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- Description:
- This forum was part of the Ministry with the Small Rural Church Workshop. Quentin Lockwood was Director of the Rural Missions Department of the Home Mission Board. Robert E. Wiley Robert E. Wiley was Associates Director of the Rural Missions Department in the Associational Missions Division of the Home Mission Board. Sara Ann Hobbs was the Director of the Division of Missions for the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. The forum begins with introduction from all the speakers and the students participating (0:00:00-0:09:46). The moderator opens the forum for questions and topics for discussion, and he gives an opening talk about the importance of the church (0:09:47-0:16:55). Throughout most of the forum, the speakers and students discuss various topics of which include the definition of a small church, the needs of small churches, and the future of small churches (0:16:56-1:59:21). The conversation begins to wrap up, and the moderator thanks everyone for coming and contributing to the forum (1:59:22-2:02:23).
- Subject:
- Church renewal, Small churches, and Rural clergy
- Creator:
- Lockwood, Quentin, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Hobbs, Sara Ann, and Wiley, Robert E.
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- November 2, 1982
- Resource type:
- Text and Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Conference_Forum_1982-11-02
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- Description:
- This message was part of the Ministry with the Small Rural Church Workshop. Robert E. Wiley was Associates Director of the Rural Missions Department in the Associational Missions Division of the Home Mission Board. Wiley begins his lecture by sharing some book resources for the audience, and he lays out the topics that he will be lecturing on over the next few days (00:00-08:12). Wiley’s lecture is about the changes in society bringing the rural and urban worlds closer together, and he walks through how one brings change to small rural churches where change is a difficult process (08:13-50:35). Wiley concludes his lecture by once again bringing attention to the book resources on cultural church change (50:36-51:12).
- Subject:
- Rural-urban divide, Rural churches--United States, and Social change
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Wiley, Robert E.
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- November 2, 1982
- Resource type:
- Text and Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Conference_Robert_E_Wiley_1982-11-02
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- Description:
- This message was part of the Ministry with the Small Rural Church Workshop. Quentin Lockwood was Director of the Rural Missions Department of the Home Mission Board. The conference begins with Lockwood introducing himself, and he gives the title of his lecture, “The Call of the Small” (00:00-00:48). Lockwood begins his lecture with the subject of calling, and he reminds the audience that the call of God comes to people regardless of location or size of service (00:49-05:45). Lockwood moves the subject of “small,” and he lays out the demographic numbers of Southern Baptist churches across America (05:46-09:30). Lockwood gives six factors on the size of churches, and the first is knowing everyone in the congregation, the second is the relationships among members, the third is the transiency of pastors, the fourth is financial resources, the fifth is the pastor’s workload, and the sixth is congregational leadership (09:31-20:35). Lockwood speaks about the many advantages of being a small church pastor throughout the rest of his lecture (20:36-47:05).
- Subject:
- Sociology, Rural--Religious aspects--Christianity, Church renewal--Southern Baptist Convention, and Rural churches
- Creator:
- Lockwood, Quentin and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- November 2, 1982
- Resource type:
- Text and Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Conference_Quentin_Lockwood_1982-11-02
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- Description:
- This message was part of the Ministry with the Small Rural Church Workshop. Selz Cabot Mayo was an emeritus professor from North Carolina State University. The lecture begins with Mayo introducing himself, and he states that his lecture will be divided into two parts (00:00-01:00). In the first part of the lecture, Mayo discusses the changing statistics of rural and urban population growth, education, life expectancy, and cost of living over the past ten years (01:01-31:58). In the second part of the lecture, Mayo discusses the changes in the culture, specifically the fact that pastors know their parishioners less than they did in years past (31:59-43:13). Mayo opens for comments, observations, and questions (43:14-46:31).
- Subject:
- Rural-urban migration, Social change, and U.S. states--Population
- Creator:
- Mayo, Selz C. (Selz Cabot), 1915-1983 and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- November 2, 1982
- Resource type:
- Text and Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Conference_Selz_Cabot_Mayo_1982-11-02
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- Description:
- Richard Albert Spencer was Associate Professor of New Testament. The service begins with a word of prayer (00:00-01:45). Spencer reads from Philippians, chapters 2 & 3 (01:46-03:49). The choir sings a song of worship (03:50-07:20). Spencer begins his sermon with the story of his faith journey, and he states that he wants to speak about the deeper meaning of calling in the Christian life (07:21-13:52). Spencer explains five types of calling, and they are the call into being, the call to repentance, the call to faith, the call to be perfect, and the call to be God’s word to others (13:53-23:58). Spencer ends the service with a word of prayer (23:59-24:53).
