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Tyndale University. “2022 Seminary Spring Convocation,PM.” (2022)

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TYNDALE
UNIVERSITY

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2022
SEMINARY
SPRING 
CONVOCATION

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Saturday, May 14, 2022
2:00 p.m.



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[ Order of Service ]

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Call to Worship (please stand)
Dr. Melissa Davis
Assistant Professor of Music & Worship Arts

Academic Procession (please remain standing)

Invocation (please remain standing)
Dr. Beth Green
Provost & Chief Academic Officer

Indigenous Land Acknowledgement & Welcome
Dr. Marjory Kerr
President & Vice Chancellor

Valedictorian Address
Graham Lawrence
Introduced by Dr. Susan Ellfeldt,
Associate Professor of Counselling

2022 Distinguished Service Award
Introduced by Dr. Marjory Kerr

Scripture Readings: Psalms 130:1-9; Philippians 1:3-6
Dr. Narry Santos
Assistant Professor of Christian Ministry and
Intercultural Leadership

Introduction of Convocation Speaker
Dr. Arnold Neufeldt-Fast
Vice President Academic & Dean of the Seminary

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Convocation Address: The Triplet
Dr. Dennis Ngien
Professor of Systematic Theology

Songs of Worship (please stand)

Conferring of Degrees and Awarding of Diplomas
Dr. Marjory Kerr
Dr. Arnold Neufeldt-Fast

Prayer of Dedication
George Sweetman
Dean of Student Life

Congratulations from the Board of Governors
Ross Russell
Chair of Tyndale Board of Governors

Welcome to the Alumni Association
Kevin Kirk
Senior Vice President, External Relations

Closing Remarks & Benediction
Dr. Marjory Kerr

Academic Recession (please stand)

During the service, please turn off all electronic devices
and keep aisles clear.


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SEMIANRY GRADUATES (AM)

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DOCTOR OF MINISTRY

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Leadership

Sam Barry

Exploring the Key Elements of
Southland’s Church Renewal
Mentorship Model for Adaptation
into Mentorship Model Practices
with the Evangelical Missionary
Church of Canada

Solange Belluz

Development of an Innovative
Model of Congregational
Engagement in Hospitality with
Newcomers to Canada

Geraldine Lindholm

A Participatory Strength-Based
Review of the Flexible Model
of Training for Salvation Army
Officers in the Finland and Estonia
Territory

Lisa Pak

Cultural Constructs in the Korean
Diaspora Church Context and
the Leadership Challenges They
Present to 1.5 and 2nd Generation
Korean Women

Deane Proctor

Wouldn’t It Be Nice? An
Examination of Inter-Church
Relationships among the Oxford-
Brant Association of CBOQ
Churches

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Preaching and Communication

Curtis Zoerb

Does God Call Laypeople to
Preach in their Local Church?
An Exploration of Calling and
Introduction to Preaching for
Laypeople in the Local Church

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Spiritual Formation

Siu Yin Lam

A Didactic Approach to Spiritual
Formation: Integrating Spiritual
Practices to the Seminary
Curriculum of the Diaspora of
Chinese Students in Panama,
Central America

Robert Stiles

Journeying Home: A Study of
Christian Spiritual Formation
through the Interface of the 12
Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous
and Lectio Divina

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MASTER OF THEOLOGY

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Church History

Randy Smith

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Theology

Sandra Fung
Jordan Radder
Toms Thomas
Lin Zhang

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MASTER OF DIVINITY

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CCST (Chinese Language) -
Pastoral Ministry

Alex Cheung
Weisen Li
Mingyuan Liu
Daniel Tu

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MASTER OF THEOLOGICAL
STUDIES

Steven Abraham
Justus Au
Christopher Barnes
Isabella Beaver
Praveen Bhatt
Ola Boluwaduro

