Vernon Thompson was a Master of Divinity student and pastor of Calvary First Baptist Church in Durham, NC. The service begins with piano music (00:00-03:32). The speaker reads from the Scriptures, and he gives a word of prayer (03:33-04:48). Announcements are given about the student revival, and Master of Divinity students Cathy Maynard and Vernon Thompson are introduced as the revival speakers (04:49-06:06). Cathy Maynard shares her testimony (06:07-11:30). Master of Divinity student Mike Gibson sings a song on the piano (11:31-14:43). Thompson reads from 2 Chronicles 7:14, and he speaks on the requirements of God, to seek justice and mercy (14:44-27:31). The service ends with a word of prayer (27:32-28:44).
Charles L. Tyre was the President of Bluefield College. The service begins with a poem about chapels and a word of prayer (00:00-01:04). Charles L. Tyre is introduced as the chapel speaker (01:05-03:57). The choir sings a song of worship (03:58-07:38). Tyre’s sermon is about the preaching of the Word of God with his text from 2 Timothy 4:2, and he says that preaching from the “overflow” of one’s studies, personality, and experiences are the best ways to preach and avoid burnout (07:39-25:26). Tyre ends the service with a word of prayer (25:27-26:18).
John I. Durham was Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament. The service begins with a word of prayer (0:00:00-0:01:20). The audience sings the Doxology (0:01:21-0:02:00). A speaker reads from Exodus 33:18-34:8 (0:02:01-0:05:09). Another speaker reads from Matthew 11:2-6 and 25-30 (0:05:10-0:07:27). There is a song of worship (0:07:28-0:10:56). President Lolley gives his commencement address to the audience (0:10:57-0:13:59). The degrees are conferred for those who have completed the Associates of Divinity qualifications (0:14:00-0:20:36). The degrees are conferred for those who have completed the Master of Religious Education qualifications (0:20:37-0:23:55). The degrees are conferred for those who completed the Master of Divinity qualifications (0:23:56-0:53:30). The degrees are conferred for those who have completed the Master of Theology qualifications (0:53:31-0:57:38). The degrees are conferred for those who have completed the Doctor of Ministry qualifications (05:57:39-1:03:40). A round of applause is given for the graduates, and President Lolley presents John I. Durham as the commencement speaker (1:03:41-1:04:20). The title of Durham is the “Mystery of Ministry,” and he speaks on the ministry as emulating the person of Christ (1:05:21-1:27:17). The audience sings a song of worship (1:27:18-1:31:27). A speaker ends the service with a word of prayer (1:31:28-1:33:31).
Ronald Bernard Wilkins was a student at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The service begins with a benediction and a word of prayer (00:00-00:54). Ronald Bernard Wilkins reads from Luke 7:11-17, and he shares community prayer requests (00:55-02:57). The choir sings a song of worship (02:58-05:50). Wilkins speaks about the story of Jesus raising the widow’s son, and he says that Jesus is calling people out of darkness, specifically for seminarians, the darkness of uncertainty (05:51-17:10). Wilkins ends the service with a word of prayer (17:11-17:45).
Riley Eubank was the Director of Pastoral Services at the Baptist Medical Center in Columbia, SC. The service begins with organ music (00:00-05:42). Dean Morris Ashcraft delivers a Scripture reading, and he gives a word of prayer (05:43-07:16). Ashcraft introduces guests from medical centers around the southeast for clinical pastoral education day, and Riley Eubank is introduced as the chapel speaker (07:17-12:48). Eubank preaches on the importance of the word being made flesh, and he states that touch has authority in ministry (12:49-22:43). Eubanks ends the service with a word of prayer (22:44-23:15).