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1. SEBTS Conference - Robert E. Wiley November 2, 1982

Description:
This message was part of the Ministry with the Small Rural Church Workshop. Robert E. Wiley was Associates Director of the Rural Missions Department in the Associational Missions Division of the Home Mission Board. Wiley begins his lecture by sharing some book resources for the audience, and he lays out the topics that he will be lecturing on over the next few days (00:00-08:12). Wiley’s lecture is about the changes in society bringing the rural and urban worlds closer together, and he walks through how one brings change to small rural churches where change is a difficult process (08:13-50:35). Wiley concludes his lecture by once again bringing attention to the book resources on cultural church change (50:36-51:12).
Subject:
Social change, Rural-urban divide, and Rural churches--United States
Creator:
Wiley, Robert E. 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:
1982-11-02
Resource Type:
Text and Audio
Identifier:
SEBTS_Conference_Robert_E_Wiley_1982-11-02

2. SEBTS Forum - Quentin Lockwood, Robert E. Wiley, & Sara Ann Hobbs November 2, 1982

Description:
This forum was part of the Ministry with the Small Rural Church Workshop. Quentin Lockwood was Director of the Rural Missions Department of the Home Mission Board. Robert E. Wiley Robert E. Wiley was Associates Director of the Rural Missions Department in the Associational Missions Division of the Home Mission Board. Sara Ann Hobbs was the Director of the Division of Missions for the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. The forum begins with introduction from all the speakers and the students participating (0:00:00-0:09:46). The moderator opens the forum for questions and topics for discussion, and he gives an opening talk about the importance of the church (0:09:47-0:16:55). Throughout most of the forum, the speakers and students discuss various topics of which include the definition of a small church, the needs of small churches, and the future of small churches (0:16:56-1:59:21). The conversation begins to wrap up, and the moderator thanks everyone for coming and contributing to the forum (1:59:22-2:02:23).
Subject:
Small churches, Rural clergy, and Church renewal
Creator:
Lockwood, Quentin, Wiley, Robert E., Hobbs, Sara Ann, 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:
1982-11-02
Resource Type:
Text and Audio
Identifier:
SEBTS_Conference_Forum_1982-11-02