Gwynne Heaton Davies was Principal Emeritus of Regents Park College. The service begins with Davies being introduced as the chapel speaker (00:00-00:47). Davies gives a word of prayer (00:47-02:34). He speaks about being wise for salvation, and he gives a word of prayer (02:35-08:29). The choir sings a song of worship (08:30-11:50). Davies reads from 1 Corinthians 2, Ephesians 4, and Deuteronomy 6, and he speaks about the unity in the Christian faith and how Scripture interprets Scripture (11:51-27:59). The service ends with the hymn “Crown Him with Many Crowns,” and Davies gives a word of prayer (28:00-29:16).
Gerald Martin was a student in the Associates of Divinity program and the pastor of Redhill Baptist Church in Pickens, SC. The service begins with a benediction and word of prayer (00:00-01:04). Gerald Martin is introduced as the chapel speaker (01:05-02:27). The choir sings “Amazing Grace” (02:28-06:06). Martin reads from 1 Timothy 4:1-4, and the central message of his sermon is that life change power comes through the preaching of the one true gospel message (06:07-20:07). Martin ends the service with a word of prayer (20:08-20:58).
John I. Durham was Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament. The service begins with organ music (0:00:00-0:05:05). The speaker gives a word of prayer (0:05:06-0:06:17). The Old Testament lesson is read from Ezekiel 34, and the New Testament lesson is read from John 10 (0:06:18-0:11:00). President Randall Lolley welcomes everyone to the December commencement service, and he invites a graduating student on stage for a special address (0:11:01-0:11:46). The graduating student, Debra Collins, presents a check for an endowment fund to help international students (0:11:47-0:13:31). C. Michael Hawn sings a song of worship (0:13:32-0:16:25). Durham delivers the commencement address from the Old and New Testament lessons of Ezekiel 34 and John 10, and he urges the graduates to be good shepherd amid the temptation to follow and adapt to the patterns of bad shepherds who hold influence and powerful positions in the world (0:16:26-0:35:55). Lolley recognizes the friends and family of the graduates (0:35:56-0:36:33). The Associate of Divinity degrees are conferred (0:36:34-0:38:21). One Master of Religious Education degree is conferred (0:38:22-0:39:40). The Master of Divinity degrees are conferred (0:39:41-0:52:30). The Master of Theology degrees are conferred (0:52:31-0:54:33). The Doctor of Ministry degrees are conferred (0:54:34-0:57:00). Lolley leads the audience in the Litany of Mission (0:57:01-1:00:45). The service ends with a word of prayer (1:00:46-1:01:23).
Audio quality is very poor. Thomas H. Conley was the senior minister of North Side Drive Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA. The service begins with organ music (00:00-02:50). The speaker gives a word of prayer (02:51-04:18). Thomas H. Conley is introduced as the Adams Lecturer, and the speaker reads from 2 Timothy 4:1-8 (04:19-09:30). The choir sings the anthem (09:31-12:00). The title of Conley’s lecture is “The Preacher As.” He begins his lecture by thanking everyone for their gratitude during his visit, and he states his belief that the Baptist tradition can be wedded to the greater liturgical tradition to the universal and historic church (12:01-14:12). Conley’s major point is the preacher as a theologian, and he says that the preacher’s responsibility is to always be prepared to deliver good theological truth and train their people to be good theologians as well. Most of the lecture is inaudible (14:13-55:39). The service ends with a benediction (55:40-56:05).
Helen Gray Crotwell was pastor of Wake Forest Methodist Church. The service begins with organ music and a song of worship (00:00-06:50). The audience is led in additional songs of worship with spoken prayers (06:51-09:42). Helen Gray Crotwell is introduced as the chapel speaker, the speaker reads the Old Testament lesson from Genesis and the New Testament lesson from Matthew, and she gives a word of prayer (09:43-15:46). Crotwell speaks about Joseph, Mary, and Jesus going to Egypt to escape Herod, and she describes the season of seminary as a time in Egypt to prepare for ministry (15:47-27:05). The service ends with a word of prayer (27:06-27:53).