TMS Thirty-Sixth Annual Commencement Service

The Thirty-Sixth Annual Commencement Service

M AY 8 , 2 0 2 2 S U N VA L L E Y, C A L I F O R N I A

36th Annual Commencement Service MAY 8 , 2 0 2 2

President Abner Chou, Th.D. , Presiding

PROCESSIONAL

(AUDIENCE PLEASE STAND)

Pomp and Circumstance • Elgar/Rice Brass Ensemble; Mr. Stephen Sturz, Organist Dr. John MacArthur Chancellor

WELCOME

THE MASTER’S SEMINARY CHORUS

Be Thou My Vision • Trad./Erb-Rice Dr. Bill Brandenstein, Director Dr. Paul Twiss Faculty, Pastoral Ministries

SCRIPTURE READING

Dr. Mark Zhakevich Faculty, New Testament

PRAYER OF INVOCATION

THE MASTER’S SEMINARY CHORUS

HYMN

Rise Up, O Men of God • Walter/Erb-Rice Dr. Bill Brandenstein The Church’s One Foundation • Wesley Dr. Bill Brandenstein Dr. H. B. Charles

CHARGE TO GRADUATES CONFERRING OF DEGREES

PRAYER OF DEDICATION HYMN

BENEDICTION

RECESSIONAL

Dr. Abner Chou, President Dr. John MacArthur, Chancellor Dr. Josiah Grauman, Dean of Spanish Education Dr. Lucas Alemán, Director of Spanish Education Dr. Nathan Busenitz, Provost Dr. Brian Biedebach, Dean of Students Dr. Austin Duncan, Director of D.Min. Studies Dr. James Mook, Director of Ph.D. Studies ASSI ST E D BY:

Dr. John MacArthur To God Be the Glory • Doane Dr. Bill Brandenstein Dr. Roberto Sánchez Faculty, Spanish Education O Worship the King • Haydn/Rice Brass Ensemble & Organ

The Church’s One Foundation The Church’s one foundation Is Jesus Christ her Lord; She is His new creation

By Spirit and the Word: From heav’n He came and sought her To be His holy bride; With His own blood He bought her, And for her life He died.

Elect from ev’ry nation, Yet one o’er all the earth, Her charter of salvation One Lord, one faith, one birth; One holy name she blesses, Partakes one holy food, And to one hope she presses, With ev’ry grace endued.

‘Mid toil and tribulation And tumult of her war, She waits the consummation Of peace forevermore; ‘Til with the vision glorious Her longing eyes are blest, And the great Church victorious Shall be the Church at rest.

Yet she on earth hath union With God the Three in One, And mystic sweet communion With those whose rest is won: O happy ones and holy!

Lord, give us grace that we, Like them, the meek and lowly, On high may dwell with Thee.

WO RD S BY SAM U E L J. STON E ( 1866) | M U SI C BY SAM U E L S. W ES L EY ( 1 8 6 4 )

To God Be the Glory To God be the glory, great things He hath done; So loved He the world that He gave us His Son, Who yielded His life an atonement for sin, And opened the life-gate that all may go in.

Refrain Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord, Let the earth hear His voice!

Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord, Let the people rejoice!

O come to the Father through Jesus the Son, And give Him the glory, great things He hath done!

O perfect redemption, the purchase of blood, To ev’ry believer the promise of God; The vilest offender who truly believes, That moment from Jesus a pardon receives. (repeat refrain) Great things He hath taught us, great things He hath done, And great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son; But purer and higher and greater will be Our wonder, our vic’try, when Jesus we see. (repeat refrain)

Diploma of Theology

Kyle S. Davies Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

Bachelor of Theology

David LeRoy Knowles Spokane, Washington

Dean F. Miera, Jr. Albuquerque, New Mexico

Ty Nickelberry Glendale, California

Habtamu Sisay Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

MaestrÍa en Ministerio BÍblico

Guilmer Agurto Chavez Lima, Perú

Rodrigo Andrés Espinoza Bogotá, Colombia

Rosendo Arvizu Avalos Luquillo, Puerto Rico

Gabriel David Ascencao

Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina

Gabriel Asensio Alexandria, Virginia

Greybin Josué Borge Castro Managua, Nicaragua

MaestrÍa en Ministerio BÍblico CON T I N U E D

Juan Carpena Mannucci Miami, Florida

Eduardo González Sánchez

Hector Ivan Carrasco Cañas

Juan Bautista Cueto Domínguez Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

Monterrey, Nuevo León, México

Samuel A. Heredia

Brentwood, California

Enrique Javier Elizondo Villarreal

Alberto Guzmán Ruiz

David Henriquez

Albacete, Spain

Cuidad de México, México

John López

Alejandro Luna Celis

Saulo Eduardo Marmolejo López

Roberto Antonio Martínez González

Erick Quevedo Moran

Christian Giovani Rios Torres

Carlos Alfredo Rodríguez Avila

Managua, Nicaragua

Edman Perez Los Ángeles, California

Cuernavaca, Morelos, México

Metapán, Santa Ana El Salvador

Reseda, California

Celaya, Guanajuato, México

Monterrey, Nuevo León, México

Yvan Daniel Salazar Montenegro

Mexicali, Baja California, México

Los Angeles, California

Santiago de Chile, Chile

San Miguel, El Salvador

Carlos Isaac Soria Contreras

Monterrey, Nuevo León, México

* 2021 G RADUAT E

Diego Esteban David Garza Alonso Schaumburg, Franco Grymailo* Córdoba, Argentina

Raymundo Legaria Lajud

Illinois

Javier Mauricio Lopera Gallego

Xalapa, Veracruz, México

Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia

Carlos Federico Medina Sánchez

Elias David Peña Paz

Edwin M. Gustavo Rodriguez Huapaya

Alfonso Antonio Rosado Buzzo

Essen, North Rhine, Tegucigalpa, Germany Francisco Morazán, Honduras

Lima, Perú

Dodanim Talavera Adame Santa Clarita, California

Tlalpan, Ciudad de México, México

Master of Divinity

Hugo A. Álvarez, Jr.

