We are looking forward to hearing your presentation on the thesis topic you’ve researched. As you prepare to share what you’ve studied, please consider the following information.
Students, guests (family, friends, etc. are welcome), and panelists will be present for the duration of the event and a break will be scheduled at around the halfway point.
You and up to 3 guests are welcome to attend the Graduation Dinner immediately following the symposium. Wood Ranch Grill will be catering. Please RSVP if you have not already using the link in the email sent to you.
For students coming in for graduation out of town, you can arrange to pick up your regalia at the Registrar Office or at our MABC Office at some point when you arrive into town. Please contact one of our departments to schedule a time to swing by.
For information about the Graduation Ceremony itself or other campus-wide graduation activities, click here.
Any updates about the Thesis Symposium or Graduation Dinner to follow will be posted here. We will try to let you know about important updates, but please check back here regularly to ensure you are up-to-date.
As you prepare to present, consider the following format for how you should break up your time presenting your material…
2 min.
Summary of why you chose to study in the MABC program, a highlight from your time in the program, and your plans to serve in biblical counseling after graduation
10 min.
Summary of your Thesis Research Outline (broad overview of the project, including significant details, and related passages from Scripture)
10 min.
Q&A directed by the Lead Panelist (only Panelists will be able to ask questions due to time constraints)
In addition, please consider the following guidelines…
The symposium will be taking place in four separate rooms on Grace Baptist Church campus simultaneously. The four groups are as follows. To examine and download a student’s thesis research outline, please select Click here adjacent to their name. Any designated Coming Soon are forthcoming in the next week or so once they make their final submission. Please check back here after April 26th for those particular thesis research outlines.
Room
GBC Room D120/121 (first floor, East Wing, joined room)
Coordinator
Michael Chrzanowski
Panel
Jamaica Groover-Skelton
Janie Street
| Order | Student | BC598 Semester | Panel Lead | Advisor | Thesis Outline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer Drake | Summer 2022 | Jamaica Groover-Skelton | Jamaica Groover-Skelton | Click here |
| 2 | Doris Chung | Fall 2022 | Jamaica Groover-Skelton | Jamaica Groover-Skelton | Click here |
| 3 | Julie DeVore | Fall 2022 | Jamaica Groover-Skelton | Jamaica Groover-Skelton | Click here |
| 4 | Sarah Lowery | Fall 2022 | Jamaica Groover-Skelton | Jamaica Groover-Skelton | Click here |
| 5 | Vivian Tian | Fall 2022 | Jamaica Groover-Skelton | Jamaica Groover-Skelton | Click here |
| 6 | Maran McLeod | Spring 2023 | Jamaica Groover-Skelton | Jamaica Groover-Skelton | Click here |
| 7 | Tracy Zhang | Spring 2023 | Jamaica Groover-Skelton | Jamaica Groover-Skelton | Click here |
Room
GBC Room D220 (second floor, East Wing)
Coordinator
James Street
Panel
John Street
Ed Wilde
Keith Palmer
| Order | Student | BC598 Semester | Panel Lead | Advisor | Thesis Outline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Bassett | Summer 2022 | John Street | Ed Wilde | Click here |
| 2 | Romans Sendriks | Fall 2022 | John Street | Ed Wilde | Click here |
| 3 | Robert Sidlo | Fall 2022 | John Street | Ed Wilde | Click here |
| 4 | Seichi Kamimura | Spring 2023 | John Street | Ed Wilde | Click here |
| 5 | Justin Daugherty | Spring 2023 | John Street | Keith Palmer* | Click here |
| 6 | Aaron Filbrun | Spring 2022 | John Street | Stuart Scott* | Click here |
Room
GBC Room D221 (second floor, East Wing)
Coordinator
Matthew Heller
Panel
Todd Sorrell
Tom Sugimura
| Order | Student | BC598 Semester | Panel Lead | Advisor | Thesis Outline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donald Carr | Fall 2022 | Todd Sorrell | Todd Sorrell | Click here |
| 2 | Blake Adkins | Spring 2023 | Todd Sorrell | Adam Tyson* | Click here |
| 3 | Brian Wippermann | Spring 2023 | Tom Sugimura | Ernie Baker* | Click here |
| 4 | David Pederson | Spring 2023 | Tom Sugimura | Ernie Baker* | Click here |
| 5 | Kyle Jenison | Fall 2022 | Tom Sugimura | Ernie Baker* | Click here |
| 6 | Daniel Castañeda | Fall 2022 | Tom Sugimura | Ernie Baker* | Click here |
| 7 | Adam Sanchez | Fall 2022 | Tom Sugimura | Ernie Baker* | Click here |
| 8 | Tito Lyro | Spring 2023 | Tom Sugimura | Ernie Baker* | Click here |
Room
GBC Room D223 (second floor, East Wing)
Coordinator
Daniel Gloster
Panel
Mary Somerville
Martha Peace
Carolyn McGuire
| Order | Student | BC598 Semester | Panel Lead | Advisor | Thesis Outline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Traci Simandle | Spring 2023 | Mary Somerville | Mary Somerville | Click here |
| 2 | Laura Jones | Summer 2022 | Mary Somerville | Mary Somerville | Click here |
| 3 | Hannah Fuller | Fall 2022 | Mary Somerville | Mary Somerville | Click here |
| 4 | Lan Dong | Spring 2023 | Mary Somerville | Mary Somerville | Click here |
| 5 | Mariana Stouffer | Spring 2023 | Mary Somerville | Mary Somerville | Click here |
| 6 | Margaret Boggan | Summer 2022 | Martha Peace | Martha Peace | Click here |
| 7 | Jennifer Tripp | Fall 2022 | Carolyn McGuire | Carolyn McGuire | Click here |
The Thesis Symposium and Graduation Dinner will both be held at Grace Baptist Church this year. When you drive into campus, please drive around the outside of the church to the backside of the main worship center and park in the area circled below on this map called Symposium Parking. Then you will enter the building through the doors indicated on this map by Enter Here. As soon as you enter, there will be signs directing you to what room you need to go to for your portion of the symposium. The rooms will be located to the right on either the first or second floor as soon as you enter the building.
