Description

• Louis McBurney was a clinical psychiatrist and leader of the Marble Retreat. The service begins with organ music (00:00-04:45). The speaker gives a word of prayer (04:46-06:07). The speaker gives a biographical description of Theodore F. Adams, and Louis McBurney is introduced as the Adams Lecturer (06:08-15:56). McBurney gives the theme of the lecture, “The Need for Autonomy in Ministry,” and he focus on the tension of the human desire for autonomy and the expectations and demands of the job of ministry. Much of the lecture is a string of points on practical advice for navigating ministry as a pastor (15:57-45:32). The service ends with a word of prayer (45:33-46:08).

Last modified

• November 30, 2023

Creator

• McBurney, Louis
• Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Subject

• Autonomy (Psychology)--Religious aspects--Christianity
• Pastoral psychology
• Desire

Language

• English

Identifier

• SEBTS_Adams_Lecture_Louis_McBurney_1984-02-15

Date Created

• February 15, 1984

Location

• Wake Forest (N.C.)

Resource Type

• Text
• Audio

Preferred Citation

SEBTS Chapel and Special Event Recordings, SEBTS Chapel and Special Event Recordings - 1980s, Archives and Special Collections, Library at Southeastern, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC.

In Collection:

• SEBTS Chapel and Special Event Recordings
• SEBTS Chapel and Special Event Recordings - 1980s

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