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Description:: Louis McBurney was a clinical psychiatrist and leader of the Marble Retreat. The service begins with organ music (00:00-05:06). The speaker gives a word of prayer (05:07-07:32). Louis McBurney is introduced as the Adams Lecturer (07:33-11:12). The theme of McBurney’s lecture is “The Need for Identity in Ministry.” He covers the many aspects of a person’s identity, and examines the tensions in ministry, particularly the minister’s role and relationship to his congregants (11:13-41:43). The service ends with a word of prayer (41:44-43:26).
Subject:: Pastoral psychology, Identity (Psychology), and Church work
Creator:: McBurney, Louis and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Owner:: archives@sebts.edu
Location:: Wake Forest (N.C.)
Language:: English
Date Uploaded:: 02/12/2026
Date Modified:: 02/13/2026
Date Created:: 1984-02-16
Resource Type:: Text and Audio
Identifier:: SEBTS_Adams_Lecture_Louis_McBurney_1984-02-16

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