Graduates attending the concluding service of the week-long Board and Senate meetings of the Senate of Serampore College held at CTC Aolijen on February 5.
Dimapur, February 7 (MExN): The week-long Board and Senate meetings of the Senate of Serampore College concluded on February 5 with 3 hours convocation programme at Clark Theological College, Aolijen. The whole event was sponsored by the Clark Theological College. A total of 1248 persons were graduated in various degree and diploma programmes. Around 400 graduates received the certificate in person and the rest in absentia. More than 70 Senators and a host of guests and invitees attended the Convocation among whom the Vice-Chancellor of Nagaland University, Lumami and Dr. Werner, the Executive Director of Ecumenical Theological Institute of WCC were also present to grace the occasion.
The Convocation address was delivered by Dr. Samuel Kabue, the Executive Director of Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network (EDAN). In his speech he raised the question as to the presence of persons with disabilities in all aspect of the life of the church and the challenges they pose. He said “In our attitudes and actions towards one another, at all times, the guiding principle must be the conviction that we are incomplete, we are less than whole, without the gifts and talents of all people . We are not a full community without one another. Responding to and fully including people with disabilities are not an option for the Churches of Christ. It is the Church’s defining characteristic”.
Prior to the Convocation, the evening before, the delegates of the Serampore College (University) Convocation were treated to a special function on 4th evening organized by the hosting college, with the theme “Many Colors One Rainbow”. Indigenous and modern items were presented by the students much to the delight of the guests. The presentations were a display of talents and cultural heritages.
The February 5th morning began early with a Commemoration Service, chaired by Tali Ao, Senior Lecturer in NT at CTC. This is a regular service conducted as part of the Serampore College (University) Convocation in grateful remembrance of the works of the Serampore Trio: William Carey, Joshua Marshman and William Ward – the pioneers of the Serampore College (University) in the early 19th Century. The speaker was Rev. Dr. O. M. Rao, a former Principal of Eastern Theological College, Jorhat. In his message, Dr Rao re-iterated the slogan of Dr Carey: “Expect Great things from God, Attempt Great Things for God.” He urged the congregation to be grateful for the exhilaration as well as the humiliation, which are characteristic experiences of all people in ministry and to be like the disciples of Jesus Christ who took the Call of Christ seriously and followed him till death.
The Master of the Serampore College remarked that the Clark Theological College has come a long way in its journey as a Theological Institution for the last 40 wilderness years. It has developed a strong faculty with a number of programs and now it is time to contribute not only to the region but also to the nation and at international levels.
The President of the Senate of Serampore College thanked the Principal and the faculty of Clark Theological College for the hospitality and excellent arrangement for the Senate meetings and the Convocation. Meanwhile, the Principal, Rev. Dr. Takatemjen thanked all the donors, well-wishers, friends and the Churches in and around Mokokchung town for co-hosting the delegates and the event as a whole. The event concluded with the singing of the doxology.
The Convocation address was delivered by Dr. Samuel Kabue, the Executive Director of Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network (EDAN). In his speech he raised the question as to the presence of persons with disabilities in all aspect of the life of the church and the challenges they pose. He said “In our attitudes and actions towards one another, at all times, the guiding principle must be the conviction that we are incomplete, we are less than whole, without the gifts and talents of all people . We are not a full community without one another. Responding to and fully including people with disabilities are not an option for the Churches of Christ. It is the Church’s defining characteristic”.
Prior to the Convocation, the evening before, the delegates of the Serampore College (University) Convocation were treated to a special function on 4th evening organized by the hosting college, with the theme “Many Colors One Rainbow”. Indigenous and modern items were presented by the students much to the delight of the guests. The presentations were a display of talents and cultural heritages.
The February 5th morning began early with a Commemoration Service, chaired by Tali Ao, Senior Lecturer in NT at CTC. This is a regular service conducted as part of the Serampore College (University) Convocation in grateful remembrance of the works of the Serampore Trio: William Carey, Joshua Marshman and William Ward – the pioneers of the Serampore College (University) in the early 19th Century. The speaker was Rev. Dr. O. M. Rao, a former Principal of Eastern Theological College, Jorhat. In his message, Dr Rao re-iterated the slogan of Dr Carey: “Expect Great things from God, Attempt Great Things for God.” He urged the congregation to be grateful for the exhilaration as well as the humiliation, which are characteristic experiences of all people in ministry and to be like the disciples of Jesus Christ who took the Call of Christ seriously and followed him till death.
The Master of the Serampore College remarked that the Clark Theological College has come a long way in its journey as a Theological Institution for the last 40 wilderness years. It has developed a strong faculty with a number of programs and now it is time to contribute not only to the region but also to the nation and at international levels.
The President of the Senate of Serampore College thanked the Principal and the faculty of Clark Theological College for the hospitality and excellent arrangement for the Senate meetings and the Convocation. Meanwhile, the Principal, Rev. Dr. Takatemjen thanked all the donors, well-wishers, friends and the Churches in and around Mokokchung town for co-hosting the delegates and the event as a whole. The event concluded with the singing of the doxology.
