<The 34th Commencement Ceremony>
The school held the 34th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, June 7th, at 1:00 PM. The ceremony, moderated by Vice President Yun-jung Choi, proceeded in the following order: prayer by Vice President Sun-mook Shin, announcements, academic report, conferring of degrees, commencement address by President Sung-jin Lim, special song by student So-hyun Song, congratulatory message by Netz Gomez, valedictory address, prayer of dedication by student Daniel Choi, singing of the school anthem, and benediction by SOMA President Kwang-gil Lee.
President Sung-jin Lim stated, “Today is a very joyful day. I thank God for providing this meaningful occasion. World Mission University students are studying all over the world, in various countries, and in several states across the U.S. People have attended from various places including India, Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Canada, and Korea. In today’s graduation hall, there are those who lost family members while studying, and those whose studies took a long time because they were devoted to missionary work. Notably, thanks to support for Africa starting two years ago, four students from Africa are graduating today.”
“Graduation is both a new beginning and a day of being sent out into the world. I want to exhort you to minister with a heart of love. By believing in Jesus, we have gained the freedom to do all things. However, the Apostle Paul said to enjoy the freedom that benefits our neighbors. We must use this freedom to serve others. True service is serving with love. Just as Jesus washed feet, we must also wash feet. Ministry done without love is meaningless.”
“Love is not a method but an attitude; it is a heart, not a skill. Minister with love.”
In this graduation ceremony, a total of 107 students received degrees, including 32 Bachelor’s degrees, 65 Master’s degrees (24 MACP, 6 MAGL, 9 MAM, 13 MAT, 6 MAWS, 7 MDiv), and 10 Doctorates (7 DMin: Yu-mi Kang, Eun-gon Park, Jung-min Byun, Sun-tae Ahn, Kwang-cheon Lee, Seung-soo Lee, Suk Han; 2 DMin-CH: Deok-hwa Lee, Yong-min Cho; 1 DMA: Wi-young Oh).