The Baccalaureate Service of

Columbia Theological Seminary

Friday, May 17, 2019 6:30 p.m.

Decatur Presbyterian Church

Decatur, Georgia

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THE BACCALAUREATE SERVICE

Opening Voluntary “O God, Beyond All Praising” Charles Callahan Michael Morgan, organ

Words of Welcome Leanne Van Dyk * Call to Worship Hannah Grace Sucharitha Injamuri, Ellen Rae Gallow, Wanda Denise Ackles One: Alleluia! Blessed be God, who creates out of nothing, who shapes beauty out of chaos, breathes life into dust, delights in designing difference and embodies in each human the image of our Maker. All: (echo the choir) Alleluia, Alleluia. (x3) Allelu, Alleluia. One: Alleluia! Blessed be God who gives each person a purpose: calling us for our energy and our wisdom; who refuses to discriminate, affirming forgotten worth, identifying hidden potential, recognizing the gifts that each one brings. All: Alleluia, Alleluia. (x3) Allelu, Alleluia. One: Alleluia! Blessed be God who satisfies our needs in parched places, making us like watered gardens; who rebuilds foundations, guiding our steps for generations; who calls us outside of ourselves to be repairers of the breech and restorers of streets to live in. All: Alleluia, Alleluia. (x3) Allelu, Alleluia. One: Blessed be the Maker, the Son and the Spirit in our lives and our worship. Alleluia! All: Amen.

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* Opening Prayer Khayla Giavonté Johnson * Hymn of Praise “God You Spin the Whirling Planets” PLEADING SAVIOR (hymn located on page 7) Call to Confession Jennifer Colleen Cook

Merciful God, You have told us what kind of worship you value: to let the oppressed go free, to break every yoke, to offer food to the hungry, and to satisfy the needs of the afflicted, but we fear what this worship will cost us. Forgive us for substituting a humble pose, a garment of sackcloth, a covering of ashes, a carefully worded creed, for living into your vision of justice. Forgive us, that we may serve you with whole hearts.

Declaration of Forgiveness * Signs of Peace Prayer for Illumination Anna Carter Florence Reading Isaiah 58:1-14 Sermon Where It Happens Christopher A. Henry * Hymn “Light Dawns in a Weary World” TEMPLE OF PEACE (hymn located on page 8) Prayers of the People Sheena Mayrant The Lord’s Prayer Anointing Kathy L. Dawson, Brandon T. Maxwell, Kevin Park Music during Anointing Members of the CTS Choir * Hymn “We Will Go Out with Joy” WE WILL GO OUT WITH JOY (hymn located on page 9) * Charge and Benediction Christopher A. Henry Postlude “How Firm a Foundation” Claude Murphree * Please rise in body or spirit.

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Immediately following the service, you are cordially invited to join the graduates and their families for a reception in Keith Parlor.

PARTICIPANTS IN THE SERVICE

Michael Morgan, Seminary Musician Leanne Van Dyk, President and Professor of Theology

Hannah Grace Sucharitha Injamuri, Master of Divinity Candidate Ellen Rae Gallow, Doctor of Educational Ministry Candidate

Wanda Denise Ackles, Master of Arts in Practical Theology Candidate Khayla Giavonté Johnson, Master of Divinity Candidate

Colleen Cook, Master of Divinity and Master of Arts in Practical Theology Candidate Anna Carter Florence, Peter Marshall Professor of Preaching

Christopher A. Henry ’07, Senior Pastor at Second Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis, Indiana

Sheena Mayrant ’07, Business Systems Coordinator Kathy L. Dawson, Benton Family Associate Professor of Christian Education,

Director of MAPT Program Brandon T. Maxwell, Vice President for Student Affairs and Community Life; Dean of Students Kevin Park, Associate Dean for Advanced Professional Studies; Assistant Professor of Theology

Alexandra DuBose Mauney, Master of Divinity Candidate, Director of the CTS Choir Members of the CTS Choir

NOTES ON THE SERVICE This evening’s offering will benefit the Student Emergency Fund. The Call to Worship is adapted from Wee Worship Book, Fifth Incarnation, Wild Goose Resource Group, 2015. The refrain is a traditional liturgical text sung to a Honduran melody. The Confession is written by Colleen Cook, 2019. The Prayers of the People are adapted from Feasting on the Word Worship Companion: Liturgies for Year C, Volume 1: Advent through Pentecost, ed. Kimberly Bracken Long (Westminster John Knox Press, 2012). All music in the service is reprinted by permission under OneLicense No. A-712628. Columbia Theological Seminary expresses appreciation to the ministers, staff, session, and members of Decatur Presbyterian Church, who have helped make this a joyful and special occasion.

