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- Description:
- The service begins with the reading of excerpts from Psalm 95 (00:00-00:49) and prayer (00:50-03:04). No introduction was given for the speaker, Dr. Denton R. Coker, but he was Professor of Religious Education at SEBTS. He begins by reading from the preface to Martin Luther’s shorter catechism (03:05-04:20), and his message is directed towards the need to have teachers in local churches, not just executives to keep the organization to function smoothly (04:21-05:04). First, we must accept positively that the church has, of necessity, a teaching function; also, in relinquishing the responsibility of the family unit in teaching their children at God from home, the church suffered loss in three areas: neglect in homely religious instruction, little influence with catechumens, and teachers with little theological education (05:05-11:52). Second, the minister, of necessity, has a teaching responsibility (11:53-19:18). In conclusion, he points out two implications of this view: it is not a question of whether a church teacher is a theologian or not but of what kind of theology he will teach, and churches must be transformed into centers for genuine theological equipping (19:19-22:45). He closes in prayer (22:46-23:15), and the service ends with instrumental music (23:16-24:18).
- Subject:
- Church--Biblical teaching
- Creator:
- Coker, Denton R. 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:
- 1961-11-21
- Resource Type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Denton_R_Coker_1961-11-21
- Description:
- Robert Ernst Poerschke was Associate Professor of Religious Education. The service begins with a prayer from 0:00-0:48. Exodus 3:1-12 is read from 0:57-4:10. Acts 17:1-9 is read from 4:25-6:31. Music plays from 6:37-9:45. Dr. Binkley presents school awards to the student body from 10:12-17:53. Binkley welcomes all those in attendance from 15:55-19:40. The degrees are handed out from 19:44-23:00. Dr. Binkley introduces the speaker from 23:02-23:14. Poerschke delivers a charge to the graduates to live for Christ from 23:32-41:56. Dr. Binkley closes the service in prayer from 42:20-43:00.
- Creator:
- Poerschke, Robert Ernst 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:
- 1967-05-19
- Resource Type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Commencement_Robert_Ernst_Poerschke_1967-05-19
- Description:
- C. Y. Dossey was Associate Superintendent of Evangelism for the Home Mission Board. The service opens with Dr. Stealey introducing the speaker from 0:00-3:02. Dr. Hopkins prays for the service from 3:07-4:07. President Stealey offers an apology for his absence in the last chapel service from 4:07-4:43. Dr. Dossey preaches on the importance of evangelism. Dossey states that the heart of Christianity is evangelism and that a good indicator of if you are a Christian or not is answering if you have borne fruit for Christ by sharing your faith with others. Dossey's sermon was titled "Fruit Bearing." Dr. Dossey speaks from 4:44-24:51. President Stealey closes the service in prayer from 24:59-25:27.
- Creator:
- Dossey, C. Y. 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:
- 1962-11-07
- Resource Type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Conference_C_Y_Dossey_1962-11-07
- Description:
- John William Eddins, Jr. was Associate Professor of Theology. The service begins with a scripture reading of the source text for Eddins' message: Hebrews 12:1-2, along with a prayer and an announcement to raise money for the four African-American churches that had recently burned down in Georgia from 0:18-2:28. The students sing a hymn from 2:38-5:08. Dr. Eddins preaches on faith and encourages the students to live a life that is not hindered with sin but of great Christian living. Eddins notes that Christians need to have a worldview that sees Christ in everything. Dr. Eddins challenges the students to give their allegiance to God or leave their vocation. Dr. Eddins speaks from 5:25-27:05.
- Subject:
- Bible. Hebrews 12
- Creator:
- Eddins, John William, 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:
- 1962-09-28
- Resource Type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_John_William_Eddins_Jr_1962-09-28
- Description:
- The service begins with an opening word and prayer (00:00-04:11). There is no introduction for the speaker, Robert Cook Briggs, but he was Professor of New Testament Interpretation at SEBTS. He begins by reading Romans 12:1-2 (04:12-05:36). He bypasses “what one ought to do” and focuses on “how one is to interpret the meaning of student days” (05:37-07:00). He summarizes the sermon in three points: first, years spent in seminary are best seen as years of opportunity (07:01-14:44); second, this opportunity is related to both what one has been before seminary and also what one will be after seminary (14:45-18:06); and third, essentially, this opportunity must ultimately be seen as a gift from God (18:07-19:58). He ends in prayer (19:59-20:50).
- Subject:
- Seminarians and Christian life
- Creator:
- Briggs, Robert Cook, 1915- 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:
- 1962-04-11
- Resource Type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Robert_Cook_Briggs_1962-04-11
- Description:
- The service begins with the reading of Habakkuk 2:20 (00:00-00:24) and prayer (00:25-02:20). No introduction was given for the speaker, Dr. J. Henry Coffer, Jr., but was Instructor of Religious Education at SEBTS. His sermon topic is “the prodigal father,” based on Luke 15:11-32 (02:21-05:03). He begins with definitions from the dictionary on terms related to “prodigal,” understanding the son was prodigal according to his wastefulness, while the father was prodigal according to every sense of the word (05:04-10:01). He then transitions into identifying with the older brother’s outlook as the modern view towards life and the world (10:02-13:05). If the father was upsetting things, Jesus was doing more, and His words reveal the very “prodigal” love of God the Father in saving the Gentiles as well as the Jews (13:06-22:21). He ends with prayer (22:22-22:39).
- Subject:
- Bible. Luke and Prodigal son (Parable)
- Creator:
- Coffer, J. Henry, 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:
- 1961-11-22
- Resource Type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_J_Henry_Coffer_Jr_1961-11-22
