John I. Durham was Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament. The service begins with organ music (0:00:00-0:05:05). The speaker gives a word of prayer (0:05:06-0:06:17). The Old Testament lesson is read from Ezekiel 34, and the New Testament lesson is read from John 10 (0:06:18-0:11:00). President Randall Lolley welcomes everyone to the December commencement service, and he invites a graduating student on stage for a special address (0:11:01-0:11:46). The graduating student, Debra Collins, presents a check for an endowment fund to help international students (0:11:47-0:13:31). C. Michael Hawn sings a song of worship (0:13:32-0:16:25). Durham delivers the commencement address from the Old and New Testament lessons of Ezekiel 34 and John 10, and he urges the graduates to be good shepherd amid the temptation to follow and adapt to the patterns of bad shepherds who hold influence and powerful positions in the world (0:16:26-0:35:55). Lolley recognizes the friends and family of the graduates (0:35:56-0:36:33). The Associate of Divinity degrees are conferred (0:36:34-0:38:21). One Master of Religious Education degree is conferred (0:38:22-0:39:40). The Master of Divinity degrees are conferred (0:39:41-0:52:30). The Master of Theology degrees are conferred (0:52:31-0:54:33). The Doctor of Ministry degrees are conferred (0:54:34-0:57:00). Lolley leads the audience in the Litany of Mission (0:57:01-1:00:45). The service ends with a word of prayer (1:00:46-1:01:23).
The service begins with organ music (00:00-04:05). Henry E. May is introduced as the speaker (04:06-05:01). May leads the audience in “O Come All Ye Faithful” and the Lord’s Prayer (06:02-08:42). He invites the audience to greet one another in Christian love, and he tells the story of the origin of the Moravian Love-feast (08:43-12:29). May reads Luke 2:1-20 (12:30-15:33). The choir sings a song of worship (15:34-18:54). The audience is led in the singing of a Moravian hymn (18:55-22:14). The audience is led in a word of prayer, and they sing “Silent Night” (22:15-24:25). A boy and a worship leader lead the audience in a Moravian hymn (24:26-29:01). The service concludes with May speaking on Jesus being the light of the world (29:02-34:38).
Robert Lee Richardson was Professor of Supervised Ministry. The service begins with organ music (00:00-04:30). Richardson gives a word of prayer (04:31-06:02). Richardson gives an announcement about an Ethiopian relief offering, and he delivers the Scripture Reading from Isaiah 8:16-9:7 (06:03-10:28). Richardson preaches about the reality of darkness that affects humanity, and he concludes with Isaiah’s words that those who walk in darkness have seen a great light (10:29-24:39). The service ends with a benediction (24:40-24:55).
Ray Rust was Executive Director of the South Carolina Baptist Convention. The service begins with organ music (00:00-04:44). Dean Morris Ashcraft delivers a reading from Scripture, and he gives a word of prayer (04:45-06:53). Ashcraft shares an announcement about the change of speaker due to Malcolm Tolbert having a cold, and Ray Rust is introduced as the chapel speaker (06:54-08:41). The choir sings the anthem (08:42-13:11). Rust preaches on the story in the gospels of Jesus calming the storm, and he connects the disciples’ question to Jesus about him caring for them to the question that ministers will ask when storms come in their service to the Kingdom (13:12-29:17). Rust ends the service with a word of prayer (29:18-30:27).