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Download Commencement Program MAY 3O, 2O2O Commencement 2020 Invocation Dorian G. Coover-Cox, PhD Reading of Names Professor of Old Testament Studies CGS and MA(CS) Samuel P. C. Chia, PhD Welcome Mark L. Bailey, PhD, DD Director of Chinese Studies President Assistant Professor of New Testament Studies Senior Professor of Bible Exposition MBTS and MA(BS) James H. Thames, PhD Academic Dean Scripture Reading Abraham Kuruvilla, MD, PhD Dean of Academic Administration 2 Timothy 4:1–8 NASB Senior Research Professor Professor of Educational Ministries and Leadership of Preaching and Pastoral Ministries MACE Sue G. Edwards, DMin Congregational Song Patrick A. Thomas, ThM Acting Chair and Professor of “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” Director of Chapel Music & Worship Educational Ministries and Leadership MABC Charles W. Dickens, PhD Introduction of Mark M. Yarbrough, PhD Chair and Professor of Biblical Counseling Commencement Speaker President-Elect Vice President for Academic Affairs MAMW Sandra L. Glahn, PhD Professor of Bible Exposition Associate Professor of Media Arts and Worship MACL George M. Hillman Jr., PhD Commencement Address President Mark L. Bailey Vice President for Student Life “Convenience and Inconvenience Dean of Students in Ministry” Professor of Educational Ministries and Leadership Special Music Led by Karlos Lyons, MABC (2020) MACM and MA(BEL) Michael A. Ortiz, PhD “We Believe” Chair and Associate Professor of World Missions Matthew Hooper, Richie Fike, and Travis Ryan and Intercultural Studies STM and ThM Reg Grant, ThD Presentation of Candidates Dr. Mark M. Yarbrough Chair and Senior Professor of Media Arts and Worship Conferral of Degrees President Mark L. Bailey DEdMin N. Scott Harris, PhD Director of Doctor of Educational Ministry Studies Associate Professor of Educational Ministries and Leadership 1 Music DMin D. Scott Barfoot, PhD GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS Director of Doctor of Ministry Studies Lyrics by Thomas Chisholm | Music by William M. Runyan PhD Victor D. Anderson, PhD Great is Thy faithfulness, O God, my Father; Director of PhD Studies There is no shadow of turning with Thee; Professor of Pastoral Ministries Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not; The Seminary Hymn Video from 2019 As Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be. “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name” Commencement Ceremony Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness! Dedicatory Prayer John D. Hannah, ThD, PhD Morning by morning new mercies I see: and Benediction Distinguished Professor of Historical Theology All I have needed Thy hand hath provided— Research Professor of Theological Studies Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me! Recessional Summer and winter, and spring-time and harvest, The floral arrangements flanking the podium contain a variety of flowers, reflecting Sun, moon, and stars in their courses above the many countries in this year’s graduating class. Join with all nature in manifold witness The great diversity among the world’s nations and people groups today is reflected in To Thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love. the beauty of the floral arrangements, symbolizing the unity and harmony we have as believers in the Lord Jesus Christ. Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see: All I have needed Thy hand hath provided— 2020 Graduating Class Gift Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me! Each year, the graduating class collects money for a physical gift for the benefit of Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth, future students at DTS. Past graduating class gifts have included outdoor seating by Hope Coffee, outdoor seating by Walvoord Student Center, artwork in various build- Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide, ings on campus, the large campus sign facing Live Oak, the “classic” campus sign on Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow— Swiss Avenue, TV monitors across campus, and trees/landscaping across campus. Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside! This year the graduating class has voted to donate towards art for the lobby of the Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness! new Chapel and Student Life Building being constructed on the Dallas campus. This Morning by morning new mercies I see: new building will become the heartbeat of the campus, and beautiful art will enhance the experience for students, staff, and guests using this facility. All I have needed Thy hand hath provided— Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me! For more information or to donate to the 2020 Graduating Class gift go to https://commencement.dts.edu . CCLI License # 76741 2 3 CERTIFICATE OF BIBLICAL Lili Chen language MABS. Some of the Elizabeth Anne Fields *** AND THEOLOGICAL STUDIES Kunming, Yunnan, following graduates began the Westerville, Ohio PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA MA(CS) in