After reading Psalm 121, a prayer, and a hymn (start-4:50), Dr. Stewart Albert Newman, Professor of Theology and Philosophy of Religion, speaks about covenants in the church, specifically membership.
After President Stealey opens in prayer and the reading of Colossians 1:9-19 (start-06:44), he introduces and reads the Abstract of Principles (6:45-21:04). After making some concluding thoughts, Dr. Stealey moves on to having two new professors sign the Abstract of Principles (23:30-26:55). Those professors were Dr. James E. Tull, Professor of Theology, and Dr. Emily K. Lansdell, Professor of Missions.
Dr. Emily Kilpatrick Lansdell, Professor of Missions, gave a lecture titled “Preparation for the Missionary Task in Today’s World.” Dr. Lansdell spoke on the importance of strategic missions in the midst of geo-political changes across the world. One of her major points was the importance of being prepared before going on the field. She discussed the importance of learning the language and culture of the place one serves in as well as having theological training.
Dr. Helmut Richard Niebuhr, a Christian theologian, Professor at Yale Divinity School, and author of Christ and Culture, speaks mainly on Protestantism as it relates to politics and culture. He spends most of this lecture comparing Protestantism to Democracy and sharing how they are so interconnected that they can at times become syncretistic.
After the reading of a poem, the reading of Romans 7:18-25 and John 4:23-43, and a prayer (start-8:38), Dr. Sydnor Lorenzo Stealey, the first President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, speaks about ministry in general.
After a short introduction (start-1:13), Jack W. MacGorman, Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, preaches about the importance of making right distinctions.
