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BSM HELD JOINT GRADUATION CEREMONY
BEREAN SCHOOL OF MINISTRY held a first joint graduation ceremony for BSM Batch 28,
SY 2019-2020 and BSM Online Batch 1, SY 2021-2022 at the Worship Hall of Destiny City Church in March 31, 2022 @ 3:00 PM.
THE PROGRAM
PART 1
PICTORIAL of Candidates for Graduation
PROCESSIONAL
School Director & Academic Dean, Faculty and Staff, Candidates for Graduation with their Parents/ Spouse / Guest
PART 2
OPENING
National Anthem – AVP
Doxology – Ms. Icon Plana with Mr. Phileo Bais
WELCOME AND TALK ABOUT BSM
Academic Dean, Rev. Zenaida Calusay
AWARDS TIME
Awardees to be presented by Ms. Jean Lumped. Medals to be awarded by Rev. Rey Calusay
PRESENTATION OF AWARDS FOR BSM BATCH 28
Awarding of Medals to Academic Awardees
Awarding of Medals to Performance Awardees
PRESENTATION OF AWARDS FOR BSM ONLINE BATCH 1
Awarding of Medals to 9 Academic Awardees
Awarding of Medals to Top Three Academic Awardees
Presentation of Medals to Performance Awardees
TESTIMONIES & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
By selected candidates for graduation
Karen Trabasas – BSM 28 Joebert Tabayag -BSM Online 1
Joekim Sayepa – BSM 28 Vicenta Magno – BSM Online 1
Melanie Aposaga -BSM Online 1 Arcturus Dordas – BSM Online 1
MESSAGE TO THE GRADUATES
(Virtual) Message from Guest Speaker, Rev. Helen Bates.
CERTIFICATE PROCES
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION – Rev. Zeny Calusay, Academic Dean
CONFIRMATION OF GRADUATES – Rev. Rey Calusay, BSM Director
AWARDING OF CERTIFICATES – Rev. Rey Calusay, BSM Director, Rev. Zeny Calusay, Academic Dean
GRADUATION PRESENTATION BY SELECTED GRADUATES – Phileo Bais, Michael Joe Gallardo, Chisyl Joy Milan, Ronel Kirby Tingzon and Icon Plana
CONSECRATION CEREMONY
THE CLOAK OF SERVANTHOOD EXPLAINED – Rev. Rey Calusay, BSM Director
BESTOWING OF CLOAKS OF SERVANTHOOD – by BSM Faculty/Staff and DCC Board of Trustees
CHARGE TO GRADUATES – Rev. Rey Calusay, BSM Director
CONSECRATION OF PRAYER
(Graduates requested to be on their knees and we invite WVDC Officials, ECS Pastors, BSM Alumni/Pastors in attendance to join BSM Director and Faculty and staff to pray for the graduates)
WELCOME TO THE FRONTLINE – Rev. Rey Calusay, BSM Director
CLOSING PRAYER – Rev. Jessie Villagra Cia, WBDC District Superintendent
Applause to the Graduates
Throwing of Hats
JOINT GRADUATION LUNCH FELLOWSHIP
A pre-graduation lunch was prepared by the BSM faculty and staff for the graduating students, 9 from BSM Batch 28 and 36 from the BSM Online Batch 1. The event became the first time the BSM Online students and faculty and staff saw and heard each other face to face.
Photo shoot with Sir Rey and Ma’am Zeny
Group Presentations. The BSM Online study groups had the chance to work together for a few minutes to prepare their presentation.
Messages From Teachers – students finally saw and heard their teachers in person.
Special Awards given
Coffee tasting with Mybelle Calusay, Manager of Starbucks in SM Iloilo – one of the BSM Online students
The Cake and the food
TEN MONTHS AND TWO DAYS
For ten months, they attended class, interacted with each other, studied as groups, laughed at each others jokes every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 7 to 9 PM. But that was all in the virtual setting. May times they expressed the longing to see each other in person. Then Alert Level 1 in relation to the pandemic situation was announced in most regions of the Philippines, making travel easier. That sparked the idea that we can have an in-person graduation celebration to which everyone agreed.
So they came (except for 4 who could not make it) and had great fun and fellowship for two days. This is the story of BSM Online Batch 1. It was a case of “Hello” and then “Good Bye” but it was better that none.
BSM ONLINE BATCH 1 AWARDEES
Even in the online setting, these students achieved well and demonstrated great performance. Through a customized server within the Discord platform, we were able to measure the performances of the students in the different areas of learning. Coagulations to these achievers.
FORTY STUDENTS FINISHED AS FIRST BSM ONLINE GRADUATES
It is a common saying that the pioneers in an endeavor will always face the greatest difficulty. These forty men and women experienced that and paved the way for the next groups of students who will study in BSM Online. We truly salute them for a job very well done in overcoming the challenges of the learning in an online setting.
Screenshots from our last online class session, March 23, 2022.
