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TYNDALE
• SEMINARY •

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2014
SPRING GRADUATION
SEMINARY

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Saturday, May 10, 2014
10:00 a.m.
Bayview Glen Church
300 Steeles Avenue East
Thornhill, ON



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ABOUT TYNDALE

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THE HISTORY

Tyndale University College & Seminary was founded in 1894 as the
Toronto Bible Training School. Later known as Toronto Bible CoLLege,
it merged with the London College of Bible and Missions in 1968 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.
He is a model for scholarship, faith, and vision.

In 2003, Tyndale was accorded 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 accred-
ited by The Association of Theological Schools in the United States and
Canada [ATS). In 2007, Tyndale purchased the Morrow Park property
from the Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto.

Tyndale is an evangelical, transdenominational school with more than
9,500 alumni.

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THE MISSION

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.

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

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[ order of ceremony ]

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2014 SPRING GRADUATION

Musical Prelude
Eunseong Cho
Organist-in-Residence

Call to Worship (please stand)
Dr. Barry Smith
Senior Vice President Academic, University College

Processional (please remain standing)

[ hymn title ]
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee

[ verse 1 ]
God of glory, Lord of love;
hearts unfold Like flowers before thee,
opening to the sun above.
Melt the clouds of sin and sadness;
drive the dark of doubt away.
Giver of immortal gladness,
fill us with the light of day!

[ verse 2 ]
All thy works with joy surround thee,
earth and heaven reflect thy rays,
stars and angels sing around thee,
center of unbroken praise.
Field and forest, vale and mountain,
flowery meadow, flashing sea,
chanting bird and flowing fountain,
call us to rejoice in thee.

[ verse 3 ]
Thou art giving and forgiving,
ever blessing, ever blest,
well-spring of the joy of living,
ocean depth of happy rest!
Thou our Father, Christ our brother,
all who live in love are thine;
teach us how to love each other,
lift us to the joy divine.

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Mortals, join the mighty chorus
which the morning stars began;
love divine is reigning o’er us,
binding all within its span.
Ever singing, march we onward,
victors in the midst of strife;
joyful music leads us sunward,
in the triumph song of life.

Invocation (please remain standing)
Dr. Kevin Livingston
Associate Professor of Pastoral Ministry

Welcome
Dr. Gary Nelson
President & Vice Chancellor

Scripture Readings Isaiah 7:1-14; Matthew 1:18-23
Dr. Robert Shaughnessy
Assistant Professor of Christian Ministry

2014 Graduating Student Valedictorian
Robyn Elliott, MDiv
Introduced by Dr. Janet Clark, Senior Vice President Academic & Dean of
the Seminary

Conferring of the Honorary Doctorate
Dr. Lorna Dueck
Presented by Dr. Gary Nelson

Graduation Address “Conviction and Commission"
Dr. Lorna Dueck

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Congregational Hymn (please stand)

[ hymn title ]
Great is Thy Faithfulness

[ verse 1 ]
Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father;
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not;
As Thou hast been, Thou forever will be.

Chorus
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see.
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

[ verse 2 ]
Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon and stars in their courses above
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.

[ verse 3 ]
Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!


Conferring of Degrees and Awarding of Diplomas
Dr. Stephanie Ling
Chancellor
Dr. Gary Nelson
Dr. Janet Clark

Prayer of Dedication
Dale Patterson
Vice Chair, Tyndale Board of Governors

Welcome to the Alumni Association
Dr. Robert Patterson
Director, Alumni & Church Relations

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Closing Remarks & Benediction
Dr. Gary Nelson

Recessional (please stand)
Eunseong Cho

[ hymn title ]
Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise

[ verse 1 ]
Immortal, invisible, God only wise,
In Light inaccessible hid from our eyes,
Most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days,
Almighty, victorious, Thy great name we praise.

[ verse 2 ]
Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light,
Nor wanting, nor wasting, Thou rulest in might;
Thy justice, like mountains, high soaring above
Thy clouds, which are fountains of goodness and love.

[ verse 3 ]
To all, life Thou givest, to both great and small;
In all life Thou livest, the true life of all;
We blossom and flourish as leaves on the tree,
And wither and perish but naught changeth Thee.

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Great Father of glory, pure Father of light,
Thine angels adore Thee, all veiling their sight;
ALL praise we would render, O help us to see
'Tis only the splendor of light hideth Thee.


Reception to follow in the gymnasium.

[ hymn credits ]
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee, Henry Van Dyke, Ludwig van Beethoven. Public domain.
Great is Thy Faithfulness, Thomas A. Chisholm, William M. Runyan. Public domain.
Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise, Walter C. Smith. Public domain.

