Carol Neese was an associate minister and served as an associate minister at the United Methodist Church. The service begins with a responsive reading from 0:00-0:25. A prayer is offered from 0:32-1:20. An affirmation of faith takes place from 1:29-3:04. John 15:7-12 is read from 3:13-3:56. A silent prayer is offered from 4:02-4:30. Neese speaks from 4:34-18:07. Her message is focused on Christian corporate worship.
Olin Trivette Binkley was the 2nd President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Professor of Christian Sociology and Ethics. The service begins with prayer (0:00-1:22). Binkley begins by reading a portion of 1 John chapter 3 (1:23-2:40). Binkley’s message is on “imagination in the process of growth.” Binkley begins with an introduction explaining how the growth of a Christian is dependent upon several factors (2:41-4:14). He continues by explaining the two ways imagination contributes to the growth of a Christian (4:15-5:45). The first way it contributes is that imagination helps cut through distorted truth (5:46-7:19). The second way it contributes is that imagination helps interpret truth (7:20-10:15). He continues by describing the structure of reality as it includes an individual as a member of a family, related to a fellowship, informed by Christ (10:16-12:12). He concludes by explaining how difficulties can lead to the growth of a believer (12:13-16:19). He closes in prayer (16:20-17:26).
David K. Chan was a Student at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The service begins with prayer, a responsive reading, and an introduction of David Chan (0:00-6:14). The theme of Chan’s message is the “concept of missions in a changing world.” He begins with a brief introduction regarding his theme (6:15-10:27). He then begins his message by speaking about how many are unfamiliar with missions and culture (10:28-13:18). He explains the uncertainty of missions in an ever-changing world (13:19-17:26). He concludes by arguing his thesis for a new concept of world missions (17:27-26:46). He closes in prayer (26:47-27:27).
Michael Novak was Associate Director of the Rockefeller Foundation. The service opens with prayer from 0:00-0:37. An introduction to the speaker is given from 0:41-4:38. Dr. Novak speaks from 4:48-56:45. His lecture is titled “A Theology for Radical Politics.” He speaks about the spirit of togetherness in the Christian community. This is part 1 of a 2 part lecture series.