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Tyler Borg
William Broome
David Brown
Kit Ying Chak
Taina Chan
Chiu Man Amanda Cheng
Raymond Chiu
Yoon Ju Cho
Richard Doust
Ben Fehr
Michael Fischhoff
Makar Guirguis
Francis Holtken
Wing Kwan Hung
Ulla Ireborg Vanderwal
Hing Chau Ka
Jason Kelsey
Heather Kent
Heather Kern
Felix Lee
Mia Lee
Tracy Mangal
Denise Mokma
David Moriarity
Frederique Ndatirwa
Samantha Nieuwland
Roxanne Oduro
Diana Presse
Darryl Reckman
David Rodgers
Marian Shehata
Joseph Solangon
Isaac Unger
Yolan Williams
Joewin Wilson
Chun Him Wong
Yuen Gary Wong
Vincent Yan
Xiao Ling Zou

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Modular
Nathan Tomes

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Pentecostal Studies

Adebimpe Egbeyemi
Maryanne Oketch
Ryan Persaud

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Salvation Army Studies
Robert Woods

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CCST (Chinese Language)

Simon Chan
Chia Hsin Chi
Heng-Li Hung
Wing Ting Lai
Yan Peng Qi
Shengsheng Xu

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POST-GRADUATE DIPLOMA

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Pastoral Thanatology

Kit Chi Ma
Winnie Visser

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Spiritual Direction
Piotr Nowak

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GRADUATE DIPLOMA

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Christian Studies

Shao Yi Cheng
Emad Guirguis
James Heidinga
Ulla Ireborg Vanderwal
Corwin Kostyra
Jennifer Miedema
Michael Sakarya
Cody John Simpson
Maureen Weaver

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Christian Studies (Modular)
Michelle Berenguer

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Spiritual Formation
Philip Smith

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SEMINARY GRADUATES (PM)

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MASTER OF DIVINITY

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Biblical Studies

Sophia Chan-Szeto
Michael Eby
Kevin Gobalakrishnan
John Warlow

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Christian Education and
Discipleship

Jiyeon Lee
James McDonald
Tong Shen
Noah Suh

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Church in the City

Jair Guerrero

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Counselling

Samuel Allison
Sook Jin An
Tsabaot Asalef
Emily Bahrij
Kenisha Calder
Minji Cho
Jackie Chung
Heidi Czulinski
Jessica Danyluk
Janet Derksen
Samantha Exame
Naomi Fallon
Christina Forde
Kathryn George
Samira Gharagozloo
Rick Grundy
Michael Ha
Matthew Harris
Sonja Hengeveld
Raphaelle Heureux
Tzu Yun Hsu
Ariette Hung
Hae Kyeong Kim
Beverly King
Tsz Shun Lam
Graham Lawrence
Mary Leung
Lanise Lywood
Riley Ann Martin
Deborah Mather
Betty Mathew
Shauna Michaud
Kevin O’Boyle
Stella Osagie
Christine Park
Grace Pat
Leanne Raeburn-Gibson
Heidi Ramirez
Karen Rezk
Jenna Russell
Michelle Shaw
Laurie Sherwood
Katherine Tiku
Christy VanderVeen
Jennifer Wagenman
Glen Watkinson
Rachel Wilson
Jocelyn Wong
Rachel Wright
Aiwen Xu
Dorothy Yeung
Lucien Yogaratnam
Inas Zaher
David Zhang

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Global Mission and Intercultural
Studies

Sally Ng
Christian Park
Mario Soriano

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Interdisciplinary

Joseph Addy
Dan Courteau
Richard Min
Elissa Teichrib
Sin Yan Wan

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Pastoral Ministry

Ruth Breithaupt
Sea Nae Chung
Mario Cupeta
Bronco Lam
Tong Shen
Jung Sup Shim

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Pastoral Ministry: New
Generation Multicultural Church

Alireza Amani
Ming Tsang

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Pastoral Thanatology
Adriane Pong

