Hugh O. Chambliss was Executive Director of Missions for the Madison Baptist Association in Huntsville, AL. The service begins with a word of prayer (00:00-00:50). The speaker reads Psalm 33:8-12 (00:51-01:32). Ginger Smith sings a song (01:33-04:23). Chambliss begins his sermon by speaking of the joy of being on Southeastern’s campus for the summer term (04:24-05:49). He states that the subject of his sermon is on the minister and his community, and he describes his home community of Huntsville, AL (05:50-10:23). Chambliss first point is that the minister influences the conscience of the community, and he uses the Presbyterian minister Brother Bryan as an example of a minister who held influence over the conscience of the city of Birmingham (10:24-14:40). His second point is that the minister is the counselor of the community (14:41-18:42). His third point is that the minister is the community’s comfort (18:43-22:27). Chambliss concludes his sermon by arguing that the minister can take on the three roles of conscience, counselor, and comforter of the community because he is called by God to take on these roles (22:28-25:30).
Janice Odom Patty was a minister at Pullen Memorial Baptist Church and a Master of Divinity student. The service begins with organ music (00:00-02:47). The audience is led in a song of worship (02:48-06:33). The speaker leads in an invocation (06:34-07:11). The speaker delivers the vision for the student led service week, and Janice Odom Patty is introduced as the chapel speaker (07:12-10:15). A bell choir performs a song of worship (10:16-15:08). Patty delivers a sermonette about the Supper of the Lord (15:09-20:46). Patty leads the audience in the partaking of the Lord’s Supper (20:47-23:18). The choir sings a song of worship (23:19-26:14). A speaker delivers a word on the Lord’s Supper, and the choir sings another song of worship (26:15-30:14). Organ music is performed (30:15-33:07). Patty leads the audience in the reading of Salem Covenant, and the service ends with a congregational prayer (33:08-34:50).
Phillip Rodgerson was the Director of the Missions Department at the Virginia Baptist General Board. Chapel opens with prayer (0:00-1:03). A welcome is given to the Directors of Missions present for a conference and the speaker, Phillip Rodgerson, is introduced (1:03-4:14). Phillip Rodgerson introduces his message and challenges the audience with Baptist distinctives in the current culture (4:14-9:02). He states that Baptists’ congregational government, professional training, gathering in community, and variety of programs strengthen them to reach the current society (9:02-13:40). He concludes by saying that Southern Baptists can lead with their strengths in the current society (13:40-15:54). The service closes in prayer (15:54-16:27).
Luke B. Smith was Professor of Supervised Ministry. The service begins with a liturgical reading and a word of prayer (00:00-01:50). Smith reads John 17:6-19, and in his sermon, he argues that Christians are to penetrate the world with God’s love even though the world hates them (01:51-22:16). Smith ends the service with a word of prayer (22:17-22:51).
The service begins with a reading from the litany and a word of prayer (00:00-02:24). Lee Scripture, the student council president, delivers a sermonette on worrying, and he leads in a time of meditation (02:25-10:58). He leads in a corporate confession (10:59-11:44). Scripture ends the service with a responsive reading and a word of prayer (11:45-12:58).
William Wallace Finlator was the pastor of Pullen Memorial Baptist Church. The service begins with the procession of the faculty accompanied by organ music (00:00-07:19). President Randall Lolley gives a word of prayer, and he welcomes the newcomers to the Southeastern family (07:20-10:22). Morris Ashcraft, Dean of the Faculty, gives the Middler Award for Systematic Theology to Marian Burcky and Loral Link (10:23-11:43). Lolley gives a word of appreciation to Robert Color who endowed the Middler Award, he introduces the Spring 1985 teaching team, he gives a word of thanks to Dr. Fred Sandusky who is up for retirement, he announces the evening classes, and he announces a chapel series on the great texts from the Bible (11:44-16:56). William Wallace Finlator is introduced as the convocation speaker (16:57-18:49). Finlator begins his sermon by giving a good word about Southeastern and the history of his relationship with the seminary (18:50-22:26). Finlator asks the question “can the gospel be preached in America today,” and he quotes Jesus by saying, “What is impossible with man is possible with God (22:27-27:12). He criticizes American society and the government for not caring for the poor, and he gives five methods for sharing the gospel with Americans: the sheep’s clothing method, the future shock method, the more to follow method, the honest slant method, and the extra-curricular method (27:13-51:38). Finlator closes by stating that the gospel can be shared in America hardly by hopefully (51:39-54:51). The service ends with a word of prayer (54:52-55:32).