Charles Midkiff was pastor of First Baptist Church in Greenville, KY and a SEBTS Trustee. The service opens with a word of prayer (00:00-01:09). President Randall Lolley introduces Charles Midkiff as the chapel speaker, and he reads from Genesis 35:1-3 (01:10-04:35). The choir sings a song of worship (04:36-08:08). Midkiff begins his sermon with a word of prayer (08:09-09:20). Midkiff walks through the story of Jacob in Genesis, specifically his meeting with God at Bethel, and he describes his time at Southeastern as a “Bethel” experience (09:21-19:08). Midkiff shares four “Bethel” experiences during his time at Southeastern: a deeper love for the Scriptures, an appreciation for the Baptist witness, a fervor for ecumenism and missions, and an “agape” defined love for others (19:09-30:11). Midkiff concludes his sermon by giving a story about when President Lolley visited his family in a time of need, and he thanks the Southeastern community for their love and generosity (30:12-36:14). The service ends with President Lolley giving a word of prayer (36:15-36:43).
Glenn T. Miller was Professor of Church History. The service begins with organ music (00:00-02:15). Miller gives a word of prayer (02:16-05:30). A speaker reads from Luke 11:1-13, and a word of prayer is given (05:31-13:20). A speaker reads from Psalm 24 (13:21-14:52). The choir sings a song of worship, and the song is followed by a word of prayer for the Southeastern community (14:53-23:12). Miller gives a benediction, and organ music is played as the audience is dismissed (23:13-26:00). The beginning of the recording for the January 22, 1987 chapel service is attached on the end. The service begins with organ music (26:01-29:00). A speaker reads from Matthew’s gospel, and he gives a word of prayer. The audio ends at the end of the prayer (29:01-30:35).
This collection contains over 3,100 audio recordings of chapel messages and special events related to SEBTS administrators, faculty, and students. These materials date from 1958 to 2008 and were produced by SEBTS. The collection also contains some text files with information related to these events.