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Spiritual Formation

Jair Guerrero
Cheng Yuan Li
Wai Ling Pang

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Theological Studies

Russell Clarke
Charmaine Cooper
Randy Harris

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AWARDS

Alice & Russell Self Mission Scholarship
Elissa Teichrib

Alvah Sargeant Morse Scholarship
Michael Fischhoff

Association of Christian Evangelical Ministries Scholarship
in Missions

Christian Park
Elissa Teichrib

Centre for Mentorship and Theological Reflection
Scholarship
Sandra Fung

Chang Ho and Yung Ja Kim Award
Michael Fischhoff

Doris and Harold E. P. Warren Scholarship for Missions
Sally Ng

Dr. Ross and Carol Bailey Theology Award
Taina Chan

Dr. Vincent Poon Gold Medal Award

Ruth Breithaupt
Nathan Tomes

Ezra Award in Christian Education
James McDonald

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Jennifer Claire Morris Memorial Award
Rachel Wright

Mariano Di Gangi Scholarship
Mario Soriano

Seminary & Graduate Studies Faculty Award
Graham Lawrence

The Chu Family Integration in Counselling Scholarship
Janet Derksen

The Hyoung Sik and Young Mu Kim Award in Biblical Studies
Sophia Chan-Szeto

The Shirley and John Chu Award in Hebrew and Old
Testament
Kevin Gobalakrishnan

Winnie Au Memorial Award
Dan Courteau

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VALEDICTORIAN

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Graham Lawrence, Master of Divinity

Graham Lawrence came to faith in Christ at age 13 and
felt a clear call to ministry when he was 17 years old.
Graham graduated in 2000 with a BTh degree from Eastern
Pentecostal Bible College. He married the love of his life,
Andrea, in 2000, and they have been blessed with three sons
- Jake, Braeden, and Jeremy - who range in age from 7 to 16
years old.

Motivated by a strong desire to faithfully serve both God and
people, and to see the healing and goodness of the kingdom of
God manifested in this world, Graham and Andrea partnered
together in pastoral ministry for 17 years (six years in youth
ministry in Barrie, Ontario, and 11 years as a Lead Pastor in
the Ottawa Valley).

In 2018, Graham was selected, in a competitive process, to
serve as a chaplain in the Canadian Armed Forces. He also
began the MDiv Clinical Counselling Program at Tyndale in
2018 as part of the preparation process to serve as a Military
Chaplain.

While completing the MDiv Clinical Counselling program,
Graham sensed God leading him toward the practice of
psychotherapy. Graham has yet to determine whether he will
serve in this role as a member of the Canadian Armed Forces
or outside of the military context. Graham feels blessed to
have been a part of the Tyndale community and is grateful for
each of the dedicated professors who have invested in him
through the MDiv program.

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CONVOCATION SPEAKER

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Dr. Dennis Ngien

Dr. Dennis Ngien is a senior theologian at Tyndale University.
He is also the inaugural Alister E. Mcgrath Chair of Christian
Thought and Spirituality, and the Director of the ThM Program.

Dr. Ngien’s areas of expertise include Systematic and
Reformation Theologies, Jurgen Moltmann, Dietrich
Bonhoeffer, Christology, Salvation, Trinity, and issues in
impassibility/passibility of God. He has authored numerous
articles and books including most recently a major
monograph on Luther’s Theology of the Cross: Christ in Luther’s
Sermons on John. He was formerly a Fellow at the Centre for
Reformation and Renaissance, University of Toronto.

Alongside of his scholarly involvements and engagement with
churches, Dr. Ngien mentors scholars, theological students,
pastors and church leaders around the globe.

