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(2014) ***** Begin Content ****** [ Page 1 of 12 ] [ The Tyndale crest is on top of the page. ] [ Heading 1 ] TYNDALE • SEMINARY • [ A 120th logo in red and yellow signifies the celebration of the university. ] [ Heading 2 ] 2014 FALL GRADUATION SEMINARY [ Heading 2a ] Saturday, November 8, 2014 10:00 a.m. Bayview Chapel 3377 Bayview Avenue Toronto, ON [ Page 2 of 12 ] [ Heading 3 ] 2014 FALL GRADUATION [ order of ceremony ] Musical Prelude Eunseong Cho Organist-in-Residence Call to Worship (please stand) Dr. Janet Clark Senior Vice President Academic & Dean of the Seminary Processional (please remain standing) [ hymn title ] All Creatures of Our God and King [ verse 1 ] All creatures of our God and King, Lift up your voice and with us sing, Alleluia, Alleluia! Thou burning sun with golden beam, Thou silver moon with softer gleam, Chorus Oh, praise Him! Oh, praise Him! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! [ verse 2 ] Thou rushing wind that art so strong, Ye clouds that sail in heaven along, Oh, praise Him! Alleluia! Thou rising moon in praise rejoice, Ye lights of evening find a voice! Chorus [ verse 3 ] Thou flowing water, pure and clear, Make music for thy Lord to hear, Alleluia! Alleluia! Thou fire so masterful and bright, Providing warmth, enhancing sight, Chorus 2 [ Page 3 of 12 ] [ verse 4 ] And ye who are of tender heart, Forgiving others, take your part, O sing ye! Alleluia! Ye who long pain and sorrow bear, Praise God and on Him cast your care! Chorus [ verse 5 ] Let all things their Creator bless, And worship Him in humbleness, O praise Him! Alleluia! Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son, And praise the Spirit, Three in One! Chorus Invocation (please remain standing) Dr. Stephanie Ling Chancellor Welcome Dr. Gary Nelson President & Vice Chancellor Valedictory Address Robert Cousins, Doctor of Ministry Introduced by Dr. Mark Chapman, Assistant Professor of Research Methods Musical Presentation “I Will Sing New Songs” Dr. Charlene Pauls Choral, Applied Voice, and Music Instructor Scripture Readings I Chronicles 23:28-32 Dr. Dennis Ngien Professor of Systematic Theology Acts 4:32-35 Randy Henderson Senior Vice President Finance & Chief Operating Officer 3 [ Page 4 of 12 ] Introduction of Graduation Speaker Dr. Gary Nelson Graduation Address “Community Life and Living” Dr. Barry Smith Senior Vice President Academic & Dean of the University College Conferring of Degrees and Awarding of Diplomas and Certificates Dr. Stephanie Ling Prayer of Dedication Dr. Arnold Neufeldt-Fast Associate Academic Dean Congratulations from the Board of Governors Steven Holmes Chair, Tyndale Board of Governors Welcome to the Alumni Association Dr. Robert Patterson Director, Alumni & Church Relations Closing Remarks & Benediction Dr. Gary Nelson Recessional (please stand) [ hymn title ] Love Divine, All Loves Excelling [ verse 1 ] Love divine, all loves excelling, Joy of heaven to earth come down; Fix in us thy humble dwelling; All thy faithful mercies crown! Jesus, Thou art all compassion, 4 [ Page 5 of 12 ] Pure unbounded love Thou art; Visit us with Thy salvation; Enter every trembling heart. [ verse 2 ] Breathe, O breathe Thy loving Spirit, Into every troubled breast! Let us all in Thee inherit; Let us find thy promised rest. Take away the love of sinning; Alpha and Omega be; End of faith, as its Beginning, Set our hearts at liberty. [ verse 3 ] Come, Almighty to deliver, Let us all Thy life receive; Suddenly return and never, Never more Thy temples leave. Thee we would be always blessing, Serve Thee with Thy hosts above, Pray and praise Thee without ceasing, Glory in Thy perfect love. [ verse 4 ] Finish, then, Thy new creation; Pure and spotless let us be. Let us see Thy great salvation Perfectly restored in Thee; Changed from glory into glory, Till in heaven we take our place, Till we cast our crowns before Thee, Lost in wonder, love, and praise. Reception to follow in the gymnasium. [ hymn credits ] All Creatures of Our God and King, Francis of Assisi, William H. Draper, Ralph Vaughan Williams. Public domain. I Will Sing New Songs, Antonin Dvorak. Love Divine, All Loves Excelling, Charles Wesley, Rowland Prichard. Public domain. During the service, please turn off all electronic devices and keep aisles clear. 