, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY, 1999 – Present
- Editor, The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology, 2003 – Present
DR. STEVE WEST
PROFESSOR OF RESEARCH, ENGLISH BIBLE, APOLOGETICS
Email: swest@crestwicke.org
- B.A., Trent University
- Th.M., Toronto Baptist Seminary
- Ph.D., Potchefstroom University, South Africa
- Evangelical Philosophical Society – Member
- Pastor of Madoc Baptist Church, 2004 – 2012
- Pastor of Crestwicke Baptist Church, Guelph, 2012 – Present
Correspondence Course Tutors
REV. KIRK M. WELLUM
Email: kirk.wellum@tbs.edu
DR. MICHAEL A.G. HAYKIN
Email: mhaykin@sbts.edu
Staff
GANG WANG
REGISTRAR
Email: registrar@tbs.edu
- B. Sc. – Jilin University, China 1994
- M. Sc. – Jilin University, China 1997
- M. Div. – Toronto Baptist Seminary, 2005
- Resource Development Manager – Carey Outreach Ministries. 2007 – 2015
- Pastor, Jarvis Street Baptist Church, 2016 – Present
DEBORAH MICHAUD
DIRECTOR OF STUDENT AFFAIRS
Email: deborah.michaud@tbs.edu
- Head Office Departmental Manager, Danier Leather, 1993 – 1998
- Board Member, Forward Baptist Church, 2000 – Present
- Toronto Baptist Seminary, 1998 – Present
