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- Description:
- William Randall Lolley was the 3rd president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The service begins with organ music (00:00-01:56). Morris Ashcroft, Dean of the Faculty, delivers an announcement about the death of visiting professor Bishop Stephen Neill and a Southeastern student, and he gives a word of prayer (01:57-03:42). President Randall Lolley announces the beginning of the 34th academic year, and he recognizes the new students (03:43-06:10). A speaker delivers the Scripture readings from Matthew 27:45-56 and Luke 23:55-24:11 (06:11-10:25). Thomas R. Mckibbens Jr. is inducted into the faculty (10:26-13:07). Ashcraft presents the Award for Faculty Excellence to Thomas H. Graves (13:08-17:25). Lee Beaver, a member of the Board of Trustees, presents an aid fund for Southeastern (17:26-20:51). Lolley and his wife are presented awards of appreciation for 10 years of faithful service to Southeastern (20:52-26:03). For his convocation address, Lolley delivers a critique on the resolution on the ordination and role of women in ministry delivered at the 1984 Southern Baptist Convention in Kansas City, MO, and he speaks about the importance of women in the church using various characters and passages from Scriptures and stories of women in recent church history (26:04-47:05). The service ends with a word of prayer (47:06-48:05).
- Subject:
- Women in Christianity--History, Ordination of women--Southern Baptist Convention, and Women in the Bible
- Creator:
- Lolley, W. Randall (William Randall), 1931- 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:
- 1984-08-28
- Resource Type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Convocation_William_Randall_Lolley_1984-08-28
- Description:
- Luke B. Smith was Professor of Supervised Ministry at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The service begins with organ music (0:00-5:00). There are Scripture readings (5:01-7:33). There is a moment of prayer (7:34-9:34). Smith speaks about his experience with health issues (9:35-12:55). He shares encouragement about his heart issues and his conversation with a minister and knowing there were people praying for him (12:56-15:25). Smith shares that he was looking for blessing rather than meaning in his suffering (15:26-27:00). The service closes with a benediction (27:01-27:23).
- Subject:
- Prayer, Hope, and Suffering
- Creator:
- Smith, Luke 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:
- 1988-02-25
- Resource Type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Luke_B_Smith_1988-02-25
- Description:
- Floyd Craig was Deputy Director of the Governor’s Office of Citizen Affairs in North Carolina. The service begins with a word of prayer, and Floyd Craig is introduced as the chapel speaker (00:00-01:54). The choir sings “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child” (01:55-05:06). Craig begins his sermon with a light-hearted remark about the insanity of a man who would put himself in a position of speaking in front of an audience of academia (05:07-06:49). Craig speaks about his work for the Governor’s office, and he reads a letter he wrote to God asking him to give the seminary a vision that will make a difference for his kingdom (06:50-23:55).
- Subject:
- Kingdom of God, Open letters, and Vision
- Creator:
- Craig, Floyd 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:
- 1981-10-29
- Resource Type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Floyd_Craig_1981-10-29
- Description:
- Albert L. Meiburg was the Professor of Pastoral Theology at Southeastern Seminary. The service begins with a Scripture reading and a moment of prayer (0:00-1:12). Meiburg explains that Paul was concerned about the Galatians having doubts caused by false teachers (1:13-3:44). He reads a portion of Scripture from Galatians 3 (3:45-6:00). Meiburg notes the danger Paul sees is that the new Christians might revert to “dead and sterile principles” (6:01-7:10). Meiburg states that Christians must learn how to live with the cultural trends and future destiny (7:11-13:27). Meiburg argues that “we have forgotten our real destiny as children of God” and “can only be delivered by death and resurrection” (13:28-19:35). Meiburg closes the service in a word of prayer (19:36-20:10).