THE CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION, BSM ONLINE BATCH1
- Alayon, L. Marius P.
- Alibuas, Rhea Sylvia D.
- Amigo, Karina Inovah V.
- Andrada, Lanilyn R.
- Aposaga, Ma. Melanie B.
- Arevalo, Kesiah L.
- Bais, Phileo M.
- Barrios, Flora E.
- Calusay, Mybelle D.
- Clavaton, Jocelyn A.
- Dalisay, Nathan F.
- Delgado, Margie F.
- Dongor, Maryjane D.
- Dordas, Arcturus D.
- Dotimas, Clarissa S.
- Enerio, Franklin M.
- Fenolan, Maybelle F.
- Flores, Genemie Rose G.
- Gallardo, Michael Joe A.
- Gomez, Metchie J.
- Jaruda, Regine A.
- Lasaleta, Jonas A.
- Lausa, Lina F.
- Lee, Jemima O.
- Llarena, Rudelyn T.
- Lucindo, Akira B.
- Magno, Vicenta A.
- Mijares, Stephen F.
- Millares, Theresa F.
- Paclibar, Abegail B.
- Plana, Icon A.
- Protasio, Lorna Carmela A.
- Samaco, Ligaya D.
- Sy, Almelyn Rose S.
- Tabayag, Jobert B.
- Teves, Gamalien Jr. L.
- Ticar, Elizza Marie D.
- Tiguihanon, Nonilon E. Jr.
- Tingzon, Ronel Kirby T.
- Torreno, John Weshly C.
INDIVIDUAL PHOTOS OF BSM ONLINE BATCH 1
PHOTOS OF THOSE WHO WERE NOT ABLE TO JOIN THE FACE TO FACE GRADUATION CEREMONY
BSM BATCH 28 JOINS IN GRADUATION CEREMONY OF BSM ONLINE BATCH 1
When the nationwide lock down effective last March 16, 2020 was announced due to a national health emergency brought by COVID19, the BSM Batch 28 students had to pack their bags to catch up with the last ride back to their home places. There were a block of courses left to be covered which they were able to complete online. All other requirements for graduation were accomplished online as well. However, they missed the experience of a proper graduation ceremony.
Remarkably however, this batch pursued with their church planting assignments. A year after the pandemic started, with the travel restrictions and required safety protocols, many managed to travel to Mindanao and have started a successful ministry among the Moslems in Mindanao. As we prepare for the graduation of the BSM Online Batch, we decided to recall them for a joint graduation ceremony. Nine out of nineteen of them made it to be in the joint graduation ceremony of BSM Batch 28 and BSM Online Batch 1.
Enjoying the fun during the Graduation Lunch prepared by the school for the graduating students.
ONLINE COMPREHENSIVE TEST TILL MIDNIGHT
BSM Online students took their online year end comprehensive test last March 25, 2022. The test was made available online from 7 pm until midnight. Academic Dean Rev. Zeny Calusay asked them to send in their photos while taking the test. In BSM, students regularly say: “We love tests”|
MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES
Why this course?
While preaching and teaching are the primary spiritual responsibilities of the pastor, there is another side of pastoral leadership that must not be overlooked or underemphasized- the business and management side. Pastors are not managers in a corporate-business-world-publicly-traded-company sort-of-way. But pastors are shepherds. And shepherds manage sheep. The vast majority of pastoral roles include management. Even at the most basic level, churches require management. Who pays the bills? When does the meeting start? Who is responsible for the different functions? Who keeps the records? What is our policy? These are just a few basic managerial questions.
BSM Online is privileged to have a guest teacher with a wide managerial experience. We welcome Mr. Ronald Amigo.
Current Position:
Asst. Dept Head – Mayor’s Office, City of Roxas
Program Manager – Fred Hollows Foundation
Education:
UP Visayas – BS History
CPC (Collegio dela Purisima Concepcion) – Juris Doctor
ANU (Australian National university) – Masters in Public Policy
NO OTHER GOSPEL
We are tasked to preach the gospel. It is very important that we preach the true gospel.
Matthew 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
Paul warned about the danger of preaching a gospel other than the one they, the apostles preached Galatians 1:6-9 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one, we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned! 9As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let him be eternally condemned!
This course firstly will lead students to look closely into key scriptures that teach the content of the true gospel centered on the Lord Jesus. Secondly, lead them to carefully serious efforts of the New Testament Church to preserve the true gospel, Consequent to this is a study of the arguments Paul presented in his letter to the Galatians in defense of the gospel he preached.
DISCIPLING CHILDREN
“Discipleship is also for children” is the next focus of the BSM Online course that starts this week. Ministry to children in local churches is not baby sitting so the parents can attend church services undisturbed. It should be another ministry to be labeled “HANDLE WITH CARE”. It should be done as intentional and systematic as how we do it with adults so that children will know Jesus as Lord and Savior and are guided to grow as His true disciples.
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