RYLE SEMINARY
“The importance of a robust evangelical and reformed theological education, as offered by Ryle Seminary, is increasingly necessary across the church. I am thankful to God that Ryle is on the landscape offering a much needed depth to theological education.”
> The Right Rev. Julian Dobbs
Ryle Seminary
About the School
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Our Rector, R.D. Glenn, is the Vice-Principal of Ryle Seminary, an evangelical, cross-denominational school seeking to equip students for confident gospel ministry. Founded in the Fall of 2012 as Ottawa Theological College, our name was changed in 2015 to Ryle Seminary in honour of John Charles Ryle, the noted Anglican evangelical clergyman, bishop, and biblical commentator of the late 19th century.
Ryle Seminary is evangelical and reformed in theological outlook, cherishing the spiritual heritage passed on from the Reformation. Its objective is to train future generations of Church ministers, missionaries, and leaders, as well as providing lay Christian education. Its faculty and students come from a variety of evangelical denominations.
Ryle Seminary's Story
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Ryle Seminary has been training potential pastors, missionaries, and lay leaders since 2009. It was started by a church in Ottawa, The Church of the Messiah, an Anglican Evangelical church in the tradition of J. I. Packer and John Stott.
From the very beginning, the vision and mission was to be cross-denominational, serving evangelical churches in Ottawa and beyond. They express their mission as, "Equipping unashamed workers, unashamed of the Gospel, and unashamed of the whole counsel of God." They express their vision as, "Building strong local Gospel churches at home and abroad, one leader at a time." They have graduates who have been ordained and serve in churches.
They have developed a strong Masters level curriculum taught by godly profs. With the exception of a couple of the more "hands on courses" like preaching, all of their courses are taught by people with a PhD. Their courses are live, either in person or by Zoom. In person instruction is offered in Ottawa and Burlington. Training is both taught and caught, so they are developing a local and distance mentorship aspect for those training for vocational ministry. They will also be adding a face-to-face week long intensive component to build community.
Campus
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Ryle Seminary has sites for on-campus learning in Ottawa and here in Burlington, Ontario, at St. George's. Ryle also offers online and hybrid learning for students who choose not to relocate to these locations.