- Subject:
- Children of God, Sin, Zealots (Jewish party), and Bible. Galatians
- Creator:
- Meiburg, Albert L., 1925- 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:
- 1985-11-13
- Resource Type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Albert_L_Meiburg_1985-11-13
- Description:
- Richard Loren Hester was Professor of Pastoral Care and Psychology of Religion. The service begins with an announcement on the symposium of ministerial authority, and a word of prayer is given (00:00-02:02). The speaker reads from Mark 10:35-45 (02:03-03:50). Hester speaks about seduction in ministry and how it is not always connected to sex, but it is more often found in the desire of heroism (03:51-30:04). The audience is given the opportunity to ask questions on Hester’s message (30:05-31:15). The first question deals with the difficulty of loving everyone like Christ (31:16-36:09). The second question deals with understanding a good side of seductive power (36:10-38:46). The third question deals with locus of authority (38:47-40:47). The fourth question deals with idea of seeking to meet our own needs (40:48-42:27). The fifth question deals with the issue of caring for pietistic members and the expectations of being heroic (42:28-45:21). The final question deals with issue of self-justification (45:22-49:36).
- Subject:
- Ministerial responsibility, Authority, and Seduction
- Creator:
- Hester, Richard L. (Richard Loren) 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:
- 1980-09-24
- Resource Type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Richard_Loren_Hester_1980-09-24
- Description:
- William B. Oglesby Jr. was Pastor Emeritus of Pastoral Counseling at the Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia. The service begins with organ music (0:00:00-0:06:12). There is a Scripture reading from Mark 3 and a moment of prayer (0:06:13-0:8:32). A welcome is extended to the guests of the Adams Lectures (0:8:33-0:10:57). William Oglesby is introduced as the Adams Lecturer (0:10:58-0:15:42). The choir sings an anthem (0:15:43-0:18:30). Oglesby speaks of his acquaintance with Dr. Adams (0:18:31-0:25:10). He speaks of his experience in preaching and pastoral care and the general belief of preaching (0:25:11-0:31:42). Oglesby speaks of the purpose of the clergy and their regular responsibilities (0:31:43-0:42:00). Oglesby argues that a pastor should be involved in the lives of the congregation and should comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable with his sermons (0:42:01-0:50:55). Oglesby speaks of taking the Biblical text out of context to preach what one wants to versus teaching the Bible for what it says about itself (0:50:56-1:00:40). The service concludes with a prayer (1:00:41-1:00:55).
- Subject:
- Biblical teaching and Preaching
- Creator:
- Oglesby, William B., Jr. 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:
- 1987-02-10
- Resource Type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Adams_Lecture_William_B_Oglesby_Jr_1987-02-10
- Description:
- William Randall Lolley was the third president of SEBTS. The commencement begins with a word of prayer (0:00-2:12). It continues with Scripture reading and another word of prayer (2:13-8:04). President Lolley speaks of the birth and growth of SEBTS and introduces Linda Lee Baker, Senior Class Representative (8:05-12:44). Baker presents a gift to the Lolleys (12:45-15:14). Lolley thanks the graduates for the gift (15:15-16:37). The choir sings a song of worship (16:38-20:20). Dean Morris Ashcraft presents awards to certain graduates (20:21-31:27). The choir sings another song of worship (31:28-34:54). Lolley congratulates the graduates and discusses freedom for all to accept the call to minister (34:55-41:09). Lolley dedicates the night and offers a word of prayer (41:10-42:24). Lolley begins his sermon, based on the three dimensions of ministry found in John 13:1-17 (42:25-42:46). The first dimension is the “means” of ministry, referring to the discovery of ministry (42:47-45:36). The second dimension is the “method” of ministry: servitude (45:37-51:55). The third dimension is the “ends” of ministry, regarding the uniqueness of individual ministries (51:57-1:00:15). Lolley ends with promising the graduates that it is alright to make mistakes and recites from the poet Rudyard Kipling (1:00:16-1:03:00). The event is concluded with a word of prayer (1:03:01-1:03:36).
- Subject:
- Commencement ceremonies, Bible. John, and Ministry
- Creator:
- Lolley, W. Randall (William Randall), 1931- 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:
- 1988-05-06
- Resource Type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Commencement_William_Randall_Lolley_1988-05-06