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CHRISTOPHER A. HENRY ’07 Chris Henry grew up in North Carolina, the son of a Presbyterian minister and a clinical psychologist. Chris is a graduate of Duke University (BA in Religion) and Columbia Theological Seminary, where he received five honors including the Wilds Book Prize, Columbia’s highest academic honor, and the Harvard A. Anderson Graduate Fellowship. Chris’ work has been published in the Christian Century, Feasting on the Gospels, Journal for Preachers, and Covenant Connection. He has been a featured preacher on Day1 Radio, as well as at many Presbyterian and ecumenical events. His interest in learning from and serving others has taken him on spiritual pilgrimages and ministry partnership trips to Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Peru, and the Iona Community in Scotland. Chris has served the wider church in a variety of capacities, currently serving as a member of the Board of Trustees at Columbia Theological Seminary, the advisory board at NEXT Church, and on the board of the Alliance for Christian Media. Chris began his ministry as Senior Pastor at Second Presbyterian Church in June of 2018, following eleven years of ministry in Atlanta, Georgia. Second Church is a congregation of 3500 members with a storied tradition of ministry and leadership in Indianapolis, and a bright and hopeful future. Chris has a passion for preaching that both inspires and challenges all to faithful living in complex times. He believes that churches have the capacity and the mandate to be places of transformation in the lives of individuals, the surrounding community, and the world. Chris is married to the Rev. Sara Hayden ’08, who serves as Director of Apprenticeships, Residencies and Leadership Cohorts for the 1001 New Worshipping Communities movement of the PC(USA). Sara and Chris met as students at Columbia Seminary and were married in 2008. They are the parents of two sons, Samuel (5) and Benjamin (2). Chris loves running long distances, grilling on the Big Green Egg, watching Duke basketball, reading biographies and novels, traveling (especially to western Colorado in the Fall), and spending time with Sara, Samuel, and Ben.

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God You Spin the Whirling Planets

TEXT: Jane Parker Huber, 1978 PLEADING SAVIOR MUSIC: American Melody, 1830; harm. Richard Proulx, 1986 8.7.8.7.D Text © 1980 Jane Parker Huber (admin. Westminster John Knox Press) Music Harm. © 1986 GIA Publications, Inc.

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Light Dawns on a Weary World

TEXT: Mary Louise Bringle, 2001 TEMPLE OF PEACE MUSIC: William P. Rowan, 2000 7.6.6.7.8 with refrain Text © 2002 GIA Publications, Inc. Music © 2000 William P. Rowan (admin. GIA Publications, Inc.)

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We Will Go Out with Joy

TEXT and MUSIC: Andrew Donaldson and Hilary Seraph Donaldson, 2003 WE WILL GO OUT WITH JOY Text and Music © 2003 Andrew Donaldson and Hilary Seraph Donaldson 10.6.10.6 with refrain

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GRADUATES

Doctor of Educational Ministry Kristopher Michael Bower Brammer George Perry Dempsey Ellen Rae Gallow Stefanie Elizabeth Taylor Doctor of Ministry Christina Marie Berwanger Carrasco Johnny Harris, Sr. Nancy Ann Johnson Jean Seme Joseph Benjamin Edward Ernest Kane Jaehong Kim Kevin Doyle Knight Erin Leigh McGee Wendy Diane Neff Phuc Dai Nguyen Daniel L. Poole Harmon Scott Ramsey Jasmin Rose Robert Paul Sherwood, Sr. John W. Weems Master of Theology Frank Asumadu Garam Han Emmanuel Oppong Peprah Kyle Austin Stevenson Master of Divinity Bethany Love Apelquist Rachel-Grace Breyer Joffre Tyler Brock Linnecko Lin Cash Jennifer Colleen Cook Carl James Dates Zachary Adam Fletcher Claudia Marie Ford William Michael Gable, Jr. Thomas R. Hampton Hannah Grace Sucharitha Injamuri Khayla Giavonté Johnson Minah Jung Paige Louise Maconochie Alexandra DuBose Mauney

Caitlin Montgomery Dahl Antonio Moss Laura Marie Nile Ki hyun Park Yun Bin Shine Park Abigail Marie Post Ann Louise Margaret Richardson Richelle E. Smith Thomas M. Smith IV Dallas Anne Thompson Keith Thompson Samuel Joseph Turpen Jocelyn Maria Wildhack Louden Alexander Young Master of Arts in Practical Theology Wanda Denise Ackles Joffre Tyler Brock Jennifer Colleen Cook Zachary Adam Fletcher C. Jeanine Fulton Joseph Howard Gallagher Hyojoo Hyun Yun Jeong Jeong Minah Jung Cheryl Harmon Kelley Jocelyn Maria Wildhack Louden Alexander Young Master of Arts in Theological Studies Joshua Miles Baker Trevor Jeyaraj Jeyaraj Samraj Richard Dakina Johnson Jinhyuk Kim Aaron Paige Pelz Virginia Fielder Seibel Onica Stewart