Carolyn Lawson - Graduate, 2009

Children’s Pastor at Evangel Church in Oshawa, Ontario

Carolyn grew up at Agincourt Pentecostal Church in Toronto, and as a high school student, knew that God was calling her into ministry. Her mother insisted that she get a university degree first, which Carolyn did, graduating from the University of Toronto with a B.Sc. in Integrative Biology. She then entered Tyndale Seminary – the natural route to follow, since seminaries were designed for the university undergraduate.

Her university years raised questions in her mind about her faith. Seminary was her opportunity to tackle them. About half way through, she transferred into the MTS in Pentecostal Studies program, a program that Master’s Seminary offers in conjunction with Tyndale. Carolyn told me that it was in this program that “pentecostal” became more than a label for her: being pentecostal has become part of her identity as a Christian, being pentecostal is forming how she is seeing ministry.

And her education has led to this resolve: She has determined to communicate the pentecostal message and experience to the next generation. We congratulate you Carolyn.