Name: First Memorial Funeral Services
Address: Vancouver, BC

I am so grateful for the influence Ian had on me during and after my Regent College days (I also visited Ian at OTS in Toronto). I can't improve on what I already wrote in "The Divine Expedition: Where Are You in the Book of Romans?": 

"Being united with Christ and new life in Him transforms our outlook, even when facing difficulties and death. One of my (Linus Sr.) mentors was Ian Rennie, my church history professor at Regent College in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Ian influenced me greatly, not only by what he taught me in class, but also by the kind of person he was outside the classroom. He was a great teacher, had an enormous love for Christ and for people, and was a constant learner. While at Regent, he took special interest in my studies and directed my Master's of Christian Studies' dissertation.

On one occasion, Ian and his wife, Lee, invited Sharon and me to join them at a conference he was leading in Fort Saint John in northeast British Columbia. Sharon and I stopped by their hotel room prior to one of our meetings and discovered Ian reading a phone book. Now I had never seen someone read a phone book before so I asked what he was doing. He replied he was learning about the ethnic origins of the city by reading the names of people listed in the phone book. I would never have thought of doing that. 

Ian was more than a professor, he was also a pastor, friend, and example of what it means to live from the indwelling life of Christ. When I heard about the terminally diagnosed cancer of Ian's life-long wife and friend, Lee, as well as his own failing health, I called to express my deep appreciation for the influence he had upon me. As always, he exhibited his usual kindness and other-centeredness, asking me about my family and me. He later wrote a note to me that said, 'Our days in this world are limited with Lee having a recurrence of chemotherapy. I am not able to do much writing, and cannot drive or speak in publicyet there is endless joy in our Lord.'

Thanks you Ian.

Linus Morris

Students to the early Regent College, Vancouver, will remember Dr. Rennie very well indeed. He was its very capable and learned professor of Church History. But more than that, he will be remembered as a very fine pastoral man with a real heart for young people. Dr. Rennie was a very approachable man, and he could often be found getting many of the college's students out of scrapes and dilemmas. I can recall hearing stories of many late night phone calls to Dr. Rennie from students who needed help and counseling, and he was always there for us. The loss of so great a compassionate and pastoral men is a heavy one. I extend my condolences to his surviving family members.

Students to the early days of Regent College, Vancouver, will remember Dr. Rennie as its very capable professor of Church History. But he was much more than this to very many students, as he was also a very capable and compassionate pastor who often got we students out of many scrapes and fiascoes. One could approach and talk to Dr. Rennie whether in trouble or free from trouble. I recall more than a few students crying on his shoulder over the telephone in the wee small hours of the morning. The loss of so kind and spiritual a man is a heavy one. I extend my condolences to his surviving family members.

He was an elder when I was attending Knox. I was the coordinator of the Adult Biblical Curriculum.  I so much appreciated the way he agreed to teach at adult Sunday School. It elevated the level of teaching to that of a seminary class! He was a wonderful man and a mammoth intellect!  Blessings, Myrna Talbot

We met Ian in Wingham in 1962, Lee shortly after at Fairview. Ian asked to let him baptize our youngest son, when we were visiting family in Vancouver. We appreciated their friendship and encouragement when visiting with them over these many years!  With our love and prayers to the family!

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Ian Scott Rennie

22 octobre 1929 – 2 octobre 2015

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