- Subject:
- Repentance--Christianity, Faith, and Christian life
- Creator:
- Spencer, Richard A. (Richard Albert) and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- November 9, 1982
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Richard_Albert_Spencer_1982-11-09
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- Description:
- William G. Benton was a Master of Divinity student. The service begins with a word of prayer (00:00-01:40). A student sings a song of worship (01:41-05:10). Benton begins his sermon with Scripture readings from Exodus 34:29-32 and John 12:20-26 (05:11-08:04). Benton shares the stories of many saints through history who displayed the radiance of God’s glory, and he says that Christian can display this same glory only through God who gives them the strength (08:05-24:08). The service ends with a word of prayer (24:09-24:35).
- Subject:
- Glory of God and Hagiography
- Creator:
- Benton, William G. and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- October 28, 1982
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_William_G_Benton_1982-10-28
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- Description:
- Debra Griffis-Woodberry was the Minster of Education at Ridge Road Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC. The service begins with the reading of the Greatest Commandment from Matthew 22 and a word of prayer (00:00-02:12). Bob Richardson introduces himself, and Debra Griffis-Woodberry is introduced as the chapel speaker (02:13-05:19). Griffis-Woodberry delivers the Scripture reading from Micah 6:6-8 and Mark 9:2-8 (05:20-07:50). The choir sings the anthem (07:51-14:03). Griffis-Woodberry seeks to answer the questions of whether Jesus Christ and the church are relevant in today’s world, and she observes that Christian tend to either use their identity as a protection or compartmentalize their lives away from the world (14:04-26:18). Griffis-Woodberry concludes her sermon with the story of the Mount of Transfiguration, and she says that Christians should not make the same mistake as Peter who sought to stay on the mountain (26:19-32:41). The service ends with a benediction (32:42-33:11).
- Subject:
- Witness bearing (Christianity), Relevance, and Jesus Christ--Transfiguration
- Creator:
- Griffis-Woodberry, Debra and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- October 27, 1982
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Debra_Griffis-Woodberry_1982-10-27
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- Description:
- Napier Baker was an educator a part of the Clinical Pastoral Education Center. The service begins with a responsive reading and a word of prayer (00:00-01:32). Dean Morris Ashcraft welcomes guest of Clinical Pastoral Education Centers, and Napier Baker is introduced as the chapel speaker (01:33-04:50). The choir sings a song of worship (04:51-09:17). Baker begins his sermon by reading from Numbers 11 and Luke 4 (09:18-11:34). Baker speaks about the foundations and expectations of ministry, and he says that each person come to the ministry with their own unique heritage, their struggles, their affirmations, and their expectations (11:35-23:16). The service ends with a word of prayer (23:17-23:55).
- Subject:
- Role expectation, Church work, and Struggle--Religious aspects--Christianity
- Creator:
- Baker, Napier and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- October 26, 1982
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Napier_Baker_1982-10-26
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- Description:
- Charles L. Tyre was the President of Bluefield College. The service begins with a poem about chapels and a word of prayer (00:00-01:04). Charles L. Tyre is introduced as the chapel speaker (01:05-03:57). The choir sings a song of worship (03:58-07:38). Tyre’s sermon is about the preaching of the Word of God with his text from 2 Timothy 4:2, and he says that preaching from the “overflow” of one’s studies, personality, and experiences are the best ways to preach and avoid burnout (07:39-25:26). Tyre ends the service with a word of prayer (25:27-26:18).
- Subject:
- Word of God (Christian theology), Experience, and Preaching
- Creator:
- Tyre, Charles L. and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- October 21, 1982
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Charles_L_Tyre_1982-10-21
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- Description:
- Horace W. Lariscy was the pastor of Knotts Grove Baptist Church. The service begins with a Scripture reading from Deuteronomy 32:1-4 and Ephesians 4:4-6 (00:00-01:31). The speaker reads from Hebrews 9:24-28, and a word of prayer is given (01:32-04:22). The choir sings a song of worship (04:23-07:33). Lariscy begins his sermon by recognizing all those who took part in the service who are members of his church (07:34-11:33). Lariscy’s sermon is about the family of God in Hebrews 9:24-28, and he says that Christ died and will return for the family of God (11:34-22:05). The service ends with a prayer and benediction (22:06-22:53).
