Canadian Reformed Theological Seminary

Synod Orangeville (1968) made the decision to establish a Theological College of the Canadian Reformed Churches on Wednesday, November 20, 1968, and to appoint three full-time professors and two lecturers. The College was officially opened in September 1969 in Hamilton, Ontario.[1] The Ontario legislature granted degree-granting authority to the Seminary under the Canadian Reformed Theological College Act, 1981.[2] Since 1984, the Faculty is made up of four full-time professors. The seminary moved to a new location on the Hamilton escarpment in 1985. In 2010, the operating name was changed to the Canadian Reformed Theological Seminary.[3]

• Master of Divinity (M.Div.) (4 years), includes a Pastoral Training Program
• Bachelor of Theology (B.Th.) (3 years)
• Diploma of Theological Studies (Dip.Th.St.) (2 years)
• Diploma of Missiology (Dip.M.) (8 months)

There are five full-time faculty members:

• Dr. Jannes Smith - Professor of Old Testament
• Dr. Gerhard H. Visscher - Professor of New Testament
• Dr. Jason P. Van Vliet - Professor of Dogmatology
• Dr. Arjan J. de Visser - Professor of Ministry and Mission
• Dr. Theodore G. Van Raalte - Professor of Ecclesiology

Besides the full-time staff, guest lectures and courses are occasionally taught by several adjunct lecturers.

The college is an accredited private degree-granting institution listed by the Ontario Ministry of Education under the Canadian Reformed Theological College Act, 1981.[4] It was accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in 2013.[5]

• Ontario Student Assistance Program
• Higher education in Ontario

• Canadian Reformed Theological Seminary