Dr. Bill DeJong

Faculty-Chaplain

Assistant Professor of Religion and Theology 


Phone: (905) 648-2139   Ext:4658

Email: bdejong1@redeemer.ca

Office: 102C

Programs: Biblical and Theological Studies, Urban Ministry, Youth Ministry

Education

Ph.D. (2017), McMaster Divinity College
Dissertation: Eucharistic Reciprocity: A Practical Theological Inquiry into the Virtue of Gratitude

M.Div. (1996), Mid-America Reformed Seminary

B.A. (1993), Redeemer University

Courses

  • Introduction to Reformed Worldview (CTS-110)
  • The Drama of Scripture (REL-110)
  • Teaching Scripture and the Christian Faith (REL-354)
  • Youth Culture and Spiritual Formation (REL-355)

About

Bill DeJong has served as a pastor for nearly 30 years in Canada and the US, most recently as the lead pastor of Blessings Christian Church in Hamilton, ON. He also serves as a Fellow of the Kirby Laing Centre for Public Theology (Cambridge, UK) and as chair of the Scripture and Church Seminar for the Institute for Biblical Research. He is excited to play a part in the spiritual formation of faculty and staff at Redeemer University as well as teach some courses.

Research Interests

  • Practical Theology
  • Ethics
  • Spiritual Formation
  • Theology of Gratitude
  • Ecclesiology

Academic Publications 

DeJong, Bill. “On and Around the Stage.” In Generous Calvinist: A Liber Amicorum for Richard Mouw, edited by Marinus DeJong and Jessica Joustra. Kampen, NL: Theological University, 2019.

DeJong, Bill. “Growing Up into Christ: Renewing the Pathway to Maturity in the Church.” In Children and the Church, edited by William Den Hollander and Gerhard H Visscher. Hamilton, Lucerna, 2019.

DeJong, Bill. Eucharistic Reciprocity: A Practical Theological Inquiry into the Virtue of Gratitude. Eugene, OR: Pickwick, 2019

DeJong, Bill. “On Earth as It Is in Heaven: The Pastoral Typology of James B. Jordan.” In The Glory of Kings: A Festschrift in Honor of James B. Jordan, edited by Peter J. Leithart and John Barach, 133–46. Eugene, OR: Pickwick, 2011

DeJong, Bill. “The Quest for Catholic and Evangelical Unity: A Reformed Appraisal.” Koinonia, 19.2 (Fall 2002) 30-43.

Awards and Certifications

  • Duncan R. MacNab Scholarship, McMaster Divinity College, 2012
  • Gordon S. Martin Scholarship, McMaster Divinity College, 2011
  • Ministerial Studies Award (awarded to the graduate demonstrating most aptitude for ministry), Mid-America Reformed Seminary, 1996
  • Jelle Tuininga Scholarship, Mid-America Reformed Seminary, 1995
  • Roger Vanderveen Scholarship, Mid-America Reformed Seminary, 1994