The service begins with Christmas wishes from Dr. Sydnor Lorenzo Stealey, the first President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (00:00-01:41), the reading of John 1:9-14 (01:42-02:59), and prayer (03:00-04:57). The singing of a carol (04:58-09:36) and the singing of “O Little Town of Bethlehem” follow (09:37-13:55). President Stealey begins by informing the congregation of the fulfilled payment for the loan taken out for the seminary in 1951 (13:56-20:29). He then transitions into reading a criticism about the seminary (20:30-23:35) followed by a statement on the position of the seminary regarding it (23:36-26:45). He closes with a few summarizing thoughts and exhortations (26:46-28:36), followed by prayer (28:37-29:11).