5 [ Page 6 of 12 ] [ Heading 4 ] GRADUATES [ Heading 4.1 ] DOCTOR OF MINISTRY Robert Cousins Thesis: Developing Competencies for the Intercultural Journey: Designing, Facilitating, and Evaluating a Program to Develop Intercultural Competencies for Culturally Diverse Missional Leaders in a Multicultural Urban Context Keith Daly Thesis: Introducing and Assessing the Spiritual Discipline of Morning and Evening Prayer to the Congregation at Christian Baptist Church, Newmarket Gordon Nickerson Thesis: Researching, Designing, and Evaluating a Course to Prepare North American College-Age Students for Youth Ministry in a Global Context Sarah Patterson Thesis: How the Discipline of Spiritual Direction Facilitates Pastors’ Relationships with God, their sense of Call, and their Relationships with Congregations Barry Rempel Thesis: An Action Research Exploration of Leadership Formation Among the Ahtna That Resulted in the Discovery of Factors Encouraging the Emergence of Indigenous Christian Leaders [ Heading 4.2 ] MASTER OF THEOLOGY Yuji Iwata Ramesh Naraine [ Heading 4.3 ] MASTER OF DIVINITY [ Heading 4.3.1 ] Biblical Studies Malcolm Billing Amanda Camacho Ka Tisayakorn [ Heading 4.3.2 ] Counselling Susanne Baldeosingh Christopher Conboy Asher Dreise David Dwarka Samuel Ezeogwum Brian Farmer Agatha Fung Samir Girguis Matthew Henderson Katherine Ho Gayle McGuire Lisa Myers Daniela Ng Gabriel Ng Xing Qun Ni Amelia Rana Dianne Scott Emily Slotegraaf [ Heading 4.3.3 ] Global Mission & Intercultural Studies Bahroz Amer Laura Kang [ Heading 4.3.4 ] In-Ministry Victor Laarman 6 [ Page 7 of 12 ] [ Heading 4.3.5 ] Pastoral Ministry Bahroz Amer Gareth Harker Timothy Leferink John Samuel [ Heading 4.3.6 ] Spiritual Formation Wing Kong Chow Eva Pang Judith Rees-Mantle Lorraine Wheeler [ Heading 4.3.7 ] Youth & Family Ministry Tin Lok Chan Janella So [ Heading 4.4 ] MASTER OF THEOLOGICAL STUDIES [ Heading 4.4.1 ] Christian Foundations Jesse Bickle Samantha Blackwood Vivian Chui Amy Francis William Hall Christa Hesselink Rodney Ho Adelle Lauchlan Lester Liao Debra Mathers Catherine Ransome Patrick So Kok Keng Tai Marika Tang Teh-Hsien Tseng [ Heading 4.4.2 ] Pentecostal Studies Abosede Odueke [ Heading 4.5 ] GRADUATE DIPLOMA [ Heading 4.5.1 ] Christian Studies Nyree Michaels Anthony Young [ Heading 4.5.2 ] Christian Studies (Modular) Rena Morgan Shiraz Siddique [ Heading 4.5.3 ] Spiritual Formation Adela Wong 7 [ Page 8 of 12 ] [ Heading 5 ] BOARD OF GOVERNORS Clarence Buckle Sam Chan Keith Elford Kim Evans Steven Holmes Chair Michael Messenger Geoffrey Moore Richard Muir Gary Nelson Bradley Noel Dale Patterson Vice Chair Gilbert Tong Linda Tripp Aileen Van Ginkel Wafik Wahba Andrew Williams Puiwing Wong Honorary Members Douglas Mckenzie Archie Mclean Beverley Muir [ Heading 6 ] ADMINISTRATION Stephanie Ling, PhD Chancellor Gary Nelson, DMin President & Vice Chancellor Randy Henderson, BComm, CA Senior Vice President Finance & Chief Operating Officer Janet Clark, PhD Senior Vice President Academic & Dean of the Seminary Barry Smith, PhD Senior Vice President Academic & Dean of the University College [ Heading 7 ] PRESIDENTS EMERITI William McRae, DMin Brian Stiller, DMin 8 [ Page 9 of 12 ] [ Heading 8 ] 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 MichaeL Krause, DMin Ron Kydd, PhD Barbara Leung Lai, PhD Kevin Livingston, PhD ArnoLd NeufeLdt-Fast, PhD Dennis Ngien, PhD James Pedlar, PhD Vincent Poon, MD Hugh