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GRADUATES

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DOCTOR OF MINISTRY

Richard Ball
Thesis: Assessing and Evaluating
the Nature and Extent of
Plagiarism in One Course at
a Southern African Christian
College in Kitwe, Zambia

WiLson Leung
Thesis: Designing and Field-
Testing a Model for Managing
Leadership Fears

Lori Reesor
Thesis: Using Donor Research
to Influence Stewardship Praxis
in Mennonite Foundation of

Canada's Constituency

Judith Shierman

Thesis: The Emerging Reality of
Pastors' Husbands: Assessing and
Addressing the Issues and Needs
Facing the Husbands of Female
Clergy within the Canadian
Baptist Denominations

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MASTER OF THEOLOGY
Grace Emilia
William Henderson
David Wang

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MASTER OF DIVINITY

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Biblical Studies

Derek Chan
Edith Holguin Galvis
Stephen Hung
Junggun Lee

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Christian Education
& Formation
Lisa Tisi

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Counselling

Elizabeth Boom
Tsz Hung Chan
Kevin-Joel Coupland
Anna Field
Christine Huynh
Bernice Ninaber
Bich Tran
Katherine Vermeer
Daniel Watterworth
Ethena Williams
Bassma Younan

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Global Mission &
Intercultural Studies

Harry Chuk-Ping Cheng
Samuel Joo
Glendale Lazaro
Junghoo Lee
Jayakar Prathipati
Sunhan Ryu
Hae Sang Yun

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In-Ministry

Lisa Barber
Jamie Bay
Robyn Elliott
Mark Lawrence
Juwon Wee

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Pastoral Ministry
Yong Sup Kim
Michelle Lai
Kelsey Lau
Charles Lawson
Robert Lee
Young-Yong Lee
Samuel Mo

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Michael Seto
Aaron Westera
SamueL Yen

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Pastoral & Chinese Ministry

Wai-Fan Fong
Siu Wing Ng

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Spiritual Formation

Karen Bellamy
Gregory Drummond
Robyn Elliott
Andrew Groen
Mirella Lam-Hang
Sarah Rutledge

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Youth & Family Ministry
Robert Peckover

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MASTER OF DIVINITY
CCSTTS
(CHINESE LANGUAGE)

[ Heading 4.3.1 ]
Global Mission
Janice Lo

[ Heading 4.3.2 ]
Pastoral Ministry

Qi Chen
Deke Li
Guohui Lin
Yan Ling Liu
Steven Ng
Ying Wang
Yingkai Yu
Jun Lin Yuan

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MASTER OF
THEOLOGICAL
STUDIES

[ Heading 4.4.1 ]
Christian Foundations

Tak Hang Chan
Brenda Cheung
Lisa Crosbie
Sean Denny
Youngsun Eom
Gilbert Estridge
Omotola Gbenga-Alade
Nancy Gibson
Janette Gils
Nathan Ho
Junior Hynes
Mari Leesment
Peter Lublink
Kimberley Morrison
Timothy Myland
Elaine Philip
Jonathan Ryttersgaard
Jeremy Simms
Brittany Smith
Ludivina Tiongco
Christopher Walker
Ivan Wong
Michelle Yu

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Modular

Mark Durksen
Herman Goertz
Violet Lema
Nicola Mulima
Andrew Ramalingam
Sarah Ross
Birgitta Wilson
Christopher Wilson
Antonia Wong
Lynn Ye-Chin

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Pentecostal Studies

Andrew Croft
Genevieve Dale
Todd Gibbons
Christopher Padiath
Ricky Yu
Yuhai Zhou

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GRADUATE DIPLOMA

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Christian Studies

Tung Hay Hung
Gloria Johnston
Beverley Phillips
Robert Yeung

[ Heading 4.5.2 ]
Pastoral & Chinese
Ministry Foundations

Rebecca Lee
Rolson Tam

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GRADUATION AWARDS

Alice & Russell Self Mission Award
Harry Cheng, Hae Sang Yun

Alvah Sargeant Morse Scholarship
Aaron Westera

Association of Chinese Evangelical Ministries Scholarship in Missions
Janice Lo, Joshua Ryu

Centre for Mentorship and Theological Reflection Scholarship
Mari Leesment

David F. Donevan Award
Mari Leesment

Doris and Harold E. P. Warren Scholarship for Missions
Glendale Lazaro

Dr. Ross and Carol Bailey Theology Award
Sean Denny

Hebrew Award
Samuel Mo

Hyoung Sik and Young Mu Kim Award in Biblical Studies
Stephen Hung

Mariano Di Gangi Scholarship
Johnson Prathipati

Seminary Faculty Award
Robyn Elliott

Shirley and John Chu Award in Hebrew and Old Testament
Derek Chan, Carolina Holguin Galvis

Zelma Virgin Memorial Scholarship
Lisa Barber

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BOARD OF GOVERNORS

CLarence BuckLe
Sam Chan
Keith Elford
Kim Evans

Susan FinLay
Secretary

Steven Holmes
Chair

Bryan Karney
Michael Messenger
Geoffrey Moore
Richard Muir
Gary Nelson
Bradley Noel

