SEBTS Adams Lecture - Fred B. Craddock, Jr. February 16, 1979

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  • (audio is poor towards the beginning) Fred B. Craddock, Jr. was Bandy Distinguished Professor of Preaching at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. A word of prayer begins the service (0:00-0:34). Dr. Craddock is introduced and thanked for his lectures (0:35-5:06). The choir sings (cut) (5:07-5:19). Dr. Craddock offers thanks for his introduction (5:20-7:04). He speaks on the burden of preaching—the effect of language—and refers back to Matthew 10 to reiterate the topic of the whisper and the shout (7:05-7:27). True preaching is always in a whisper to the listener and always in a shout to the speaker; the whisper and the shout cannot be separated (7:28-8:22). Dr. Craddock explains that when he talks about the shout he is not talking about volume, but rather about witnessing (8:23-11:38). Though the shout is an act of power and clarity to demonstrate an urgency of the message, it does not require one to elevate their voice (11:39-24:05). Dr. Craddock expresses the importance of staying in tune to the needs of the people in order to make the shout appropriate for their lives (24:06-30:07). He discusses that the greatest shout is when one proclaims the Gospel on a personal level, and he speaks on Jesus’ lordship and kingship (30:08-38:33). He closes with mentioning that whenever he shouts he will ask God to include His still small voice (38:34-39:09). A word of prayer ends the service (39:10-39:54).
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  • June 6, 2025
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  • SEBTS_Adams_Lecture_Fred_B_Craddock_Jr_1979-02-16
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  • February 16, 1979
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  • Wake Forest (N.C.)
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    SEBTS Chapel and Special Event Recordings - 1970s, SEBTS Chapel and Special Event Recordings, Archives and Special Collections, Library at Southeastern, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC.
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