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BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Reg Allatt
Zoe Chan
Ross Clark
Kim Evans
Steven Holmes
Marjory Kerr
Joanna la Fleur

Geoffrey Moore
Beverley Muir
Toks Olaoluwa
Dale Patterson
Nancy Ross
Ashoor Yousif

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SENIOR ADMINISTRATION

Marjory Kerr, PhD
President & Vice Chancellor

Beth Green, PhD
Provost & Chief Academic Officer

Kevin Kirk, MBA
Senior Vice President, External
Relations

Arnold Neufeldt-Fast, PhD
Vice President Academic & Dean of
the Seminary

Glen Roadknight
Senior Vice President,
Administrative & Support Services

Barry Smith, PhD
Senior Vice President Academic &
Dean of Undergraduate Studies

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PRESIDENTS EMERITI

William McRae, DMin
Brian Stiller, DMin

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SEMINARY FACULTY

Mark Chapman, PhD
Marilyn Draper, PhD
Susan Ellfeldt, DMin
Patrick Franklin, PhD
Sarah Han, PhD
Rebecca Idestrom, PhD
John Kessler,
Docteur de I’Universite
Michael Krause, DMin
Dennis Ngien, PhD
Helen Noh, PhD
Ava Oleson, DMin
James Pedlar, PhD
Duncan Reid, PhD
Hugh Rendle, MLS
James Robertson, PhD
Narry Santos, PhD
Ian Scott, PhD
David Sherbino, DMin
Yau Man Siew, PhD
Kern Stanberry, DMin
Jesse Sudirgo, PhD (cand.)
Wafik Wahba, PhD
Ashoor Yousif, PhD

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RESEARCH FACULTY

James Beverley, PhD
Wing-Hung Lam, PhD
Barbara Leung Lai, PhD

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DEAN EMERITA
Janet Clark, PhD

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EMERITUS FACULTY

Brian Cunnington, EdD
Ron Kydd, PhD
Roy Matheson, ThD
Vincent Poon, MD
Victor Shepherd, ThD

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ADJUNCT FACULTY

Peter Au, PhD
Samuel Chan, DMin
Anthony Chow, PhD
Peter Chu, MD
Rupen Das, DMin
Rocky Fong, PhD
Van Johnson, ThD
Grace Ko, PhD
Terry LeBlanc, PhD
Jeffrey Loach, DMin
Gordan Oeste, PhD
David Overholt, EdD
Minho Song, PhD
William Webb, PhD

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ABOUT TYNDALE UNIVERSITY

Tyndale University was founded in 1894 as the Toronto
Bible Training School. Later it changed its name to Toronto
Bible College and in 1968 merged with the London College
of Bible and Missions to become Ontario Bible College.
The Seminary was established in 1976 to offer graduate
theological education. In 1998, the name Tyndale was
assumed, honouring William Tyndale (1494-1536), the early
English reformer whose commitment to making Scripture
available to all persons led him to undertake the first English
translation of the Bible from original languages. He is a model
for scholarship, faith, and vision.

In 2003, following a robust review by the Postsecondary
Education Quality Assessment Board (PEQAB), Tyndale was
granted university college status by the Province of Ontario.
In 2007, Tyndale received approval from the Ontario Ministry
of Training, Colleges and Universities and from the Ontario
College of Teachers to offer a Bachelor of Education program.
The Seminary’s graduate degrees, including the Doctor
of Ministry degree, are accredited by The Commission on
Accrediting of The Association of Theological Schools in the
United States and Canada.

In early 2020, following another review by PEQAB and their
recommendation to the Ministry, Ministerial consent was
granted to use the name Tyndale University. Tyndale’s name
was legally changed in December 2020 through an act of
legislation to Tyndale University to clarify its standing as
a postsecondary institution that focuses on high-quality
academics and professional programs at the undergraduate,
seminary and graduate levels.

Undergraduate level options include a BA, BBA, BRE, and
BEd degree or a certificate in Christian Studies. Graduate
level options include an MA, MTS, MDiv, DMin, post-DMin, or
graduate diploma. Tyndale presently serves 1,600 students
annually representing more than 40 denominations and 60
ethnic backgrounds. Today, Tyndale alumni are making a
difference in the world and are working in private, public and
not-for-profit sectors.

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MISSION STATEMENT

Tyndale is dedicated to the pursuit of truth,
to excellence in teaching, learning and research,
for the enriching of mind, heart and character,
to serve the church and the world for the glory of God.

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