Date Patterson
Vice Chair

Gilbert Tong
Linda Tripp
Aileen Van Ginkel
Wafik Wahba
Andrew Williams
Puiwing Wong

Honorary Members
DougLas Mckenzie
Archie McLean
BeverLey Muir


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ADMINISTRATION

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Chancellor
Stephanie Ling, PhD

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President & Vice Chancellor
Gary Nelson, DMin

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President Emeritus
William McRae, DMin
Brian Stiller, DMin

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Cabinet

Janet Clark, PhD
Senior Vice President Academic &
Dean of the Seminary

Randy Henderson, BComm, GA
Senior Vice President Finance &
Chief Operating Officer

Barry Smith, PhD
Senior Vice President Academic,
University College

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FACULTY

[ Heading 8.1 ]
Seminary Faculty

James Beverley, PhD
Arthur Boers, DMin
Paul Bramer, PhD
Mark Chapman, PhD
Susan Ellfeldt, DMin
Donald Goertz, PhD (cand)
Rebecca Idestrom, PhD
John Kessler, Docteur de
L’ Universite
Grace Ko, PhD
Ron Kydd, PhD
Barbara Leung Lai, PhD
Kevin Livingston, PhD
Arnold Neufeldt-Fast, PhD
Dennis Ngien, PhD
James Pedlar, PhD
Vincent Poon, MD
Ian Scott, PhD
Paul Scuse, DMin
Robert Shaughnessy, DMin
Victor Shepherd, ThD
David Sherbino, DMin
Yau Man Siew, PhD
Wafik Wahba, PhD

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Research

Wing-Hung Lam, PhD
DonaLd MacLeod, DD

[ Heading 8.3 ]
Emeritus

Brian Cunnington, EdD
Roy Matheson, ThD
William McRae, DMin
Ian Rennie, PhD

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Adjunct

Peter Au, PhD
Van Johnson, ThD
Warren Lai, ThD (cand)
Terry LeBlanc, PhD
Charles Nienkirchen, PhD
David Overholt, EdD
Fred Penney, DMin
Rick Tobias, DD
Paul Wang, DMin
William Webb, PhD

[ Heading 8.5 ]
Administrative

Joan DeVries, PhD (cand)
Dean of Students, Seminary

Hugh Rendle, MLS
Director, Library

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GRADUATING STUDENT
VALEDICTORIAN

[ Heading 9.1 ]
Robyn Elliott

Born in Barbados, Robyn immigrated to Canada at the age of six.
Following a diploma in Travel and Tourism at Westervelt Business
College, she worked for an international airline for three years before
staying home to raise three children. Robyn was busy homeschooling,
car-pooling, and volunteering in her church, community and later in her
children’s schools.

With a love for the Scriptures and for teaching, Robyn eagerly led Bible
studies, women’s ministry, and was Director of Spiritual Formation at
Nashville Road Community Church for five years. Robyn began exploring
the spirituality and history of Christian heritage. This, coupled with her
leadership responsibilities, led her to Tyndale to better equip herself
for future ministry. Her passion is the formation and transformation of
Christian leaders, both inside and outside of the church.

Robyn is thankful to her husband Steve, for his indomitable support in
making it possible for her to answer God’s call on her life. Robyn resides
in Caledon and is the proud mother of Laura and her husband Curtis,
Stevie Jr., and Sammy Jo.

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HONORARY DOCTORATE

[ Heading 10.1 ]
Lorna Dueck

Dr. Lorna Dueck is the host and executive producer of Context with Lorna
Dueck, and president of Media Voice Generation, the Canadian charitable
organization that produces the weekly broadcast. She is a commentary
writer on Faith and Public Life for The Globe and Mail, and a frequent
media commentator.

A graduate of Tyndale University College (BacheLor of Religious Studies),
Lorna has studied journalism and writing at Red River Commu-
nity College and the University of Manitoba. Lorna holds an honorary
doctorate in Christian Ministry from Trinity Western University, and is
currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Evangelism and Leadership
from Wheaton College.

A winner of Canadian Church Press and Word Guild Awards, Lorna was
presented with the Leading Women Award for her outstanding contri-
butions to the fieLds of media and communications. In 2009, she was
awarded the "Distinguished Christian Leadership Award" from Provi-
dence College and Seminary in Manitoba. In 2012 Lorna was awarded
the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for her contribution to Canadian
Society.

Lorna lives in Burlington, Ontario with her husband Vern, where they
raised two young adults. Vern and Lorna attend BurLington Alliance
Church.

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TYNDALE
• SEMINARY •

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Toronto, Ontario, M2M 4B3

Bayview Campus
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Telephone: 416.226.6380
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