Ron Maxwell was a Master of Divinity student and member of Friendship Baptist Church in Charlotte, NC. The service begins with organ music (00:00-04:08). The speaker gives a word about Black History Month (04:09-05:54). Another speaker delivers the Scripture reading from Psalm 8, and he gives a word of prayer (05:55-08:21). Ron Maxwell is introduced as the chapel speaker (08:22-09:15). The choir sings the anthem (09:16-10:56). Maxwell’s sermon is about his experience as a black man in the Christian tradition, and he urges the audience to have a spirit of Christ, which is one of empathy, and remember the minorities in their communities (10:57-29:13). Maxwell closes the service with a benediction in the words of Psalm 8 (29:14-30:15).
This chapel service is facilitated by the Middler class at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The service begins with a song of worship (0:00-1:44). There is a story shared about not the struggles of life (1:45-6:12). There is a song of worship (6:13-8:22). There is a Scripture reading (8:23-12:27). There is a song of worship (12:28-13:57). There is another Scripture reading (13:58-15:14). A woman sings a song of worship (15:15-17:31). There is a Scripture reading from Psalms (17:32-20:48). There is a song of worship based on Psalm 23 (20:49-24:41). There is another Scripture reading (24:42-27:08). There is another song of worship (27:09-29:58). There is a group Scripture reading (29:59-32:50). There are songs of worship (32:51-35:48). There is a moment of prayer (35:49-37:08).
B. Elmo Scoggins was Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament. The service begins with organ music (00:00-03:11). The speaker gives a word of prayer (03:12-04:50). The choir sings a song of worship (04:51-10:30). Scoggins sermon is about the Holocaust and the humanity of the Jewish people, and he encourages the audience to not forget the evil committed in the Holocaust and to love the Jewish people as members of humanity (10;31-25:17). Organ music is played, and the service ends with a benediction (25:18-28:00).
Albert L. Meiburg was Professor of Pastoral Theology and Dean of the Faculty. Meiburg opens his sermon by stating that he wants to share three lessons he wished he learned sooner (00:00-01:03). The first lesson he shares is to celebrate the temporary (01:04-05:35). The second lesson he shares is to embrace the alien or the unfamiliar (05:36-10:34). The third lesson he shares is to risk the imperfect (10:35-20:05). Meiburg ends the service with a benediction (20:06-20:31).
• Rosemary Ruether was a professor at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. She was also a leading ecofeminist scholar and Roman Catholic theologian. The service begins with the introduction of Rosemary Ruether (00:00-01:28). The title of Ruether’s lecture is “Dualism and the Problem of Evil.” The first question Ruether asks is about the origins of dualism, and she answers by approaching the social hierarchy of gender and race in society looking back to the writings of Greek philosophers, Augustine, and medieval theologians who expressed the thought of men containing the full image of God over women (01:29-13:41). The second question Ruether asks is how this dualism emerged, and she gives an answer of three human tendencies: the missing link mentality, the “us versus them” mentality, and the distinction of good versus evil mentality (13:42-21:22). Ruether lists inherited patterns from this dualism which are sexism, class hierarchy, racism, and antisemitism (21:23-24:55). She distinguishes three different languages from the higher social group to reduce the others, and these are deprival language, idealized language, and genocidal language (24:56-33:08). Ruether moves to the critique of these dominant views that comes out of dualistic thinking, and she first tackles the social problem of looking through the lens of how positions of power have created opportunities for evil (33:09-38:59). Going beyond social ideology, Ruether examines the distortion of reality because of the underlying dualism, and she challenges the Greek perception of the mind and body and purpose for life with the Hebraic biblical understanding of mind-body unity and purpose of renewal of all things (39:00-45:55). Ruether concludes her lecture with the question about good-evil dualism, and she identifies evil with the capacity for humanity to distort freedom (45:56-48:43).
Tony Brewington was the Director of Mission for the Burnt Swamp Baptist Association. The service begins with a reading from Luke 4:17-19, and a word of prayer is given (00:00-02:50). Tony Brewington is introduced as the Missionary Day chapel speaker (02:51-04:20). The choir sings a song of worship (04:21-06:30). Brewington begins his sermon by describing his mission work as a Native American in eastern North Carolina (06:31-13:33). He says that the church has taken Jesus captive, and it is now our duty to put him back into the world where people are suffering (13:34-17:06). He argues that the church today has a microscopic view where they are finding a way to make themselves better (17:07-19:09). He then argues that the church today has a telescopic view where they are doing outreach in an exclusive and narrow-minded way (19:10-21:35). Brewington proposes that the church should have kaleidoscopic view that is centered on true outreach and the love of Jesus (21:36-26:25). The second point of Brewington’s message is that the church has become a hostage of the world, and he believes the only way out is for God to be behind the church’s mission (26:26-35:59). The final point of Brewington’s message is that the world is a hostage of sin, and the solution is to let Jesus loose to lead the church in the mission of saving the lost (36:00-48:11).
Anne L. Neil was Consultant for Women in Ministry. Neil is announced as the Chapel speaker (0:00-0:07). A hymn is played (0:08-6:54). Luke 1:39-56 is the Scripture reading of the day (6:55-9:39). A list of concerns is discussed (9:40-11:05). A word of prayer is given (11:06-12:26). Anne Neil is introduced (12:27-13:14). Before she begins speaking, Neil asks for a moment of silence (13:15-13:59). Neil begins with a question, “where is the prophetic voice,” and then she expresses how Mary (Jesus’ mother) and her cousin Elizabeth were unlikely candidates to share the coming of Jesus (14:00-21:00). Both Mary and Elizabeth prophesied Jesus’ salvation (21:01-24:59). Neil discusses how Mary’s prophetic song in the book of Luke reveals the struggles of those who live in poverty and she asks the question: “where is compassion and biblical justice?” (25:00-28:26). She explains that the three sources of prophetic voices are the third world, the black churches of America, and women who all are called to proclaim the Gospel (28:27-33:19). A word of prayer is given (33:20-34:50). Neil closes with the wish that everyone would leave with “hope and God’s good humor” (34:51-35:02).
Disclaimer: The first portion of the service is inaudible. Russell Jones was an MDiv student at Southeastern Seminary. The service begins with Scripture readings (0:00-1:59). Several women give a presentation about the birth of Jesus (2:00-5:03). Jones shares his thoughts about women who have been called into ministry and reads from Galatians 3:28 (5:04-6:19). Jones admits to being a skeptic when it comes to Scripture, especially about God’s acceptance, and he speaks on the difficulty of hearing Paul say there is not a division to be made between types of people (6:20-7:40). He speaks on tearing down the walls of what a minister is supposed to be like, removing the masculine and feminine labels and replacing them with attributes devoid of gender assumptions (7:41-12:13). Jones argues that “denying church ordination to a person on the basis of sex” does a great injustice (12:14-18:29). The congregation shares in reciting the litany of affirmation (18:30-20:59). The service ends with a benediction (21:00-21:33).
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).
T. L. Cashwell, Jr. was pastor of Hayes-Barton Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC. The service begins with organ music (00:00-04:08). The speaker delivers a Scripture reading from the Psalms, and the audience sings a hymn of worship (04:09-08:00). The speaker gives a word of prayer (08:01-08:58). T.L Cashwell, Jr. is introduced as the chapel speaker (08:59-11:19). The choir sings the anthem (11:20-14:09). Cashwell delivers a sermon on the themes of praise and thanksgiving, and he focuses on giving praise to God in the midst of pain, suffering, and the days of darkness (14:10-30:45). Cashwell ends the service with a word of prayer (30:46-31:45).
