Commencement: Undergraduate
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- Processional March
- Welcome
- Hymn: Great Is Thy Faithfulness
- Scripture Reading
- Prayer
- Choral Anthem
- Commencement Address - Rick Warren
- Presentation of Degrees
- Bachelor of Fine Arts
- Bachelor of Arts
- Biblical & Theological Studies
- Christian Education Ministries
- Communication Studies
- Journalism
- Mass Communication Interdisciplinary
- Film-Television-Radio
- English
- History
- Political Science
- Humanities
- Anthropology
- Intercultural Studies
- Liberal Studies
- Music
- Philosophy
- Psychology
- Social Science
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
- Special Recognitions
- Benediction
- Recessional March
About Rick Warren
Dr. Rick Warren is the founding pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, which he and his wife, Kay, began in their home in 1980 with one other family. Today it is one of the largest and most influential congregations in America.
Dr. Warren is also an author, global strategist, innovator and philanthropist. His book The Purpose Driven Life has sold 30 million copies in English and was the best-selling book in the world for three years. His influential book on church health, The Purpose Driven Church, was a winner of the Gold Medallion Ministry Book of the Year and was selected as one of the 100 Christian Books That Changed the 20th Century.
Polls have identified Dr. Warren as "America's most influential spiritual leader," and he frequently advises leaders on issues such as poverty, education, faith and ethics. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from California Baptist College, a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Theological Seminary, and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Fuller Theological Seminary.