Master of Theological Studies - Church In The City

As the city has expanded to include suburbs and neighbouring towns, as well as immigrants from all over the world, how does this ever-changing landscape affect how the church serves? Change is happening; churches are meeting in unexpected places—movie theatres, coffee shops—and starting up in homes, while other groups of Christians are moving into very diverse low-income neighbourhoods following God’s leading. Many are looking for new and fresh ways to live out God’s calling in an authentic community that is changing and shaping their neighbourhood.

The Church in the City program will help students explore how the shape of their community shapes the health of the community. As students immerse themselves in the theology of community and place while analyzing their own situation, they will discover new ways of living out their faith in their neighbourhood. The professors will mentor students as they bring new ideas from concept to realization. Students will be supported in this "incubator-type" of environment, as they gain the skills needed to reimagine what faith and church look like in their neighbourhood.