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- Description:
- Richard Loren Hester was Professor of Pastoral Care and Psychology of Religion. The service begins with an announcement on the symposium of ministerial authority, and a word of prayer is given (00:00-02:02). The speaker reads from Mark 10:35-45 (02:03-03:50). Hester speaks about seduction in ministry and how it is not always connected to sex, but it is more often found in the desire of heroism (03:51-30:04). The audience is given the opportunity to ask questions on Hester’s message (30:05-31:15). The first question deals with the difficulty of loving everyone like Christ (31:16-36:09). The second question deals with understanding a good side of seductive power (36:10-38:46). The third question deals with locus of authority (38:47-40:47). The fourth question deals with idea of seeking to meet our own needs (40:48-42:27). The fifth question deals with the issue of caring for pietistic members and the expectations of being heroic (42:28-45:21). The final question deals with issue of self-justification (45:22-49:36).
- Subject:
- Ministerial responsibility, Authority, and Seduction
- Creator:
- Hester, Richard L. (Richard Loren) 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:
- 1980-09-24
- Resource Type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Richard_Loren_Hester_1980-09-24
- Description:
- Richard Loren Hester was Professor of Pastoral Care and Psychology of Religion. The service begins with organ music (00:00-04:36). Glenn Miller delivers a public reading of the Scriptures, and he gives a word of prayer (04:37-06:01). Richard Loren Hester speaks about the recent release of American hostages from Iran, and through this experience, he recognizes that vulnerability of life (06:02-11:24). Glenn Miller does a responsive reading from the Psalms, and another speaker gives her experience of dealing with the hostage crisis (11:25-18:21). The audience is led in a responsive prayer (18:22-19:25). A speaker gives a biblical approach to dealing with the sufferings that happened with the hostage crisis (19:26-24:06). Glenn Miller gives a public reading from Paul’s letters, and he gives a word of prayer and benediction (24:07-27:24).
- Subject:
- Prayer, Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981, and Responsive worship
- Creator:
- Hester, Richard L. (Richard Loren) 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:
- 1981-01-21
- Resource Type:
- Text and Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Richard_Loren_Hester_1981-01-21
- Description:
- Richard Loren Hester was Professor of Pastoral Care and Psychology of Religion at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The service begins with the sharing of prayer concerns (0:00-1:43). The choir sings a song of worship (1:44-8:14). There is a moment of prayer (8:15-9:59). Hester speaks about a storm that came through the area that affected a graduation ceremony (10:00-16:40). The choir begins to sing “Come Ye Sinners” as Hester continues to tell the story of the graduation procession (16:41-20:21). Hester speaks about pushing back the darkness of ignorance (20:22-29:09). Hester continues telling the story of the procession as the choir sings another song (29:10-40:10).
- Subject:
- Commencement ceremonies and Light and darkness
- Creator:
- Hester, Richard L. (Richard Loren) 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:
- 1988-04-27
- Resource Type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Richard_Loren_Hester_1988-04-27
- Description:
- Richard Loren Hester was the Professor of Pastoral Care and Psychology of Religion at Southeastern Seminary. The service begins with a prayer (0:00-1:02). There is organ music (1:03-1:46). There is a Scripture reading from Genesis 4:1-6 (1:47-4:20). There is a song of worship (4:21-7:48). Hester begins his presentation by recounting unpleasant memories from his childhood (7:49-12:38). Hester speaks about how the church has left the story of Cain and Abel untouched and how the church likes to keep the Old and New Testament separate (12:39-15:50). Hester speaks on how the unpleasant memories and stories in the Bible tell about a person in the present (15:51-18:29). Hester provides a summary of the Biblical story of Cain and Abel and explains how he and all people share the same sinful nature as Cain, yet God has a plan (18:30-25:23). Hester closes the service in a prayer (25:24-25:52).
- Subject:
- Bible. Old Testament, Sin, Original, Murder, and Early memories
- Creator:
- Hester, Richard L. (Richard Loren) 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:
- 1985-09-04
- Resource Type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Richard_Loren_Hester_1985-09-04
