The Board of Directors at Heritage College & Seminary has recently announced that, after many months of prayer and reflection, Dr. Rick Reed has accepted the opportunity to move into a new role with the school as Chancellor.

“We are so deeply grateful for the ten years of faithful service and incredible impact Dr. Reed has had at Heritage as President,” says Norm Millar, Vice Chair of Heritage’s Board of Directors. “We know that he is looking forward to moving into this new role that allows him to serve in an area that fits well with his gifts and passions.”

With Dr. Reed moving into this new role as Chancellor, the Board has begun a search for an Interim President, experienced and gifted in the operational side of things, to help strengthen certain needs in the school, until such time as Heritage’s next President is on board.

Over the coming months, a temporary sub-committee will be working closely with the President’s Council at Heritage to help provide a management structure that will ensure the school continues to move forward as the new academic year approaches and progress is made on other critical initiatives to help the school move forward into an exciting future.

Join us as we mark the start of a new academic year at Heritage College & Seminary during our annual Convocation Chapel on Tuesday, September 12 at 11:15 am.

This service is dedicated to providing the Heritage community with the opportunity to gather in worship and dedicate its work and studies to the Lord.

People are welcome to join us in the Heritage Chapel—located in The Heritage Community Centre. Or, join us online and watch the service by live stream at DiscoverHeritage.ca/Live.

The service will begin at 11:15 am on September 12.

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Join us on Thursday, November 9 for our annual Heritage Preaching Lectures happening at Heritage College & Seminary.

This year, Heritage Theological Seminary is pleased to welcome Pastor Ryan Fullerton to be our speaker for the day. Fullerton is the Pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky. Along with his responsibilities at Immanuel, he helps lead the global church planting and revitalizing efforts of the Immanuel Network. He is also the co-author of Pray for the Flock with Brian Croft and Encountering God Through Expository Preaching with Jim Orrick and Brian Payne.

The Heritage Preaching Lectures is an event that seeks to equip and encourage pastors and other ministry leaders with the tools needed to sharpen their skills to serve their churches and congregations.

Heritage is excited to announce that this year’s Heritage Preaching Lectures will be hosted both in-person and online.

EVENT DETAILS:

Date: Thursday, November 9, 2023

Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Location: Heritage College & Seminary

REGISTRATION:

 General Admission – $60.00

Heritage Partner Churches – $30.00

Live Stream Only – $30.00

Please Note: The Heritage Partner Church discounted rate is not available for the Live stream option.  See below for technical support.

SCHEDULE:

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. - Registration

9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. - Welcome & Worship

9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. - Sermon: The Experience of the Spirit and the Protection of the Gospel— Galatians 3:1-5

10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. - Break

10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. - Session 1: Spirit-Empowered Preaching and the Content of our Message

11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Heritage Update

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Lunch

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - Session 2: Spirit-Empowered Preaching and the Character of the Messenger

2:30 p.m. - 2:40 p.m. - Break

2:40 p.m. - 3:40 p.m. - Session 3: Spirit-Empowered Preaching and the Cry of Our Prayers

3:40 p.m. - Benediction & Dismissal

About Ryan Fullerton

Ryan was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and grew up all over western Canada. Throughout his teen years, he pursued political causes to make him feel righteous and drugs and sensuality to make him feel happy. Thankfully, when he was 21 he found his righteousness was a joke and his happiness had turned sour. Through the simple and intelligent witness of his stepmom, he came to trust Jesus Christ late in the evening just before Good Friday in 1995. Shortly after his conversion, he studied at Prairie Bible College in Three Hills, Alberta, and then at Tyndale College in Toronto, Ontario where he received a Bachelor of Religious Studies. He married the lovely Christy Teal shortly after their graduation from college. Together, he and Christy, have four children. In 2002, Ryan became the Lead Pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky.  Along with his responsibilities as Pastor of Immanuel, Ryan helps lead the global church planting & revitalizing efforts of the Immanuel Network.  He is the co-author of Pray for the Flock (with Brian Croft) and Encountering God Through Expository Preaching (with Jim Orrick and Brian Payne). After decades of moving in and out of seminary, he finally graduated in May 2022 and now holds the Adv. MDiv from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. In his free time, he is spectacularly bad at golf.

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CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE 30^TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION BANQUET

Join us for this special opportunity to join together as a Heritage community to look back and celebrate God’s faithfulness to this ministry of Heritage since 1993.

Stay tuned to this web page for more details about this event.

Event Details:

Date: Saturday, October 21

Doors Open: 5:00 pm

Dinner Served: 5:30 pm

Cost: $35.00 per person

Program to Follow Dinner

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Josh completed the Master of Theological Studies in 2006 and returned to Heritage to complete the Master of Divinity and the Graduate Certificate in Biblical Care & Counselling in 2020.

One memory Josh has during his time at Heritage is the ability of the professors to make things he expected to be dull come to life: “Dr. Fowler and Dr. Howson did that for me in Systematic Theology and Church History, while more recently, Dr. Vaillancourt made Hebrew Exegesis meaningful for me in a way that I would never have imagined possible.”

Upon graduation in 2006, Josh was hired as the Associate Pastor at Maple Avenue Baptist Church in Georgetown, ON. It was an extended season that he explains gave him the scope to grow as a pastor through doing the work, making mistakes and experiencing the grace of a church that grew alongside him. In 2020, Josh accepted a call to be the Lead Pastor at Hudson Community Baptist Church in Saint-Lazare, Quebec. Josh and his family relocated to Quebec and, by God’s grace, endured the hardships and complexities of leading a church as a new pastor through the COVID pandemic. Today, this church exists as the only English evangelical church for a large area west of the island of Montreal. Josh is married to Barbara, and they have four children: Kathryn, Simon, Elias, and Olivia.