Raymond Casey Banks, Sr.

Sammy Barton

Caleb C. Cunningham

Estuardo De La Rosa

Farid Elyas

Jordan Lindsey Hooker

Jang ho Kim

Queens, New York

Damascus, Georgia

Houston, Texas

Jeonju, South Korea

Brian Overholtzer Anchorage, Alaska

Kingsburg, California

Woodland Hills, California

Walnut Creek, California

Marco Bovino

Seth Clark

Colin Cordill

Enrique Espiritu

Jack Gamble-Smith

Manuel Herrera Miramontes

Milan, Italy

Hayden, Idaho

Cairo, Egypt

Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines

David Jamison

James Jeong

Mingoo Kang Cheonan, South Korea

Langley, British Columbia, Canada

Paul Kang

Dorian Kim

Teruhito Nathanael Kondo

Sanghui Lee

Daniel Martin

DJ Mattson

Jereme Morris

Joseph Paglinawan

Emmanuel Paul Patingo

David Perez

Brent Powers

Joseph Andrew Rios

Holon, Israel

Tacoma, Washington

San Diego, California

Bozeman, Montana

Seoul, South Korea

Los Angeles, California

Santa Clarita, California

Monterrey, Nuevo León, México

Sonora, California

Corona, California

Clinton, New York

Spokane, Washington

Guadalajara, México

Seoul, South Korea

Salem, Oregon

San Francisco, California

Master of Divinity CON T I N U E D

Reid Scherer Tustin, California

Brendan Joseph Tomassian Fresno, California

Dale H.J. Tschigerl

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Jeremy Vuolo

James Wierson III

Downingtown, Pennsylvania

Andreas Wiget

Portland, Oregon

Sattel, Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland

Grant Gates

Silas Van Duh Hmung

Master of Theology

Santiago Armel Vasquez Cali, Colombia

Craig Barnett Santee, California

Kevin Bell

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Kendall J. Kauffman

Los Angeles, California

Aaron Darlington Jonesville, Michigan

José Carlos Martínez Cristóbal

Nezahualcóyotl, Edo. Méx., México

Los Angeles, California

Thien-An Vo Phu Yen, Vietnam

Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)

Doctor of Ministry

Frans-Henri Alberts

Chris Anderson Grayson, Georgia

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Stuart Grant Fraser

Stuart M. Guthrie

Bart Horton

Gideon Manda

Josh Petras

John M. Prettyman

Perth, Australia

Auburn, California

Mzuzu, Malawi

Ridgeland, South Carolina

Murrieta, California

Ángel Cardoza

Hutchinson, Kansas

Hollister, California

Anthony G. Wood Irvine, California

Andrew E. Courtis

David M. Cummings

Emanuel Elizondo*

Marvin R. Knight

Philip Layton

Matthew Mager

Faly M. Ravoahangy

Michael W. Sciarra

Blake LeGros Wilson

Sydney, Australia

Phoenix, Arizona

Antananarivo, Madagascar

Darrin S. Wright Wheeling, West Virginia

* 2020 G RADUAT E

Castaic, California

Shingle Springs, California

Orange, California

Monterrey, Nuevo León, México

Youngstown, Ohio

Dillon, Montana

Doctor of Philosophy

Lucas Alemán San Miguel del Monte, Argentina

Jason Eric Beals Pennsville, New Jersey

Chris Burnett Los Angeles, California

The Master’s Seminary exists to advance the kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ by equipping godly men to be pastors and/or trainers of pastors for excellence in service to Christ in strategic fields of Christian ministry. This is accomplished through an educational program and an environment of spiritual fellowship and relationships that emphasize unreserved commitment to the worship of God, submission to the authority of the Scriptures, a life of personal holiness, the priority of the local church, and the mission of penetrating the world with the Truth. Begun in 1986, The Master’s Seminary offers graduate-level education designed to equip students for effectiveness in Christian ministry. Through emphasis on careful instruction in the Scriptures, a consistent focus upon involvement and accountability within a local church, exposure to past and present movements in church history and Christian missions, and the development of communication, relationship, leadership, and administrative skills for ministry, the seminary seeks to produce graduates who are recognized as men of God and who are equipped to serve effectively as pastors, missionaries, teachers, evangelists, counselors, and leaders in evangelical ministries around the world.

Caps, Gowns, and Hoods in the Academic Procession Because each member of the faculty possesses a degree or degrees, the tassel is worn on the left side of the cap. Individuals holding a Doctor’s degree are identified by a gold tassel.

CAPS:

The faculty are wearing two different types of gowns according to the highest degree held: Master or Doctor.

GOWNS:

There are also two types of hoods: one for each degree. They vary in size with the smallest for Master and the largest for Doctor. The hood is lined with the academic color or colors of the school that conferred the highest degree. The velvet binding of the hood indicates the field of study to which the degree pertains.

HOODS: