![]() The college eventually began moving toward university accreditation and entered into an articulation agreement with the University of Alberta. Working across a variety of diverse denominations was a hallmark of the education at NABC and grew out of the deepest impulses of our Baptist heritage. The college attracted a growing number of students from approximately twenty denominations. In 1969 NABC was accredited with the Accrediting Association of Bible Colleges (now ABHE). The move to the new campus also signalled the change of the name from Christian Training Institute to North American Baptist College (NABC). A large tract of land south of Edmonton was purchased, and the school relocated. In 1963, the Alumni Association spearheaded the drive for a new campus when it adopted the project of raising $100,000 for a relocation program. Lay education and a holistic understanding of the gospel were at the heart of the institution. The institution soon created a high school for German immigrants, and helped give birth to churches around Edmonton and across Alberta. It ultimately became an affiliated society of the North American Baptist Conference of Churches (NAB Conference).Īs a devotee of Walter Rauschenbusch, Wahl endued the new institution with the social and theological impulses of the “whole gospel” which would forever guide the institution. ![]() The first classes were held in January of 1940 and due to the rapid growth of the program, a second building was constructed in 1947, and an administrative, classroom, and dormitory building was added in 1965. Wahl, the cornerstone of Christian Training Institute (CTI) was laid at 10810 – 78 Avenue in June of 1939. Wahl also contributed $2,000 received from an insurance policy when their son was killed in a car accident. The school began with the financial support of and volunteer labour from many individuals within the Northern Conference Churches. These institutes appealed to the many rural young people who were idle during the long prairie winters and provided trained lay leadership for the local churches, as well as opportunities for young people to utilize their time wisely. Taylor is rooted in a number of “Christian training institutes” that were widely dispersed across the western prairies. Read more about our kingdom-minded collaboration that has now evolved into a system of theological education that is affordable, accessible, relevant, and faithful. When the schools began working together, a commitment was made to honor each other’s history, heritage, and identity. ![]() In 2015, Taylor Seminary began collaborating with Kairos University (then Sioux Falls Seminary) around our shared belief that theological education is something that must happen in community and that the community in which it happens has a profound formational impact on students.
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