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- The service begins with a word of prayer, and Matthew 22:36-40 is read (00:00-05:38). The choir sings a song of worship (05:39-10:48). Ethel B. Lee gives the story of her testimony and her call to ministry (10:49-25:03). Lee ends the service with a word of prayer (25:04-25:36).
- Subject:
- Conversion, Women clergy, and Witness bearing (Christianity)
- Creator:
- Lee, Ethel B. 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:
- 1981-11-11
- Resource Type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Ethel_B_Lee_1981-11-11
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- Description:
- Nancy Sehested was pastor of Prescott Memorial Baptist Church. The service begins with a Scripture reading (0:00-1:02). There is a moment of prayer (1:03-2:15). There are welcome and thanks extended to the guests (2:16-4:23). Nancy Sehested is introduced as the chapel speaker (4:24-7:12). There is a litany of God’s call to life (7:13-10:14). There are Scripture readings from Jeremiah and John (10:15-12:25). Sehested greets the congregation and provides a word of encouragement (12:26-15:20). She speaks of the hardship, persecution, and injustice in the world and in the Christian realm (15:21-17:00). Sehested speaks of answering God’s call and the new covenant (17:01-35:31). Sehested calls the congregation to stand and chant with her that nothing will separate them from the love of Christ (35:32-37:02). The congregation is led in singing “I Have Decided to Follow Jesus” (37:03-39:25). There is an announcement for meeting with Sehested (39:26-40:00). Sehested is presented with a Clerical stole (40:01-41:25). Sehested gives her thanks (41:26-41:43). There is a benediction to conclude the service (41:44-42:38).
- Subject:
- Ordination of women, Women clergy, Providence and government of God, Justice, and Jewish law
- Creator:
- Sehested, Nancy 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:
- 1988-03-25
- Resource Type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Nancy_Sehested_1988-03-25
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- Description:
- Nancy Ferree was the Assistant Campus Minister at Duke Chapel. The service begins with organ music (0:00-5:22). There is a Scripture reading (5:23-6:05). Prayer concerns are shared with the congregation and there is a moment of prayer (6:06-10:02). Nancy Ferree is introduced as the chapel speaker (10:03-10:34). Ferree expresses her appreciation for being asked to speak (10:35-10:09). She reads from James 2:14-17 and Mark 8:27-38 (10:10-14:06). Ferree speaks about people living up to titles they have and the disgrace they bring upon themselves if they do not live up to the titles they own (14:07-17:35). Ferree shares that in the Scripture on which she is teaching, Jesus and the disciples speak about Jesus’ title: the Christ (17:36-19:56). She explains that it’s easier to envision a great Messiah to come rather than to see the Jesus of the New Testament as the Son of God (19:57-20:10). Ferree shares of someone in her life who has exemplified the work of Christ and doing so for Christ’s glory instead of one’s own (20:11-26:25). She charges the seminarians to humbly and carefully examine their character and desire in ministry and to remember they each have an invaluable contribution to the church (26:24-27:25). She shares about a friend of hers who was a female minister in order to show that one should look past one’s title (27:26-28:57). The service ends with a charge for the students (28:58-29:16).
- Subject:
- Ordination of women and Women clergy
- Creator:
- Ferree, Nancy 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:
- 1986-03-04
- Resource Type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Nancy_Ferree_1986-03-04
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- Description:
- Each member of the panel is introduced (0:00:00-0:01:13). The United Methodist pastor, Bill, speaks on the polity of Methodist churches (0:01:14-0:07:03). Willard Brown, former pastor at Wake Forest Baptist Church in Wake Forest, NC, speaks on navigating authority in a Baptist church which is governed by the congregation (0:07:04-0:18:46). Marie Bean shares her story of calling to be in ministry and her struggle with social norms and human authorities (0:18:47-0:31:31). The speaker opens the floor for questions (0L31:32-0:32:21). The first question deals with the subject of authority in different denominations (0:32:22-0:37:28). The second question deals with the idea of calling to ministry, and the three panelist share how they came to be in ministry (0:37:29-0:59:02). The third question deals with the idea of a calling being affirmed or ratified by the church (0:59:03-1:05:10). The fourth question deals with the navigation of the taboo of women in ministry (1:05:11-1:10:47). The fifth question deals with voicing a call to ministry before a local church and the fears associated with it (1:11:48-1:24:44). The sixth question deals with the idea of a man telling a woman that she is not called to preach (1:24:45-1:27:12). The seventh question deals with gaining the approval of people when you are in a position of powerlessness (1:27:13-1:34:47). The eighth question deals with authority in the political arena (1:34:48-1:46:29). The final question deals with the authority when the congregation is paying your salary (1:46:30-1:50:10). The panel discussion ends with an announcement about an event happening in the evening (1:50:50:11-1:51:01).
