University of Redlands Graduate School of Theology Commencement Program 2020 & 2021

San Francisco Theological Seminary

Commencement Classes of 2020 & 2021 Graduate School of Theology University of Redlands, Marin Campus San Anselmo, California

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Commencement

Classes of 2020 & 2021 Saturday, May 22, 2021 10:00 a.m.

Geneva Terrace University of Redlands, Marin Campus 105 Seminary Road, San Anselmo, California

Presiding Dr. Kathy Ogren Provost Executive Director, Marin Campus The Reverend Dr. Jana Childers Dean of the Graduate School of Theology

Commencement Ceremony Academic Procession The people may stand for the Procession

Welcome Dr. Kathy Ogren Provost

Opening Prayer The Reverend Dr. Eugene Eung-Chun Park David and Dana Dornsife Professor of New Testament

Musical Interlude A Safe Place to Land

Rev. Allie Utley Chaplain

Kyle Turver Master of Divinity student, SFTS

Scripture Lessons Psalm 133

Erin Green Candidate for Master of Divinity, SFTS

Colossians 3:12-17

Ryan Miller Candidate for Master of Divinity, SFTS

Charge to the Graduates There is a Field

The Reverend Dr. Jana Childers Dean of the Graduate School of Theology

Prayer and Lord’s Prayer The Reverend Dr. Paul Nazarian SFTS Board of Directors

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Seminary Awards and Fellowships The Reverend Dr. Jana Childers Dean of the Graduate School of Theology The Reverend Dr. Bear Ride President of SFTS Alumni Council

Conferring of Degrees and Diplomas Dr. Kathy Ogren Provost Executive Director, Marin Campus The Reverend Dr. Jana Childers Dean of the Graduate School of Theology Dr. Alvin McLean Chair of the Board of Directors, SFTS Dr. Wendy Farley Professor of Christian Spirituality, Rice Family Chair in Spirituality Director of the Program in Christian Spirituality The Reverend Dr. Laurie Garrett-Cobbina Assistant Professor of Pastoral Care & Education, Shaw Family Chair for Clinical Pastoral Education, Director of the Shaw Chaplaincy Institute The Reverend Dr. Teresa Chávez Sauceda Assistant Professor of Ministry Director of Advanced Pastoral Studies

Closing Song God, Be the Love to Search and Keep Me (O Christ, Surround Me) Carolyn J. Anderson, M.Div. ’20

Charge and Benediction The people may stand for the Benediction Juliette Razafiarisoa Candidate for Doctor of Ministry, SFTS

Recessional Jonathan Han piper 2

Diplomas & Certificates Awarded by the Faculty on the recommendation of the faculty and staff of the Shaw Chaplaincy Institute, the Advanced Pastoral Studies Program and the Program in Christian Spirituality.

Certificate in Trauma & Spiritual Care (C.T.S.C.) 2021 Wendy Cliff

Certificate in Spiritual Direction and Formation (C.S.D.F.) 2021 Suzanne Bojdak Kimberly Elliot Karen Fields Ann (Bryn) Smallwood-Garcia Karen L. Seth Jennifer Whitaker Nereyda Yong-Martínez

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Diploma in the Art of Spiritual Direction (D.A.S.D.) 2020 Eric Sarensen Molly Bolton Joanne Whitt Lorraine McNeal

2021 Anne Blackwood-Chirchir William Capps Karen Gordon Natalie Moon-Wainwright

Diploma in Advanced Pastoral Studies (D.A.P.S.) 2020 Byungwoo Oh Thomas Czeck

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Graduate Degrees Conferred by the Board of Trustees on the recommendation of the Faculty.

Master of Arts in Theological Studies (M.A.T.S.) 2021 Sharika Gregory

Master of Divinity (M.Div.) 2020 Carolyn Johnetta Anderson William Capps Lynn S. Chittick Heather Johnston I-Re Jung Hye Ryung Kim

2021 Erin Green Ryan Miller Susan Pierson Suzabelle Spaulding

Master of Divinity / Master of Arts (M.Div./M.A.) Conferred by the Graduate Theological Union with the recommendation of SFTS.

2020 Bran Stigile-Wright

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Graduate Degrees Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) 2020 Rita Dollard-O’Malley

Faculty Spiritual Formation Programs in Jesuit Secondary Schools: Examining and Identifying Future Directions for the 21st Century.

Albert Wayne Johnson

Effective Workload Management for Pastors.

Ann Deibert

Will Our Children Have Faith? Supporting Families as Incubators of Spiritual Life.

Douglas Blake Olds

Praxis for Care of the Atmosphere in Times of Climate Change: Analysis, Quantitative Methods, and Ecclesial Development.

Grace Kaori Suzuki

Leading in the Postmodern Wilderness: Relevant and Effective Processes and Resources for Executive Religious Leaders\ (A Prototype for a Manual of Ordination for the Presbytery of San Francisco).

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Isabella Wai-Fun Liu

The Spirituality and Personal Competency of Chinese Cross-Cultural Missionaries from Hong Kong—Implications for Training.

Kevin Albert Johnson

Making the Covenant Work: A Web-based Resource for Welcoming Gay Pastors www.gaypastorwelcome.com.