Rendle, MLS Ian Scott, PhD PauL Scuse, DMin Victor Shepherd, ThD David Sherbino, DMin Yau Man Siew, PhD Wafik Wahba, PhD [ Heading 8.1 ] Research Wing-Hung Lam, PhD DonaLd MacLeod, DD [ Heading 8.2 ] Adjunct Peter Au, PhD Van Johnson, ThD Warren Lai, ThD (cand) Terry LeBLanc, PhD Charles Nienkirchen, PhD David Overholt, EdD Fred Penney, DMin Robert Shaughnessy, DMin Rick Tobias, DD Paul Wang, DMin William Webb, PhD [ Heading 8.3 ] Student Services Joan DeVries, PhD (cand) Dean of Chapel and Student Formation Brenda Ho, BBA Registrar George Sweetman, MCS Dean of Student Life 9 [ Page 10 of 12 ] [ Heading 9 ] VALEDICTORIAN [ Heading 9.1 ] Robert Cousins, DMin Robert Cousins was born and raised in Northern Ireland. He immigrated to Toronto, Canada in 1974 and worked in an engineering firm. Sensing God’s call he entered Ontario Bible College completing a Bachelor of Theology in Pastoral Studies, followed by a BA in History from the University of Waterloo. While studying at Ontario Bible College Robert met Sheila, now his wife of thirty-five years. One year after they were married, Robert and Sheila went on a mission trip to Kenya where both their children, Andrew and Rebekah, were born. After seven years in Kenya, the family moved to Tanzania to help launch a theological college to train national church leaders. Robert completed an MA in Intercultural Studies at Wheaton College Graduate School in 1985. Upon returning from East Africa, Robert has served as: Pastor of Outreach Ministries at Grace Point Baptist Church (1992-1994); Personnel Director of Africa Inland Mission Canada (1994-1998); and Director of MissionPREP (1999-2008). Presently, he is the Director of Tyndale Intercultural Ministries (TIM) Centre. Robert’s passion is to equip and resource multicultural leaders for effective intercultural mission. 10 [ Page 11 of 12 ] [ Heading 10 ] GRADUATION SPEAKER [ Heading 10.1 ] Barry Smith, PhD Born in Toronto, Barry divided his early years in Scarborough and Peterborough. After a year at Ontario Bible College, his BA degree was completed at Kingswood University in New Brunswick. Following four years in pastoral ministry, Barry and his wife Cheryl left for Asbury Theological Seminary where Barry completed his Master of Divinity and Cheryl worked as a residence director at Asbury University. In 2002, he received his PhD in Higher Education Administration from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo. Previously, Dr. Smith served at Roberts Wesleyan College in Rochester, New York, for 24 years as Director of Admissions, Dean of Students and then as Vice President of Student Life. In addition to his administrative roles, he has several years of experience as a university lecturer. He was a member of five different accrediting teams in four states with the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Dr. Smith is passionate about administrative leadership within Christian higher education. Barry and his wife Cheryl have two adult children, Brittany (Tyndale Seminary ’14) and Emily, and reside in Newmarket. 11 [ Page 12 of 12 ] [ Heading 11 ] ABOUT TYNDALE [ Heading 11.1 ] 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 accredited 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 took possession of the property on April 1, 2013, and anticipates consolidating all of its operations onto the new campus in 2015. Tyndale is an evangelical, multidenominational school with more than 9,500 alumni. [ Heading 11.2 ] 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. [ Heading 12 ] TYNDALE • SEMINARY • Ballyconnor Campus 25 Ballyconnor Court Toronto, Ontario, M2M 4B3 Bayview Campus 3377 Bayview Avenue Toronto, Ontario, M2K 3A8 Telephone: 416.226.6380 Fax: 416.226.6746 www.tyndale.ca ***** This is the end of the e-text. This e-text was brought to you by Tyndale University, J. William Horsey Library - Tyndale Digital Collections *****