Neal Jones was a pastor at Columbia Baptist Church in Falls Church, VA. The service begins with organ music (00:00-04:50). Glenn T. Miller gives the call to worship, and he leads in the Lord’s Prayer (04:51-06:51). Miller introduces Neal Jones as the chapel speaker (06:52-09:30). Jones delivers the Scripture readings from Matthew 8:18-22 and Luke 9:57-62 (09:31-11:52). The choir sings the anthem (11:53-14:08). Jones preaches on the call of Christ, and he urges the audience to not be indecisive but give a definitive yes to the call of Christ (11:53-39:15). The choir sings a song of worship (39:16-41:50). Miller ends the service with a reading of the Great Commission (41:51-42:41).
Donald E. Cook was Professor of New Testament. The service begins with organ music (00:00-05:39). President Randall Lolley gives a word of prayer (05:40-07:50). The audience is led in the first song of worship, and the choir sings the second song of worship (07:51-13:27). Lolley welcomes the guests and new students (13:28-14:30). Dean Morris Ashcraft presents the Middler Award in Systematic Theology to second year student Philip B. Belcher (14:31-16:29). Lolley reads the list of visiting and adjunctive faculty, and Donald E. Cook is introduced as the Convocation speaker (16:30-18:36). Cook’s presents a paper called “Jesus Call of his Discipleship: A Marcan View,” and he says the centrality of being a disciple of Jesus Christ is for one to take up their cross and follow him (18:37-42:37). The audience is led in a song of worship (42:38-46:51). The service ends with a benediction (46:52-47:23).