EDITOR’S NOTE: In our previous issue, the Masters of Arts, Theology and Divinity degree recipients were not included in a listing of spring graduates from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. They have been added.
LOUISVILLE—Eighty students with ties to Kentucky graduated from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and Boyce College in the spring commencement ceremonies.
Southern Seminary conferred degrees to 284 Southern master’s and doctoral students May 20, and 150 Boyce College students May 13.
In his commencement address, President Albert Mohler Jr. charged the new Southern graduates, “Take your place in line and fulfill your ministry with eyes wide open, knowing your destiny in Christ. May the Word of the Lord speed ahead and be honored.”
Following are the students from Kentucky:
AA in Biblical and Theological Studies
Haley Stauffer, Louisville, Ninth and O Church, Louisville (Boyce).
H. Rebekah Stauffer, Louisville, Crossing Church, Louisville (Boyce).
Advanced Master of Divinity
Joshua LaValle Harmon, Louisville, Clifton Church, Louisville.
BA in Biblical and Theological Studies
Jacob Wesley Adams, Somerset, Grace Church, Somerset (Boyce).
Nicholas A. Campbell, Danville, Indian Hills Christian Church, Danville (Boyce).
Joshua Lawrence Reichard, Mechanicsville, Va., Kenwood Church, Louisville (Boyce).
Carson E. Troutman, Louisville, Forestpark Community Church, Louisville (Boyce).
BS in Counseling
Taron B. Defevers, Munfordville, Immanuel Church, Louisville (Boyce).
Brandon Carson Holeman, Madisonville, Grapevine Church, Madisonville (Boyce).
Olivia Kaitlin Mitchell, Crestwood, Southeast Christian Church, Oldham Campus, Crestwood (Boyce).
Christa Moxon, Louisville, Christ Community Church, Louisville (Boyce).
BS in Elementary Education
Mallory Evans, Louisville, Highview Church, Louisville (Boyce).
Christine Michelle Fuller, Louisville, Ninth and O Church, Louisville (Boyce).
Whitney Webster, Greenville, Ind., Ninth and O Church, Louisville (Boyce).
Christa B. Wing, Glasgow, Calvary Church, Glasgow (Boyce).
BS in Global Studies
Zachary Kyle Rankin, Midway, Midway Church, Midway (Boyce).
BS in Humanities
Samuel H. Burke, Henderson, Ninth and O Church, Louisville (Boyce).
Christopher Seth Carter, Prestonsburg, First Church, Prestonsburg (Boyce).
Helisha Christian Smith, Taylorsville, First Church, Fisherville (Boyce).
BS in Music Ministry
Joseph Bartholomew Ficarra, Idaho Falls, Ind., Sojourn Community Church, Louisville (Boyce).
BS in Youth Ministry
Ezra Thomas Palmer, Louisville, Highview Church, Valley Station Campus, Louisville (Boyce).
Certificate-Seminary Wives Institute
Jennifer Perron, Nashville, Tenn., Kenwood Church, Louisville (Boyce).
Certificate-Worldview
Chandler Stephen Dawson, Lexington, New Life Church, Lexington (Boyce).
Jon Austin Dibble, Louisville, Highview Church, Louisville (Boyce).
Allison Madden, Pewee Valley, LaGrange Church, LaGrange (Boyce).
Cody David McKenney, Petoskey, Mich., Emanuel Church, Louisville (Boyce).
Maria Jose Reyes, Santo Domingo, Domican Republic, Iglesia Bautista Internacional, Santo Domingo (Boyce).
Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling: Morgan Carter, Madison, Ala., Cedar Creek Baptist Church, Louisville; Elsy Esther Gonzales Vasquez, Honduras, Highview Baptist Church Fegenbush, Louisville; Lauren Marie King, Bowling Green, Immanuel Baptist Church, Louisville; Dan McGill, Hanover, Md., Auburndale Baptist Church, Louisville; Ivana E. Rodriguez Reyes, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, IBI, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Master of Arts in Church Ministries: Dean C. Clark, Louisville, Highview Baptist Church East, Louisville; Scott Cameron Ford, Jr., Atlanta, Ga., First Baptist Church, Mt. Washington; Hannah Marie Johnson, Louisville, Carlisle Avenue Baptist Church, Louisville; Alex Philippi, Hudson, Quebec, Canada, Clifton Baptist Church, Louisville; Curt Sharbaugh, Brownsburg, Ind., Kenwood Baptist Church, Louisville.
