▁up ▁in ▁B irmingham , ▁England ▁and ▁Cov entry , ▁England , ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁Canada ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁twelve . ▁ ▁Hay kin ▁was ▁converted ▁to ▁Christ ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁He ▁attended ▁Wy cl iffe ▁College ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Toronto ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁ear ning ▁a ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁pat rist ics , ▁super vised ▁by ▁John ▁P . ▁E gan , ▁S . J . ▁ ▁Career ▁Hay kin ▁served ▁as ▁principal ▁and ▁professor ▁of ▁church ▁history ▁and ▁bib lic al ▁spiritual ity ▁at ▁Toronto ▁Bapt ist ▁Sem inary ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁Ontario , ▁Canada , ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁Pre viously , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁professor ▁at ▁Heritage ▁The ological ▁Sem inary ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁at ▁Central ▁Bapt ist ▁Sem inary ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁editor ial ▁director ▁of ▁Josh ua ▁Press ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁the ▁Southern ▁Bapt ist ▁The ological ▁Sem inary ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Russell ▁D . ▁Moore , ▁de an ▁of ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁The ology ▁and ▁senior ▁vice ▁president ▁for ▁academic ▁administration ▁at ▁Southern ▁Sem inary ▁was ▁quoted ▁as ▁saying : ▁I ▁sometimes ▁wonder