Doctor B.

New Hope Shepherd Richard Bryson has been working on his Doctor of Ministry (DMin) degree for the last several years. He completed his coursework by extension through Seattle’s Bakke Graduate University. The last step in the program is writing a dissertation, and he recently finished his 156-page paper entitled The Church's Response to the Immigration Crisis. And this weekend Rich’s dissertation passed its final review with flying colors, earning the highest mark of "Passed with High Distinction"!

So, all that’s left is a May 31st graduation ceremony up in Seattle and we can officially refer to him as Doctor Richard Bryson!

I know he’s worked very hard on this for a long time, and I’m not at all surprised that he finished with high marks and high praise. Congratulations, Rich!