Silvana Krogsrud

Pastoral Care For Detained Young Latinos: Equipping Pastoral Care Providers with the Tools Necessary to Offer Comprehensive Pastoral Care.

Elizabeth Alene Griswold

In Other Good News: Progressive Christian Evangelism for a New Era.

John Stearns

’Deliver Me, O Lord!’ An Exploratory Study into the Nature and Effectiveness of Pastoral Counseling When Combined with Healing Prayer.

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Graduate Degrees Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) 2021 Dearthrice Aaron DeWitt

Dying with Quiet Eyes: A Pastoral Care Modality to Alleviate the Distress of Near Death Awareness Phenomena on Hospice Caregivers.

Kanyere Eaton

Sister Support: Accompanying African American Clergy Women in Their Journeys toward the Pastorate.

Zac Harmon-McLaughlin

Post-Church Ecclesiology: The Future of Community of Christ through Ambiguity and Principle.

Reginald Darnell Horton

Getting to Know Your Mate Better Before You Say, ‘I Do’: Simulation Exercises for Engaged Couples.

Hyung Do Lee

Educating Korean Immigrant Male Pastors: Applying Concepts of Womanist and Asian Feminist Theology for Effective Ministry with Korean Immigrant Women Experiencing Domestic Violence.

Meggan Hannah Manlove

Equipping Lutherans for Faith Storytelling.

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Michael L. Morison

Disaster and Catastrophic Crisis Ministry: Pastoral Response in Time of Terrorism, Human-caused, and Natural Disasters.

Bethany Joanna Nelson

Listening for God’s Call in a Noisy World: Vocation and the Privileged Teen.

Emmanuel Okonkwo

Stopping Social Spiral of Violence: A Pilot Program of Christian Restoration and Healing in Central African Republic.

Marta Palma Manriquez

Women’s Ecumenical and Interfaith Spirituality: A Resource for Peace.

Diane Marcia Pate

Engaging Young Women Leaders in Peer Spiritual Direction to Deepen Their Experience with God.

Juliette Razafiarisoa

A Leadership Training for Christian Religious Leaders in Madagascar Using a ‘Privilege-Accountability-Awareness-Stewardship’ Model (P.A.A.S.)

This program does not constitute a certification that all those whose names appear here have completed the requirements for their degrees and diplomas.

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Prizes & Awards Seminary Fellowship 2020 I-Re Jung

Master of Divinity, 2020

2021 Ryan Miller

Candidate for Master of Divinity

Alumni Fellowship 2020 Carolyn J. Anderson

Master of Divinity, 2020

2021 Erin Green

Candidate for Master of Divinity

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Distinguished Alumni Award The Distinguished Alumni/ae Awards were inaugurated in 1981 on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Alumni Association. The Seminary wishes to recognize these graduates for their distinctive contributions through their ministries.

Watch the recorded speech from the 2020 Distinguished Alumna Award recipient, Rev. Jeannie Kim M.Div. ’01, and see a list of all past Distinguished Alumni awardees at www.redlands.edu/sfts-distinguished-alumni.

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The Reverend Dr. Jorge William de Castro Abdala, D.Min. ’16

s pastor of two congregations in San Mateo, CA (Latinos Unidos en Cristo and Igreja Presbiteriana Brasileira), Rev. Dr. Jorge Abdala is an experienced minister of the Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (USA). His inspired leadership in the Reformed Hispanic, Latino, and Brazilian communities is known locally and throughout the world.

Abdala earned his Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) from San Francisco Theological Seminary in 2016. Prior to that, he earned multiple degrees and certificates, including Master of Science in religion at the Pontificia Universidade Catolica-PUC (Pontificial Catholic University) in 2004; a bachelor’s degree in philosophy at the Universidade Católica Paulopolitana-FAI (Paulopolitana Catholic University-FAI, São Paulo City, Brazil) in 2003; Bachelor of Theology degree at Escola Superior de Teologia Evangélica ESTE (Superior School of Theology, São Paulo City, Brazil) in 2000; and a music diploma at Universidade Livre de Música and Free Music School (Santo André City, Brazil) in 1997.

Currently, Abdala serves as moderator for the National Portuguese Language Presbyterian Council PCUSA. In 2020, he became a board member of the Racial Equity Advocacy Committee at the 224th PCUSA General Assembly. Since 2017, Abdala also has served as a board member for the National Hispanic/Latinx National Presbyterian Caucus PCUSA and moderator for the National Hispanic Latino Presbyterian Men PCUSA. In 2016, he took a role as visiting professor at the School of Theology Escuela Latinoamericana de Estudios Teologicos in El Cerrito, California. He coaches the Brazilian and Hispanic Ministries (N.C.D./G.A./PCUSA). In January 2013, Abdala joined the board for Global Fellowship Network in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, where he continues to serve as a director. From 2013 to 2015, Abdala was vice-moderator for the Caucus Hispano Latino Sinodo del Pacifico, in California.

With a deeply lasting faith in Jesus Christ, Abdala is a gifted pastor, teacher, composer, musician, and leader.

He has a pastor’s heart and cares deeply for his congregants and neighbors, many of whom are new and struggling under-documented immigrants living throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.

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The Graduate School of Theology prepares students for purposeful leadership and transformational ministries of justice, peace, and healing to advance a more hopeful, loving engagement with the world.

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