- Subject:
- Jesus Christ--Crucifixion, Families--Religious aspects, and Second Advent
- Creator:
- Lariscy, Horace W. and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- October 20, 1982
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Horace_W_Lariscy_1982-10-20
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- Description:
- Orlando E. Costas was the Thornley B. Wood Professor of Missiology at Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, now Palmer Theological Seminary. The service begins with a word of prayer (00:00-00:53). Orlando E. Costas is introduced as the Page Lecturer (00:54-02:19). Costas begins his lecture by speaking about the importance of Galilee as the land on the periphery of Jewish as a liberation metaphor for Christ’s mission to save the poor and outcast of society (02:20-10:57). His first point is that Jesus’ mission in Galilee shows the reader that gospel missions should have its base in the periphery of society because it can challenge the central powers (10:58-17:14). Costas second point is that missions is a personal and public message for all human beings, and he says that when the multitudes are evangelized, creation hears about it (17:15-28:49). Costas third point is that missions has a global scope, and the country song “In an Old Shanty Town” is played (28:50-42:25). A time of Q&A is opened for the audience, and the first question is about the interpretation of the Bible for the current context (42:26-46:59). The service ends with an announcement and a word of prayer (47:00-47:53).
- Subject:
- Missions, Liberation theology, and Jesus Christ--Person and offices
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Costas, Orlando E.
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- October 6, 1982
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Page_Lecture_Orlando_Costas_1982-10-06
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- Description:
- Orlando E. Costas was the Thornley B. Wood Professor of Missiology at Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, now Palmer Theological Seminary. The service begins with a word of prayer (00:00-02:19). Orlando E. Costas is introduced as the Page Lecturer (02:20-05:49). Costas begins his lecture by giving a warm greeting from the faculty of Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary (05:50-07:07). Costas describes Jesus’ life situation as presented in the Gospel of Mark, and he compares Jesus’ experience as a Galilean to Hispanic Americans in the present day who are separated from their brothers and sisters in Latin America (07:08-26:28). Costas second part of his lecture is about Jesus using Galilee as his mission field and his launching pad for the church (26:39-44:54). The speaker ends the service with a benediction (44:55-45:57).
- Subject:
- Missions, Israel--Galilee, and Jesus Christ--Person and offices
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Costas, Orlando E.
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- October 5, 1982
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Page_Lecture_Orlando_Costas_1982-10-05
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- Description:
- Jim Finley was the pastor of Pine Valley Baptist Church in Wilmington, NC. The service begins with organ music (00:00-05:00). The speaker gives a word of prayer (05:01-07:15). Jim Finley is introduced as the chapel speaker (07:16-08:38). The choir sings a song of worship (08:39-13:40). Finley’s sermon is on the theme of discouragement, and he reads 2 Kings 13:14-19 to point out that only the Lord can deliver his people from discouragement (13:41-32:51). Finley ends the service with a word of prayer (32:52-33:40).
- Subject:
- Encouragement--Religious aspects--Christianity and Providence and government of God
- Creator:
- Finley, Jim and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- September 30, 1982
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Jim_Finley_1982-09-30
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- Description:
- This audio recording was conducted in the Library of Southeastern. Mary Cosby was a minister at the Church of Our Savior in Washington DC. Cosby begins her sermon by laying out her outline and discussion topics (0:00:00-0:03:43). She speaks about her childhood memories of memorizing Scripture in her Baptist church, and she reads John 13:1-38 (0:03:44-0:11:16). In the first part of her sermon, Cosby says that salvation comes through freedom and not law, and she points to the act of servanthood as the way believers become children of God (0:11:17-0:32:37). In the second part of her sermon, Cosby speaks about salvation as the entrance into a new reality, and she discusses at length the current abuses of power and wealth the United States government is currently engaging in to show that Christians must not align themselves with the world but rather the alternative community of God (0:32:38-1:12:48). Cosby opens for questions from the audience, and the first question is about how Cosby’s church is structured for missions (1:12:49-1:17:07). For the second question, Cosby shares the story of a church member who met Jesus Christ through an advanced doctrine study (1:17:08-1:25:37). The librarian concludes the talk by inviting everyone downstairs for refreshments, and she gives a word of prayer (1:25:37-1:26:47).
- Subject:
- Salvation, Christian communities, and Abuse of administrative power
- Creator:
- Cosby, Mary and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- September 27, 1982
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Mary_Cosby_1982-09-27
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- Description:
- John R. Cheyne was the Director for the Program of Hunger Relief for the Foreign Mission Board. The service begins with a Scripture reading from James 2:14-18 and a word of prayer (00:00-06:55). The speaker gives a few announcements about World Hunger Week (06:56-10:54). John R. Cheyne is introduced as the chapel speaker (10:55-12:03). The choir sings the anthem (12:04-16:35). Cheyne reads from 1 John 3:1-3, and his sermon is a call to action to fight world hunger because of the love God has given to those he calls his children (16:36-30:25). Cheyne ends the service with a word of prayer (30:26-31:36).
