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  • SEBTS Convocation - William Randall Lolley August 28, 1984

    SEBTS Convocation - William Randall Lolley August 28, 1984
    Description:
    William Randall Lolley was the 3rd president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The service begins with organ music (00:00-01:56). Morris Ashcroft, Dean of the Faculty, delivers an announcement about the death of visiting professor Bishop Stephen Neill and a Southeastern student, and he gives a word of prayer (01:57-03:42). President Randall Lolley announces the beginning of the 34th academic year, and he recognizes the new students (03:43-06:10). A speaker delivers the Scripture readings from Matthew 27:45-56 and Luke 23:55-24:11 (06:11-10:25). Thomas R. Mckibbens Jr. is inducted into the faculty (10:26-13:07). Ashcraft presents the Award for Faculty Excellence to Thomas H. Graves (13:08-17:25). Lee Beaver, a member of the Board of Trustees, presents an aid fund for Southeastern (17:26-20:51). Lolley and his wife are presented awards of appreciation for 10 years of faithful service to Southeastern (20:52-26:03). For his convocation address, Lolley delivers a critique on the resolution on the ordination and role of women in ministry delivered at the 1984 Southern Baptist Convention in Kansas City, MO, and he speaks about the importance of women in the church using various characters and passages from Scriptures and stories of women in recent church history (26:04-47:05). The service ends with a word of prayer (47:06-48:05).
    Subject:
    Women in Christianity--History, Ordination of women--Southern Baptist Convention, and Women in the Bible
    Creator:
    Lolley, W. Randall (William Randall), 1931- 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:
    1984-08-28
    Resource Type:
    Audio
    Identifier:
    SEBTS_Convocation_William_Randall_Lolley_1984-08-28