ɪnðə lˈeɪt sˈɪksti ænd ˈɜːli sˈɛvənti ðiːz mˈiːɾɪŋz, nˈoʊn tə stˈɑːɹt ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚli æt fˈoːɹ pˈiː.ˈɛm. kˈɔːld sˈɪmpli "vˈɛspɚz" ænd hˈɛld ɪnðə sˈæŋktjuːˌɛɹi, bɪkˌeɪm ðə fˈoʊkəs ʌv wʌt mˈɛni fˈɛlt wʌzðɪ ˈoʊnli tɹˈuː bˈɑːdi mˈɪnɪstɹi ɡˈæðɚɹɪŋ ˈɛnɪwˌɛɹ ɔnðɪ ˈiːst kˈoʊst, ænd wˌaɪl bɹˈɛdɛsən ˈɔːlweɪz mˈɑːdɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd æt ðiːz mˈiːɾɪŋz, wˌɪtʃ ˈɔfən wɛnt tˈuː ænd θɹˈiː ˈaʊɚz, hiː ˈɔːlweɪz pɹɪfˈɜːd tʊ ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒ ðoʊz ɡˈæðɚd tʊ ˌʌndɚstˈænd ænd ˈɛksɚsˌaɪz ðɛɹ ɡˈɪftɪŋz ɪnðə mˈiːɾɪŋ.
In the late 60's and early 70's these meetings, known to start regularly at 4 p.m. called simply "Vespers" and held in the sanctuary, became the focus of what many felt was the only true 'body ministry' gathering anywhere on the east coast, and while Bredesen always moderated at these meetings, which often went two and three hours, he always preferred to encourage those gathered to understand and exercise their giftings in the meeting.