- Subject:
- Children of God, Church work with the poor--Baptists, and Hunger
- Creator:
- Cheyne, John R. and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- October 13, 1982
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_John_R_Cheyne_1982-10-13
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- Description:
- Billy H. Cline was a Trustee. The service begins with President Randall Lolley giving a call to worship and a word of prayer (00:00-02:10). Lolley introduces the Southeastern trustees, and Billy H. Cline is introduced as the chapel speaker (02:11-05:34). Trustee Warren Pearson leads in a song of worship (05:35-09:40). Cline begins his message with a joke, reading from Ephesians 4:1-6, and a word of prayer (09:41-12:18). Cline’s sermon is about maintaining unity in the church, and he says that the virtues listed in Ephesians 4:2 of humility, meekness, long suffering, and bearing one another’s burdens in love are crucial for this task (12:19-25:57). He closes his sermon by stating that the spread of the gospel is at stake if unity is destroyed (25:58-28:23). Lolley ends the service with a word of prayer (28:24-29:08).
- Subject:
- Church--Unity, Witness bearing (Christianity), and Theological virtues
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Cline, Billy H.
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- October 12, 1982
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Billy_H_Cline_1982-10-12
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- Description:
- Ronald Bernard Wilkins was a student at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The service begins with a benediction and a word of prayer (00:00-00:54). Ronald Bernard Wilkins reads from Luke 7:11-17, and he shares community prayer requests (00:55-02:57). The choir sings a song of worship (02:58-05:50). Wilkins speaks about the story of Jesus raising the widow’s son, and he says that Jesus is calling people out of darkness, specifically for seminarians, the darkness of uncertainty (05:51-17:10). Wilkins ends the service with a word of prayer (17:11-17:45).
- Subject:
- Raising of the widow's son (Miracle), Light and darkness in the Bible, and Uncertainty--Religious aspects--Christianity
- Creator:
- Wilkins, Ronald Bernard and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- September 23, 1982
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Ronald_Bernard_Wilkins_1982-09-23
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- Description:
- William Bishop was the Director of the Teaching Training Ministries of the South Carolina Baptist General Board. The service begins with a word of prayer (00:00-01:38). William Bishop is introduced as the chapel speaker (01:39-02:56). The choir sings a song of worship (02:57-06:10). Bishop begins with a story about one of his professors at Furman University (06:11-10:08). Bishop reads from Matthew 28:19-20, and he gives the main points of the Great Commission and their application for Sunday school ministry in the local church (10:09-28:52). Bishop ends the service with a word of prayer (28:53-29:21).
- Subject:
- Sunday schools--Growth, Great Commission (Bible), and College stories
- Creator:
- Bishop, William and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- September 22, 1982
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_William_Bishop_1982-09-22
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- Description:
- Ann Neil was the Fletcher Visiting Professor of Missions. The service begins with a word of prayer (00:00-03:00). Ann Neil is introduced as the Missionary Day speaker (03:01-05:50). The choir sings the anthem (05:51-10:01). Neil’s sermon topic is “women in missions,” and she traces the history of Southern Baptist women’s involvement in missions and the stories of prominent women whose work had great impact on the field (10:02-31:04). Neil concludes her sermon by speaking about the current situation of women who are missionaries and the need to bring them into staff position in global missions’ organizations (31:05-39:57). Neil ends the service with a word of prayer (39:58-40:30).
- Subject:
- Missions, Church representation, and Women in the Southern Baptist Convention
- Creator:
- Neil, Ann and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- September 21, 1982
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Missionary_Day_Address_Ann_Neil_1982-09-21
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- Description:
- Max Gray Rogers was Professor of Old Testament. The service begins with a litany with the organ playing in the background, and the speaker gives a word of prayer (00:00-03:02). The choir sings a song of worship (03:03-06:04). Max Gray Rogers begins his sermon by reading from Luke 15:25-32 (06:05-07:42). Rogers’ sermon centers on the story of the Prodigal Son, and he speaks about the irrationality of God’s love which must be experienced to be believed (07:43-19:57). Rogers ends the service with a litany, and the choir sings an “amen” (19:58-20:56).
- Subject:
- Love--Religious aspects--Christianity, Prodigal son (Parable), and Experience (Religion)
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Rogers, Max Gray, 1932-
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- September 15, 1982
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Max_Gray_Rogers_1982-09-15