At this year’s Commencement activities, the Rev. Dr. Stuart Broberg will deliver the Baccalaureate service to graduating students and their families at 11 a.m. in
Roberts Chapel.

Broberg said his message is meant to remind graduates that they hold the tools to be successful in life after Waynesburg University, whether they know it or not.

“The message is entitled, ‘The Not-Too-Hidden Secret,’” he said. “The point of it is that all around you, for the four years you’ve been at Waynesburg, are the secrets of having a successful, transformative and victorious life and making a difference with your life. They’re not too hidden, but they all really pertain to God and the Lord and the Holy Spirit.”

Broberg said he plans to share stories of God’s work through everyday individuals who have managed to accomplish great things—including a pastor in Haiti, Martin Luther King, Jr. and the students and faculty at Waynesburg University.

“It is no secret what God can do,” he said.

Broberg said Waynesburg’s concept of “fiat lux” should guide students for the rest of their lives, as it represents “the light of creation” and the “life-changing power of Jesus.” He hopes students walk away from the service with the knowledge that through the power of God, they can accomplish anything in this life. He recalled Matthew 17:20, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”

“Everybody who is going to be there has an assignment,” said Broberg. “And they haave a mountain that they’ve been assigned to move through their life and their faith and their accomplishments. So I’m going to end by saying, ‘What’s your mountain?’”

Broburg said he is always inspired by the students and faculty when he visits the university, so he is excited to deliver his message at the Baccalaureate sermon.

“One of the things I love about Waynesburg is, quite literally, every time I come away inspired,” he said. “[We often think] the world is terrible; we have this problem and that problem…Then I go to Waynesburg University and have whole series of encounters with students and faculty, and there’s all this hope and possibility. These students are going to go out into the world and they’re going to make a difference with their lives.”

Broberg said there is a different spirit at Waynesburg that is “very special and it’s very unique,” and he believes students are prepared to lead faithful, successful lives.

For Broberg, the Baccalaureate service is an important addition to the Commencement activities because it is an essential reminder to students of God’s role in the rest of their lives.

“In a way, I kind of view a Baccalaureate service as commissioning you,” he said. “You’re being commissioned by God to go out into the world to live out your calling, your assignment from God. I kind of feel like you’re being commissioned by God to go and do the very thing the Lord has placed in your heart to do with your life.”