- Subject:
- Ministerial responsibility, Authority, and Women clergy
- Owner:
- archives@sebts.edu
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Uploaded:
- 02/12/2026
- Date Modified:
- 02/13/2026
- Date Created:
- 1980-09-26
- Resource Type:
- Audio
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- Description:
- Judy Powell was the pastor at Antioch Baptist Church in Enfield, North Carolina. The service begins with organ music (0:00-4:34). Prayer concerns are shared with the congregation and there is a moment of prayer (4:35-7:58). Judy Powell is introduced as the chapel speaker (7:59-10:10). The choir sings an anthem (10:11-14:46). Powell shares about her experience of being a mother and grandmother (14:47-16:00). Powell reads from Joshua 3 (16:01-17:49). She has a moment of prayer (17:50-18:15). Powell speaks of the lifestyle and freedoms of America in contrast to the reality of poverty and lack of Christianity in the country (18:16-22:02). She shares, considering the passage from Joshua 3, how ministers and children of God should share the gospel with people to unite America again and bring spiritual awakening (22:03-38:02). There is a charge and a blessing to close the service (38:03-38:24).
- Subject:
- Bible. Joshua, Women clergy, America, Witness bearing (Christianity), and Ordination of women
- Creator:
- Powell, Judy 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:
- 1987-03-17
- Resource Type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Judy_Powell_1987-03-17
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- Description:
- Disclaimer: The first portion of the service is inaudible. Russell Jones was an MDiv student at Southeastern Seminary. The service begins with Scripture readings (0:00-1:59). Several women give a presentation about the birth of Jesus (2:00-5:03). Jones shares his thoughts about women who have been called into ministry and reads from Galatians 3:28 (5:04-6:19). Jones admits to being a skeptic when it comes to Scripture, especially about God’s acceptance, and he speaks on the difficulty of hearing Paul say there is not a division to be made between types of people (6:20-7:40). He speaks on tearing down the walls of what a minister is supposed to be like, removing the masculine and feminine labels and replacing them with attributes devoid of gender assumptions (7:41-12:13). Jones argues that “denying church ordination to a person on the basis of sex” does a great injustice (12:14-18:29). The congregation shares in reciting the litany of affirmation (18:30-20:59). The service ends with a benediction (21:00-21:33).
- Subject:
- Ordination of women, Liberalism (Religion), Women clergy, Equality, and Church controversies--Southern Baptist Convention
- Creator:
- Jones, Russell 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:
- 1986-03-06
- Resource Type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Russell_Jones_1986-03-06
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- Description:
- The guest speaker for the SEBTS Convocation on Women in Ministry was Letty M. Russell who was Professor of the Practice of Theology at Yale Divinity School (00:00-03:41). The title of Russell’s convocation speech is “Woman in Ministry: Problem or Possibility,” and she states that her attention will be focused on what has been called the “Strasbourg Shift” (03:42-12:05). Russell believes that men in the church view the creation order as a pyramid of domination with men above women in the hierarchy, and this domination has been masked by the label of maintaining orthodoxy even though both sexes have been called into one ministry and one baptism (12:06-19:51). She examines the abuse of the hierarchical structure of Reformed ecclesiology, and she offers other paradigms that celebrates diversity, humility, and inclusiveness and creates order through a synergetic spectrum (19:52-28:48). Russell states that ministry should be defined through servanthood, specifically the humble posture of Christ as the servant and liberator (28:49-37:56). Russell concludes her convocation speech by speaking on the pinnacle complex, and she says, “we must let Pharaoh go and embrace the rainbow” (37:57-47:15).
- Subject:
- Liberation theology, Women clergy, Sexual dominance and submission, and Women in the Reformed Church
- Owner:
- archives@sebts.edu
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Uploaded:
- 02/12/2026
- Date Modified:
- 02/13/2026
- Date Created:
- 1985-04-11/1985-04-13
- Resource Type:
- Audio