Chinese before the The Certificate of Biblical and program was expanded and Ellen Rockwell Forsman * Theological Studies (CBTS) is a Wen Fu some after it was expanded. Aspen, Colorado nondegree program designed McKinney, Texas to provide a flexible course of Ben J. Akatsa 2 Javier Garcia 3 * study for Christian laypersons Gerald Juan2 Houston, Texas Bogota, COLOMBIA and workers who desire a short Tenafly, New Jersey program of seminary studies for Avery Vernon Allison 2 * Jeannie Hongjian Liang Gong 2 * more effective part-time and Hsiu Hua Grace Lu2 Montgomery, Alabama Fresno, California support ministries. In fall 2015 Flower Mound, Texas the CBTS was incorporated into Jerry Robert Aris 2 Dorian Ashon Harris 1 the Certificate of Graduate Stud- Shiting Luo Frisco, Texas Lakeland, Florida ies (CGS). The following gradu- Nanjing, Jiangsu, ates began the CBTS before the PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Matthew Ryan Bevens ** Chi Shing Anthony Ho 3 * name change. Topeka, Kansas Killara, New South Wales, Christie Reed Reniger 2 AUSTRALIA William Gary Carmichael III 2 Dallas, Texas Jannie Wai Ping Chan Boiling Spring Lake, Richardson, Texas Jeanene Melyn Holliday 3 North Carolina Jiandong Wang Houston, Texas Dallas, Texas Kwok Yuan Edward Chiu ** James David Jensen 2 Missouri City, Texas Hiroo Khemlani 1 ** Wychoff, New Jersey Ke Xu Pune, INDIA Hangzhou, Patrick Colin Cook CERTIFICATE OF PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Macungie, Pennsylvania Huali Liu 1 * GRADUATE STUDIES Houston, Texas MASTER OF ARTS Keefe G. Daly 2 ** The Certificate of Graduate Stud- ies (CGS) was initially designed as (CHRISTIAN STUDIES) Denver, Colorado Peter Yuk-Fong Liu* Morningside, Whangarei, the online Chinese version of the The Chinese-language Master of seminary’s Certificate of Biblical Kelly Gentry Dippolito *** NEW ZEALAND Arts (Christian Studies) (MA[CS]) Roswell, Georgia and Theological Studies (CBTS). program was initially designed to Mark Ma 3 In fall 2015 the CGS in Chinese give men and women a biblical Royce LaVere Dreibelbis Chengde, Hebei, was expanded to include the and theological foundation for San Juan, Texas PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA English-language CBTS. Some of various kinds of Christian service the following graduates began other than a pulpit ministry in Michael Guerdon Edgar Teodolfo Moreno Segura * the CGS when it was the Chi- Chinese ministry contexts. In Dallas, Texas Ciudad Mante, MEXICO nese-language-only program 2015 the MA(CS) in Chinese was and some after it expanded. expanded to include the English- Shu Fan 2 Nelson Isai Osorio Lobos * Jilin, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Apatzingan, MEXICO * Graduating with honors 1 Degree conferred Summer 2019 Michael James Ferguson * Chanfang Ou * ** Graduating with high honors 2 Degree conferred Fall 2019 Concord, Virginia Yunfu, *** Graduating with highest honors 3 Degree conferral pending, Summer 2020 PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 4 5 Clement Ho Yan Pang 1 Jonathan Yau Joshua Charles Barnard 2 * LaJuan Jones Chambers 1 * Sunnyvale, California Sandy, Utah Dallas, Texas Little Elm, Texas Dylan Brady Parker ** Brett Younker 3 Fritz E. Barton Jr. Jing Chang * Rogers, Arkansas Atlanta, Georgia Dallas, Texas Carrollton, Texas Allison Lynn Patterson *** Junqiang Yu 2 Dee Ann Bass 3 * Ricardo Chang Westerville, Ohio Xiangtan, Hunan, Centerville, Texas Panama, PANAMA PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Jennifer Lori Phillips * George Beech ** Kwang-Hsiung Cheng McKinney, Texas Jian Zhang 3 Rochester, Minnesota Silver Spring, MD Yanji, King L. Poon 2 * PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA William Casper Bird 2 * Joshua Chow Hong Kong, Salida, Colorado Sugar Land, Texas PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Meng En Zhang 2 * Xuzhou, Samuel Boadi 1 Thomas Barry Coker2 PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Alain Pierce Samayoa Chavarria Hatfield, Hertfordshire, Sherman, Mississippi Guatemala City, GUATEMALA 2 UNITED KINGDOM Minxian Zheng * Efren Cuenca Iling Shu * Elk Grove, California William David Bowie * Loja, ECUADOR Taoyuan, Binghamton, New York TAIWAN, REPUBLIC OF CHINA MASTER OF BIBLICAL Joshua Shane Cummings 1 * AND THEOLOGICAL STUDIES Bret Boyd ** Ogden, Utah Sandra Walker Stanley ** The Master of Biblical and Austin, Texas Alpharetta, Georgia Theological Studies (MBTS) is Zachary Curry a 36-hour degree designed Brad Brettschneider 3 Beaufort, South Carolina John Michael Stephenson ** Yucker, Georgia Little Rock, Arkansas for working professionals and laypersons who desire to Tobin Daniel 3 Caleb Jordan Bridwell 3 Sunnyvale, Texas Zaixing Tian 2 * be equipped to serve in the Pine Mountain, Georgia Kunming, Yunnan, workforce, at home, and in the Kristen Alane Dano PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA church. William Kreiner Bristow * Dallas, Texas Aizada Amanturova Suffolk, Virginia Vela S. Tomba*** 2 Dallas, Texas Bishkek,
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