DBU REPORT 4 During the months of May and August, DBU celebrated hundreds of newly minted alumni, ready to take on the world and serve others through their respective callings. In addition, the University honored four wonderful individuals with honorary doctorates and heard from a number of outstanding speakers. During the three Spring Commencement Services, held May 11 and 12, DBU honored local Dallas pastor, Oscar Epps; nationally known lawyer and Christian author, Mark Lanier; and world-renowned singer and songwriter, Kristyn Getty. Pastor Oscar Epps, a DBU alumnus, is the founding Senior Pastor of Community Missionary Baptist Church of DeSoto, Texas, established in 1993, and has gone on to plant five additional churches throughout the DFW Metroplex. He has served as past President of the BGCT African American Fellowship and Moderator for the Dallas Baptist Association. He is also the recipient of the 2021 DBU Oak Cliff Good Samaritan Award. Mark Lanier is recognized as one of the top civil trial lawyers in America and featured in top news publications. He is a frequent guest on broadcast and cable networks and has served as a featured lecturer at the nation’s top law schools. He is the founder of the Christian Trial Lawyers Association and Lanier Theological Library, and he is the author of several Christian books, including Jesus for Living: Daily Prayers, Wisdom and Guidance and Atheism on Trial: A Lawyer Examines the Case for Unbelief. Kristyn Getty is a GRAMMY®-nominated recording artist from Northern Ireland whose voice is synonymous with modern hymns. Along with her husband, Keith, the two have continued to share their faith around the world in front of Presidents, Prime Ministers, and the Houses of Parliament. They are co-founders of the Sing! Conference, and Kristyn is the creator of the GMA-award-winning Getty Kids Hymnal and has recorded the entire ESV Bible as an audio version for Crossway. In addition to these honorees, Dr. Daniel Edwards, who graduated with a Ph.D. in Leadership Studies during the May Service, DBU CELEBRATES GRADUATES AS THEY PREPARE TO SERVE THE WORLD
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