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This presentation considers the imprecatory psalms as an underutilized resource for pastoral care, especially in ministering to victims of abuse who need to know that there is a God who sees and who will bring justice. Surprisingly, these psalms also provide a path toward forgiveness, as they enable those who have been wronged to entrust their cause to God. Audio file only.

Paul looks at each of his congregations and tells them that union with Christ is central: What aspect of your union with Christ don’t you understand or live out? In this speech, we will see why Paul stresses to the Philippians the importance of having the mind of Christ.

In this speech, we seek to understand anger better, especially as sinful anger is easy to justify. We want to see how anger functions in our lives so that we can help others with their sinful anger and think about how to nurture righteous anger.

In this speech, Dr. Lane will show how his book ‘Unstuck’ can be a template for a Christian’s personal growth, as well as a ministry tool to help others progress in sanctification.

Pastoral counselling points us to the Triune God, whose perfections always resonate with our deepest human needs. This presentation will explore the counselling implications of God’s faithfulness. Through select examples, it will be shown how the New Testament writers’ appeal to divine faithfulness provides a valuable pattern for counselling today in situations of temptation, persecution, loss of assurance, and guilt.

There are many reasons why professing Christians backslide. It is usually a case of several interrelated spiritual disciplines that wane or go missing. The only way to not backslide is to move forward in the grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus. Recognizing the problem is important, but the solution to the problem is also important.

Based upon Tim’s book, Relationships: A Mess Worth Making, this speech will address the vital topic of forgiveness. Research shows that this aspect of a relationship is one of the greatest predictors of relationships flourishing. Since we will fail in our relationships, how do you repair a relationship once it has been ruptured?

Based upon Tim’s book, Relationships: A Mess Worth Making, this speech will address the important topic of conflict. Conflict is inevitable. You can’t avoid it in either your personal or professional life. We also live in a time where conflict is very much a part of our public life. What does it look like to engage in conflict well? In this session we will look at how to fight to understand rather than fight to win.

The 2025 convocation evening took place on Friday, September 5, 2025 at Redeemer University. Dr. Smith gave the keynote address entitled “Is There Gospel in a Genealogy?” Ten students received the Master of Divinity degree and one student received the Diploma of Theological Studies degree.