Josh is thankful to remain connected to Heritage as an alumnus: “Being an alumnus of Heritage means that I know I always have a resource to draw from. Professors and academic resources are continually made available through continuing education opportunities or just through sending an email with a question I’m wrestling with.”

Join us in praying for the Brake family as they continue to serve the Lord in Quebec!

Click here to read this year's Spring & Summer Alumni Newsletter

We are thrilled to welcome your church’s media production staff, audio and video volunteers, and worship leaders to our first Tech Talks for Churches event—happening Saturday, September 23, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at Heritage College & Seminary.

This event aims to help equip churches to serve well with today’s technology. Heritage’s Music & Worship Studies Department has teamed up with church audio, video, and lighting company AVLI for this event. Your church’s staff and volunteers will have the opportunity to learn about the latest in audio and video technology at the Pro Trade Fair. They can also participate in several workshops focused on live sound, visual presentation, and strategic leadership.

Throughout the event, participants will also get the chance to learn more about some of the latest in audio and video technology during our Pro Trade Show. Check out what’s new from around 20 companies who will attend the Trade Show throughout the day.

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Event Details:

Date:

Saturday, September 23

Time:

9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Cost:

$40: Individuals

$30: Partner Church Rate

$30: Group Rate (3+)

Schedule:

9:00 am – 9:30 am – Registration

9:30 am – 10:15 am – Main Session: Dr. Doug Thomson, Director of Music & Worship Studies at Heritage College & Seminary

10:15 am – 10:45 am – Trade Show & Coffee Break

10:45 am – 12:00 pm – Workshop Session #1

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm – Lunch

1:30 pm – 2:45 pm – Workshop Session #2

3:00 pm – 4:15 pm – Workshop Session #3

4:15 pm – 5:00 pm – Trade Show

The Pro Trade Show will be open throughout the day for participants to visit throughout the event.

Workshop Options:

Workshop Session #1:

Mics & Miking Techniques with Matt Collins, Heritage College & Seminary

Every Knob, Button & Fader with Brad Kosid and Justin Colyn, AVLI

Composition, Lighting, & Aesthetics with Bryan Hewitt, AVLI

Understanding Technology as a Musician with Keith Sparrow, Forward Baptist Church

Workshop Session #2:

Mixing for Live Sound with Russ Shouldice, Heritage College & Seminary

Presentation Technology with Church Motion Graphics

Planning Centre with Lee Brubacher, Emmanuel Baptist Church

Planning, Budgeting, and Purchasing with Dave Siverns, Compass Point Bible Church, and Justin Colyn, AVLI

Workshop Session #3

EQ, Compression & Effects with TBA

Stage Monitoring Techniques with Tim Hamm, Benton Street Baptist Church

Live Stream Broadcasting with Rachel Talabis, Hope Bible Church Oakville

System Design & Commissioning with Russ Shouldice, Heritage College & Seminary, and Justin Colyn, AVLI

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My one year at Heritage has been an amazing year of spiritual growth and heart transformation. Through the theological teachings and strongly bonded community, the past eight months have stretched me out of my comfort zone, equipped me to stand firm in my faith, and taught me what it means to truly be a follower of Jesus.

Since becoming a student at Bible College, I’ve felt pressure to show that I’ve grown in my knowledge of the Bible. Almost like people expect me to know everything there is to know about God and His Word. But, through the community at Heritage, I have come to realize that being a follower of Christ doesn’t mean showing off what I know about Him. It’s about how I live out what I know and use my knowledge of the Lord to bring glory to Him in everything I think, say, and do.

This year at Heritage has given me a longing to grow closer to my Saviour, a deep love for the Lord, and a burden for those around me that need Jesus. As I head to Conestoga College in the fall for Office Administration, it’s my prayer that, above all else, Christ will shine through me and use me for His purposes as I continually seek to be transformed more into His image. I hope to impact my new school for Jesus so that others may find hope and experience the grace, mercy, and love of God in a powerful way.

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It’s one of the most anticipated days of every academic year. Graduation at Heritage College & Seminary is a celebration of the hard work and devotion of the students and a memorable moment to pray for and send the graduating class into life and ministry wherever God may have them serve Him.

On Saturday, April 29, we will host our college and seminary graduates and their families and supporters on-campus in the Gymnasium of the Heritage Community Centre during two services.

The day will begin with the celebration of our college graduates at 10:00 am where we will recognize the 38 students graduating with several certificates, diplomas, and degrees.

Following the college ceremony, we will celebrate the accomplishments of Heritage Theological Seminary’s graduating class starting at 2:30 pm. This year, our seminary will award 50 graduates with their respective certificates and degrees and send them into life and ministry.

The graduation address for both ceremonies will be delivered by the Provost of Heritage College & Seminary, Dr. Steve West.

Before Graduation Day, college and seminary graduates will join the Heritage community on Friday, April 28 at the annual Graduation Banquet. Throughout the evening, graduating and returning students will receive several awards recognizing academic excellence and Christian character.

Join us online to celebrate with the Class of 2023. Watch the college and seminary services on Saturday, April 29 by visiting DiscoverHeritage.ca/Live.