Claud Bowen was a pastor in Greensboro and a former trustee and the chairman of the Board of Trustees at Southeastern. Chapel opens in prayer (0:00-1:28). Dr. Lolley welcomes the audience and trustees. He introduces the Founder’s Day speaker, Dr. Claud Bowen (1:28-9:14). The choir leads in song (9:14-15:08). Dr. Bowen begins his message by discussing his various connections with the seminary (15:08-20:35). Dr. Bowen then shares some of the history of the founding of the school and his personal experience in the process (20:35-35:50). He then shares lessons he learned during that time including that God is raising up leaders in each generation, God’s revelation calls for sacrifice, and layperson’s roles are of great importance (35:50-45:28). A presentation is given (45:28-47:10). Chapel is closed in prayer (47:10-47:50).
At the time of the recording, Janice Odom Patty was a Middler MDiv student at Southeastern. The speaker, Janice Patty, is introduced (0:00-0:42). A prayer is led (0:42-3:30). The choir leads in song (3:30-5:13). Ms. Patty begins and reads from Jeremiah 32:1-15 (5:13-8:51). She relates the challenges of the Israelites and the prophets with the challenges of modern times and the possibility of hope (8:51-12:57). She speaks of the hope of the prophets who focused on the promises of God and how people need to be dreamers who hope (12:57-14:25). She discusses the differences between realism and idealism and how an idealist finds ways to see good and hope (14:25-15:33). Finally, she says that those idealists must put their dreams into action and that hope empowers people to act even in struggles (15:33-21:53). Scripture is read to close chapel (21:53-22:21).
Napier Baker was an educator a part of the Clinical Pastoral Education Center. The service begins with a responsive reading and a word of prayer (00:00-01:32). Dean Morris Ashcraft welcomes guest of Clinical Pastoral Education Centers, and Napier Baker is introduced as the chapel speaker (01:33-04:50). The choir sings a song of worship (04:51-09:17). Baker begins his sermon by reading from Numbers 11 and Luke 4 (09:18-11:34). Baker speaks about the foundations and expectations of ministry, and he says that each person come to the ministry with their own unique heritage, their struggles, their affirmations, and their expectations (11:35-23:16). The service ends with a word of prayer (23:17-23:55).
Thomas H. Conley was the senior minister of North Side Drive Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA. The service begins with President Randall Lolley welcoming everyone to the pastor’s seminar, and he gives an endorsement of a book written by Dr. James Tull (00:00-04:45). Lolley gives a word of prayer (04:46-05:19). A moment of silence is given for Theodore F. Adams, and Thomas H. Conley is introduced as the Adams Lecturer (05:20-11:03). The choir sings the anthem (11:04-12:10). Conley begins his lecture giving a word of honor to Theodore F. Adams and a word of thanks to Morris Ashcraft, John Carlton, and Furman Hewitt (12:11-16:28). The tittle and theme of Conley’s lecture is “Assumptions of the Preaching Ministry.” He says his first assumption is that there is one body of Christ, and he focuses on the one baptism and how this principle effects a church’s membership policy (16:29-25:28). Conley’s second assumption looks at Christian education, and he says that effective preaching should have an element of teaching to equip the saints (25:29-33:33). Conley’s third assumption looks at worship, and he urges Baptists to return to the great liturgical tradition of the church (33:34-42:21). Conley’s fourth assumption is none of the above assumptions, and he focuses on the laity that need the hope that comes through the preaching (42:22-52:55). President Lolley ends the service with a word of prayer (52:56-53:44).
Elaine Neil Orr was a Ph.D candidate at Emory University. The service begins with organ music (00:00-04:28). The men in the audience recite the Apostles Creed, the women sing the Doxology at the same time, and a responsive reading follows (04:29-06:44). The choir sings a song of worship (06:45-10:05). The speaker leads in a second responsive reading (10:06-11:11). There is a second song of worship (11:12-14:40). The speaker reads from the Scriptures (14:41-16:47). Orr delivers a sermon on the Parable of the Vineyard, and she concludes that the message of the parable is that God is revealed through our covenantal love and grace for one another (16:48-40:22). Orr’s husband announces the formation of a new support group at Southeastern, and he closes the service with a benediction (20:23-42:50).
