William P. Clemmons was Associate Professor of Christian Education. The service begins with a Scripture reading from Psalm 139 (00:00-02:46). The speaker leads the audience in a responsive reading (02:47-04:36). Another speaker reads from John 15 (04:37-06:20). William P. Clemmons reads a prayer from the monk Thomas Merton, and he speaks on the importance of identifying ourselves with Christ, the one who emptied himself for us (06:21-16:01). Clemmons leads the audience in a moment of silence and a word of prayer (16:02-19:25).
The audio was transferred from audio cassette. Dr. William P. Clemmons speaks for the entirety of the recording. Dr. Clemmons' source text was Ezekiel 37:15-28. Clemmons shares that the hard work of the church and seminaries is to imagine and forge a new future against insurmountable odds and world problems like racial diversity and other issues. He notes that God renews His people by giving them a vision of Himself. God alone is enough. He encourages the students to distinguish dreams from illusions and seek to be a faithful people of God.