The Fifty-Fourth Annual Co11vocation Exercises of COVENANT COLLEGE THURSDAY, AUGUST 2 8 2008, I I :00 A.M .

~ COVENANT COLLEGE

IN ALL THINGS CHRIST PREEMINENT PROGRAM

PRESIDE T IEL B. NIELSON, PRESIDING

Organ Prelude ...... Mr. Robert B. Hobgood '09

Processional ...... Student Pipe and Drum Corps

Invocation ...... Professor \Nilli-1m C. r.Iate English

Hymn 76 ...... "Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven"

Reading of Scripture ...... Professor Sarah L. Huffines English

ConvocaLion Address ...... Professor Kenneth J. Stewart Refmwed Flllth: Recovering tbe Ongmal Vis1011 Tbco/ogiw/ Studies

Hymn 644 ...... "May the Mind of Chrisl My Savior"

Installation of 'ew Facult) Member ...... President Nielson

Mrs. Claire Slavovsky ,-fo·istrmt Professor of Co1111111111imtio11

Prayer oflnstaHauon ...... Professor Jeffrey B. Hall Vice President for Amdemic Affairs

Introduction of New Students ...... Professor Rodney E. Mi ller Denn of Record.<

Ceremony of Commirment ...... President Nielson

Dedication of Brock Hall ...... President Nielson

College Hymn (Hymn 565) ...... "All for Jesus"

Closing Prayer ...... Professor George "Tad" A. Mi.ndcman Director ofLibnuy Srrvices

Recessional ...... Student Pipe and Drum Corps

Organ Postlude ...... Mr. :Hobgood CEREMONY OF COMMITME T

Pre ident: Do not deceive roursclves.

rudents FacuJry, and taff: lf Wt! th1nl we are 11%t! h} the stai1danls of tlm age, let us become foolish so chat we may become wise.

President: The wisdom of this 11orl

Students, Faculty, and Staff: The Lord knows chat the thoughts of rht! wist! are useless.

President: \\ 110 is wise and understanding among you?

tudcnts, FacuJty, and Staff: Show ll by a good life, by deeds done 1n the hwrulity chat comes from wisdom.

President: Bue if you have lmrer jealousy ~111d selfish ambition m your hearts, do not be arrogant or den} d1e rrnth

Faculty and Staff: Such wisdom does not come down from heaven, hm 1s eanhly, unspirirual, of me devil.

tudeors: For where you have jealou.~y and selfish ambmon, there you find di order and every evd practice.

President: But i:he wisdom mat comes from heaven is first of ;Ill pure, then peace-loving, considerate, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruit, unparrial, and sincere.

FacuJty and Staff: \Ve have not received the spirit of the world. but the Spirit who is from God, chat we may unclerstm1d whar God has freely given us. This is\\ hat we speak, not m words taught us by human wisdom, hut in words taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritu:.11 truths to spiritual people.

Students: An unsptritual person does not accept the chmgs chat come from rhc Spirit of God. But the spiritual person makes judgmenrs about all things, and is not subiect co any other person's judgment

President: For who has known the mind of the Lord, or has taught hHn ,1ny- ming?

Students, Faculty, and Staff: But we ha,·e the mind of Christ.

President; Let this mind be m you, which was also in CJm.,r Jesus.

Facull)• and Staff: \Vho, being m very namrc God, did nor consider cqu:.1lit) with God omething to be grasped.

Students: But made lmnself nothmg, taking the ,·ery nature of a scn"anc, being made in human likeness. ,..

Faculty and Staff: And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death, even death on a cross.

President: Therefore God exalted him to the highest place, .rnd gave him the name that is above every name.

Students: That at the name ofJesus every knee should bow,

Faculty and Staff: In heaven,

Students: And on earth,

Pre ident: And under the earth,

All Together: And every tongue confess that Jesus Clmst is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Students: Jesus said, "Those who are considered as rulers of the Gentiles lord 1t over them. and their lugh officials exercise authority over them. But it is not so among you. Instead, whoever want to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must be slave of all. For even the Son of MJn did nor come co be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many."

Faculty and Staff: Jesus got up from the last supper before h1s crucifixion, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. Then he poured water into a basm and began to wash his disciples' feet, drying chem with the towel that was wrapped around him. \~'hen he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. "Do you understand what I have done for you? You call me Teacher an

President: It was Chnst who gave some to be apostles some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of sen-ice, so that the hotly of Christ may be huilt up.

All Together: Until we all reach unity m the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, and become mature, attaining the full measure of perfection found in Christ.

Th~ preceding nrp,mres were nm/w,-,t/ ~Y D1: Nicbnlns P Bnl'ke,; using quof(ltions ,md p11raphramfrom l Cu.-inthi{(ns 3:18-20; Jm,m 3:13-18; I Corinrbinns 2: 12-16; Philippums 2:5-11; .Hnrk 10:-12--15; John /3:-l->.12-l7;1mdEplminn.r-l:IJ-l3. May the Mind of Christ My Savior

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ran- somed, healed. re - stored. for giv - en, who. like me. hi, praise ,hould ,mg? praise him. still the same for CV - ~r. slow to chide and swift to bless; in h1,, hands he gent - ly bears u,. re - cu~, us from all our foe\: but while mor- tals rise and per - ish. God en - dures un - chang - mg on. sun and moon, bow down be - fore him. owclJ - ers all tn time and space.

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Prai,e him. praise him. praise him. praise him, praise the ev - er - la.:.1- ing King. prai.e him. praise him, pra, e him. praise him. glo - rious in his faith - fu l ness. pra1,e him, praise him. praise him, prai e h,m, w1d~ - ly as his mer - cy goes. Praise him. praise him. praise him. praise him, praise the High E ler - nal One. praise him. prru,e him, pra1 c him. praise him. praise us 1he God of grace.

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