Donald Gum was the chaplain at Wesley Long Community Hospital in Greensboro, North Carolina. The service begins with a Scriptural blessing and a prayer (0:00-0:52). The service is designated as Clinical Pastoral Education Day, and the guests are acknowledged (0:53-3:27). Donald Gum is introduced as the chapel speaker (3:28-4:52). Steve Brown leads in responsive reading (4:53-6:13). Gum reads from Exodus 33:18-23 (6:14-8:12). Gum speaks about the continual preparation for ministry, with components which he names as faith, tradition, Scripture, and experience (8:13-10:35). Gum speaks about the temptation to doubt one’s role in ministry and God’s presence in it (10:36-13:20). Gum speaks about his personal faith and his inclination to doubt (13:21-17:19). Gum speaks about how lightly one takes his experiences and work considering how God moves (17:20-23:36). Gum closes the service in a moment of prayer (23:37-24:18).
