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  • SEBTS Commencement - Chauncey Rakestraw Daley December 19, 1981

    Description:
    Chauncey Rakestraw Daley was editor of The Western Recorder in Kentucky. The service begins with a word of prayer (0:00:00-0:01:24). The speaker reads from Psalm 139 and 2 Timothy 2, and he gives a word of prayer (0:01:25-0:06:53). Another speaker announces the giving of a gift from the 1981 class to former professor Roy B. Wyatt (0:06:54-0:07:55). President Randall Lolley welcomes everyone to the second December commencement in the school’s history, and he introduces Chauncey Rakestraw Daley as the commencement speaker (0:07:56-0:13:56). Daley opens his sermon with a word of gratitude to the seminary (0:13:57-0:18:30). Daley shares the story of a man who tried to be a witness at every opportunity, and he reads Jeremiah 12:5 (0:18:31-0:24:47). Daley’s sermon speaks about the new challenges of ministry in Baptist life, and he tells the graduates that their first responsibility will be to be in the word and preach the gospel faithfully (0:25:48-0:41:46). Lolley recognizes all the family and friends of the graduates (0:41:47-0:42:43). The Master of Religious Education degrees are conferred (04:42:44-0:44:56). The Master of Divinity degrees are conferred (0:44:57-0:54:38). The Master of Theology degrees are conferred (0:54:39-0:56:55). The Doctor of Ministry degrees are conferred (0:56:56-0:59:19). The service ends with a word of prayer (0:59:20-1:01:05).
    Subject:
    Witness bearing (Christianity), Church work, Preaching, and Commencement ceremonies
    Creator:
    Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Daley, C. R. (Chauncey Rakestraw), 1918-
    Location:
    Wake Forest (N.C.)
    Language:
    English
    Date Created:
    December 19, 1981
    Resource type:
    Audio
    Identifier:
    SEBTS_Commencement_Chauncey_Rakestraw_Daley_1981-12-19

  • SEBTS Commencement - John I. Durham May 10, 1980

    Description:
    John I. Durham was Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament. The service begins with a word of prayer (0:00:00-0:01:20). The audience sings the Doxology (0:01:21-0:02:00). A speaker reads from Exodus 33:18-34:8 (0:02:01-0:05:09). Another speaker reads from Matthew 11:2-6 and 25-30 (0:05:10-0:07:27). There is a song of worship (0:07:28-0:10:56). President Lolley gives his commencement address to the audience (0:10:57-0:13:59). The degrees are conferred for those who have completed the Associates of Divinity qualifications (0:14:00-0:20:36). The degrees are conferred for those who have completed the Master of Religious Education qualifications (0:20:37-0:23:55). The degrees are conferred for those who completed the Master of Divinity qualifications (0:23:56-0:53:30). The degrees are conferred for those who have completed the Master of Theology qualifications (0:53:31-0:57:38). The degrees are conferred for those who have completed the Doctor of Ministry qualifications (05:57:39-1:03:40). A round of applause is given for the graduates, and President Lolley presents John I. Durham as the commencement speaker (1:03:41-1:04:20). The title of Durham is the “Mystery of Ministry,” and he speaks on the ministry as emulating the person of Christ (1:05:21-1:27:17). The audience sings a song of worship (1:27:18-1:31:27). A speaker ends the service with a word of prayer (1:31:28-1:33:31).
    Subject:
    Jesus Christ--History of doctrines, Church work, and Commencement ceremonies
    Creator:
    Durham, John I., 1933- and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
    Location:
    Wake Forest (N.C.)
    Language:
    English
    Date Created:
    May 10, 1980
    Resource type:
    Audio
    Identifier:
    SEBTS_Commencement_John_I_Durham_1980-05-10

  • SEBTS Commencement - W. Ches Smith May 14, 1982

    Description:
    Audio quality is very poor. W. Chen Smith was President of the Baptist Convention of Georgia. The service begins with a word of prayer (0:00:00-0:00:53). Dr. Glenn Miller delivers the Scripture reading from Ephesians 1:3-14, and he gives a word of prayer (0:00:54-0:06:57). President Randall Lolley welcomes the friends and families to the commencement service (0:06:58-0:09:24). Robert L. Hilton presents a gift to the senior class (0:09:25-0:10:47). T. Robert Mullinack, who was part of the class of 1967, delivers an update on an endowed scholarship for future Southeastern students, and Lolley thanks the class of 1967 for their investment in the future of Southeastern (0:10:48-0:13:20). Dean Morris Ashcraft confers awards to members of the senior class (0:13:21-0:24:10). Lolley introduces W. Chen Smith as the commencement speaker (0:24:11-0:27:40). The choir sings the anthem (0:27:41-0:34:12). Smith centers his sermon on Matthew 27:42, and he speaks to the seniors about giving their lives for the ministries in the same manner as Jesus, who gave his life on the cross (0:34:12-1:00:20). Smith ends the service with a word of prayer (1:00:21-1:01:41).
    Subject:
    Jesus Christ--Crucifixion--Sermons, Church work, and Commencement ceremonies
    Creator:
    Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Smith, W. Ches
    Location:
    Wake Forest (N.C.)
    Language:
    English
    Date Created:
    May 14, 1982
    Resource type:
    Audio
    Identifier:
    SEBTS_Commencement_W_Ches_Smith_1982-05-14

  • SEBTS Commencement - Thomas Albert Bland December 17, 1983

    Description:
    Thomas Albert Bland was Professor of Christian Ethics and Sociology. The service begins with a word of prayer and the singing of the doxology (0:00:00-0:01:47). Two speakers deliver the Scripture readings from Isaiah 6 and Acts 26 (0:01:48-0:12:33). President Randall Lolley welcomes all the guest to commencement, and he recognizes two international guests who have come to see their children graduate (0:12:33-0:15:51). Wayne Brown, representative of the senior class, announces the endowment of a fund to help and support students with physical handicaps in honor of Wes Williams, a former student (0:15:52-0:17:25). Thomas Albert Bland is introduced as the commencement speaker (0:17:26-0:17:52). Bland’s commencement address is about God’s call and its relation to missions and ministry, and he challenges the graduate to be faithful to Christ and to the gospel (0:17:53-0:30:44). Lolley recognizes the friends and relatives of the graduates, and he announces the conferment of the degrees (0:30:44-0:32:06). The Associate of Divinity degrees are conferred (0:32:07-0:34:17). The Master of Religious Education degrees are conferred (0:34:18-0:36:21). The Master of Divinity degrees are conferred (0:36:22-0:52:13). The Master of Theology degrees are conferred (0:52:14-0:54:39). The Doctor of Ministry degrees are conferred (0:54:40-0:59:14). The service ends with a word of prayer (0:59:15-1:01:41).
    Subject:
    Student aid, Church work, and Commencement ceremonies
    Creator:
    Bland, Thomas A. and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
    Location:
    Wake Forest (N.C.)
    Language:
    English
    Date Created:
    December 17, 1983
    Resource type:
    Audio
    Identifier:
    SEBTS_Commencement_Thomas_Albert_Bland_1983-12-17