Under President John Stephenson, Berea College undertook the first systematic review of the Great Commitments of Berea College in the 1992-1993 academic year.  The Committee to Review the Commitments (CRC) took an in-depth review of the Commitments resulting in a report containing a recommended restatement of the commitments (or mission statement). The Berea Board of Trustees adopted the recommended restatement of the Great Commitments on April 24, 1993.

The motivation for the review of the Commitments arose from both faculty discussions in 1991-1992 of proposed revisions of the general education curriculum and concerns regarding the language of the commitment statement. The purpose of the review was, therefore, to focus on the mission statement of the College as articulated in the Commitments and to inform faculty, administrative, and trustee issues concerning the implementation of the College's mission.