Dr. James Christie, Executive Director

Jim received his Ph.D. in Classics from the University of Toronto, with a specialization in first century AD literature and history. Much of his life’s work has been devoted to the Greek texts that eventually found their way into the New Testament collection. He served as a pastor in Ontario for over 30 years, and in the past 15 years he taught as an adjunct instructor at Tyndale Seminary in Toronto.

For about the past 10 years Jim found himself particularly captivated by the mysteries of the Apocalypse (perhaps better known as the Book of Revelation.) After long and careful study, he concluded that the document not only functions as a cohesive, understandable whole, but that its message is important if not urgent for today. He has therefore published the results of his study in a book, The Gold Mine, released in 2015; and now plans to create an audio/video background to the text of the Apocalypse which will serve to provide an interpretive reading for anyone willing to listen: The Patmos Project.

Jim is a lover of nature and spends much of his free time in the outdoors. Jim is now leading a simple, quiet life on a small hobby farm in Fergus, ON. He lived in Mexico as much as possible between the Fall of 2016 until the Spring of 2022 attempting to learn Spanish and prepare for ministry outside of Canada. As of April 15, 2022, he returned to Canada and has re-established the ministry of the Patmos Project in southern Ontario, though returning to continue ministry in Mexico is on the horizon.

For more information about Jim, visit www.jimchristie.com.

Keren Canche, Director of Music

Keren Canche is currently a cellist in the Guelph Symphony Orchestra. In 2017, she left her secure role in the Orquesta Filarmónica de Boca del Río, Veracruz, Mexico, to come to Canada to study and further develop her skills as a musician. She earned a Masters in Music Performance at the University of Brandon in Manitoba, and then a Graduate Diploma in Music Performance at the University of Ottawa. 

Keren has also sensed a call of God to becoming involved in the ministry of the Patmos Project. She is a willing assistant to Jim, but her special role is to provide a ministry of music at Patmos Project events and to prepare a sound track for the coming Patmos Project video of the book of Revelation. This involves both composing and arranging music, as well as building a team of musicians to work with her.

If you are a classical musician and suspect you might want to have a part in the Patmos Project music ministry, please feel free to contact Keren at keren@thepatmosproject.com. She would love to hear from you.