Master of Arts in Discipleship and Family Ministry: Madeline Maupin Hicks, Louisville, Sojourn Community Church Midtown Campus, Louisville.
Master of Arts in Leadership: Richard H. Downing, Arnold, Mo., First Baptist Church, Mayfield.
Master of Arts in Missiology: Kieler B. Henry, Louisville; Elizabeth Jordan Shearer, Lancaster, New Breed Church, Louisville.
Master of Arts in Theological Studies: Jonathan Douglas Brazell, Calvert City, Pathway Baptist Church, Calvert City; Aaron Kiefer, Louisville, Carlisle Avenue Baptist Church, Louisville.
Master of Arts in Worship Leadership: Cassandra Patterson, Maysville, Grace Church, Maysville; William Zachary Taylor, Stilwell, Okla., Sovereign Grace Church, Louisville.
Master of Theology: Brian A. Blair, Greenville, Pa., Christ Community Church, Louisville; Sean J. Costello, Louisville, Southeast Christian Church, Louisville; Moses Abiodun Orukotan, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Abbowo Baptist Church Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria; Hoon Seo, Masan, Korea, Sogye Central Church, Masan, Gyeongnam, Korea; Garnetta Sweeney Smith, Louisville, Highview Baptist Church East, Louisville.
Master of Divinity: Jack Brannen, Versailles, Sojourn East, Louisville; Nathan Brock, Winter Haven, Fla., Clifton Baptist Church, Louisville; Nate Brooks, Louisville, Clifton Baptist Church, Louisville; Adam Burton, Lawrenceburg, First Baptist Church, Lawrenceburg; Colby Warren Flowers, Lexington, Immanuel Baptist Church, Lexington. James Derek Gunn, Louisville, Sojourn Community Church, Louisville. Joshua Haywood, Harlan, Harlan Baptist Church, Harlan; Joseph Hussung, Bowling Green, Rich Pond Baptist Church, Bowling Green;
Michael Mammi Ijah, Abuja, Nigeria, ECWA Goodnews Maitama Abuja-FCT Nigeria; Minsuk Kim, Louisville, Hanmaeum Korean Baptist Church, Louisville; Renae Kotarski, Louisville; Garett K. Lowery, Mt. Washington, Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Shepherdsville; Timothy Stephen Marsee, Simpsonville, Simpsonville Baptist Church, Simpsonville; Michael Gilder McDowell, Louisville, Sojourn Community Church, Louisville;
Joshua Moxon, Louisville, Christ Community Church, Louisville; Christopher Parrish, Lawrenceburg, Rosemont Baptist Church, Lexington; Jonathan Lee Saunders, Louisville, Fisherville Baptist Church, Fisherville; Mike D. Settle, Elktown. Jason D�Marcus Towns, Louisville, First Gethsemane Baptist Church, Louisville; Aaron Micah Tufts, San Jose, Costa Rica, Hazelwood Baptist Church, Louisville; Andrew Waldroup, Georgetown, Safe Harbor Baptist Church, Georgetown.
Doctor of Missiology
Anthony Steele, La Center, Trace Creek Church, Mayfield.
Doctor of Philosophy
William J. Brooks Jr., Louisville, Clifton Church, Louisville.
Jamus Edwards, Owensboro, Pleasant Valley Community Church, Owensboro.
Jennifer R. Garrison, Williamsburg, Campbellsville Church, Campbellsville.
Hongkil Lee, Seoul, South Korea, Jiguchon, Seoul, South Korea.
Matthew L. Pierce, Murray, Hardin Church, Hardin.
Larry W. Sowders, Jr., Barbourville., Cedar Grove Church, Shepherdsville.
Southeastern Seminary graduates
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, N.C. also held spring graduation May 21. Two graduates were from Kentucky:
Master of Arts in Church Planting—James T. Disney, Barbourville.
Bachelor of Arts in Christian Studies—Richard Arlin Reynolds, Madisonville (College at Southeastern).