Be A Partner of the Academy of Preachers

Be A Founding Partner of the Academy of Preachers

The success of the Academy of Preachers will depend largely on the cooperation of many congregations, businesses, organizations, denominational networks, and educational institutions. The Academy therefore encourages all interested entities to become Partners with the Academy in the work of inspiring and sustaining young people in their call to gospel preaching. Those who join with us during the first fifteen months of our work will be designated FOUNDING PARTNERS.

There are many ways that a school, denomination, business, congregation, or organization can signal its collaboration with the Academy. Some of the suggested ways are:

Establish a scholarship: we encourage schools to create a scholarship targeting exclusively or primarily members of the Academy.
Write a statement of endorsement: we ask an appropriate official of the organization or institution to use official letterhead to write the letter of endorsement which the Academy can use in promotional materials.
Host an Academy event: we welcome organizations and institutions to collaborate with the Academy to host meetings, camps, festivals, etc. on your campus.
Contribute to the Academy endowment: we invite any organization or institution to give, directly or by encouraging a donor, to the Endowment of the Academy.
Authorize staff or faculty to serve in Academy positions: we encourage organizational and institutional authorities to nominate and authorize faculty and/or staff to serve as Consultants, Advisors, Coaches or Directors for the Academy.
Exhibit at an Academy event: we urge organizations and institutions who wish to recruit young people as preachers or students to exhibit at Academy events, especially the Festival of Young Preachers (January 7-9, 2010).
Formally encourage students to participate in Academy events: we suggest that organizations and institutions advertise this opportunity for their students in official publications, such as catalogs, web sites, magazines, and syllabi.
Advertise in or on Academy publications: we invite organizations and institutions to advertise in the publications of the Academy, such as web site, event programs, office space, and such.

The Academy requests that an appropriate official of an institution send on institutional letterhead a letter stating the desire to be a partner and indicate which actions (from the list above) the school is taking to partner with the Academy. When this letter is received by the Academy, the organization or institution is then listed (including on the web site) as a FOUNDING PARTNER of the Academy of Preachers.

The Academy hopes to have 50 organizational and institutional partners by April 1, 2010, when we will make our first formal report to the Lilly Endowment. Included in this list of Founding Partners are the Lilly Endowment, St. Matthews Baptist Church, Wayne E. Oates Institute, and PeritusPR. See the link on this page to the list of Partners.

Last Updated on Saturday, 06 June 2009 12:18

Academy Partners

Founding Partners

1. The Lilly Endowment of Indianapolis
Original Funding Grant
2. St. Matthews Baptist Church, Louisville, Kentucky
Sponsoring Organization, Staff Support, Hosting Events
3. Wayne E. Oates Institute, Louisville, Kentucky
Web site management and on-line programs
4. PeritusPR, Louisville, Kentucky
Marketing and Public Relations
5. Kentucky Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church
Letter of Endorsement, Hosting Event, Promoting to Constituency, Service on Board of Advisors
6. Rosemont Baptist Church, Lexington, Kentucky
Gift of $1,017 to the Endowment of the Academy
7. Georgetown College, Georgetown, Kentucky
Scholarship offer of $5,000, Exhibit and Advertize at Festival, Link Academy to website, Host event
8. Indiana-Kentucky Conference of the United Church of Christ, Indianapolis, Indiana
Promoting the Academy to affiliated churches and students
9. Kingswell Seminary, Middletown, Ohio
Endorsing the Academy, promoting to students
10. Beeson Divinity School of Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama
Endorsing the Academy, promoting to students, exhibiting at the Festival
11. Lexington Theological Seminary, Lexington, Kentucky
Endorsing the Academy, promoting to students
12. Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee
Endorsing the Academy, promoting to students, faculty/staff on Academy boards, hosting events
13. Bethany Theological Seminary, Richmond, Indiana
Endorsing the Academy, promoting to students and faculty
14. Baptist Seminary of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
Endorsing the Academy, promoting to students and faculty, advertizing and exhibiting with the Academy
15. Lindsey Wilson College, Columbia, Kentucky
Endorsing the Academy, sending students to the Festival, exhibiting and advertizing
16. Campbellsville University, Campbellsville, Kentucky
Endorsing, advertizing, exhibiting, encouraging, promoting, and authorizing faculty and staff to participate.
17. Vanderbilt Divinity School, Nashville, Tennessee
Endorsing, participating, encouraging students and faculty to particapate.
18. Trevecca Nazarene University, Nashville, Tennessee
Endorsing, advertizing, encouraging students, faculty and staff to participate.
19. Christian Theological Seminary, Indianapolis, Indiana
Endorsing the Academy and encouraging students, faculty and staff to participate
20. Asbury College, Wilmore, Kentucky
Endorsing, hosting, sending students, exhibiting at the Festival, etc. etc.
21. The Christian Church (Disciples) of Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana
Endorsing, hosting, encouraging, and exhibiting at Academy events
22. McAfee School of Theology, Mercer University, Atlanta, Georgia
Endorsing, encouraging students, staff, and faculty, exhibiting
23. Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee.
Endorsing, encouraging students, staff and faculty, hosting events, exhibiting
24. Chalice Press, St. Louis, Missouri
Endorsing, supporting, publishing, exhibiting, advertizing, and encouraging staff.
25. Foundation for Excellence in Giving, Louisville, Kentucky
Endorsing, supporting, publishing, exhibiting, advertizing and volunteering
26. Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar, Missouri
Endorsing, exhibiting, promoting, offering a $3,000 scholarship to Academy members
27. Kentucky Baptist Fellowship, Crestwood, Kentucky
Endorsing, exhibiting, advertizing, and promoting among constituency
28. Northeast Baptist Church, Atlanta Georgia
Endorsing, supporting and encouraging staff, hosting, and promoting
29. Kentucky Mountain Bible College, Jackson, Kentucky
Endorsing, encouraging student to register, recruiting Academy members for KMBC ministerial program
30. Day1/Alliance for Christian Media
Endorsing, promoting, exhibiting, and collaborating in unique and distinctive ways
31. Community Presbyterian Church, Charlestown, Indiana
Endorsing, promoting, sponsoring young preachers.
32. Cincinnati Christian University, Cincinnati, Ohio
Endorsing, promoting the Academy to students
33. Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel, Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia
Edorsing, promoting the Academy to students, hosting events, encouraging faculty and staff to participate
34. Truett Theological Seminary of Baylor University, Waco, Texas
Endorsing, exhibiting and advertising, hosting events, contributing annually
35. Central District Baptist Association, Louisville, Kentucky
Endorsing, supporting, praying, promoting among churches and young preachers
36. Kentucky Wesleyan College, Owensboro, Kentucky
Endorsing, encouraging students to participate, exhibiting and advertising
37. Howard Park Christian Church, Clarksville, Indiana
Endorsing, providing volunteers, encouraging pastor
38. Presbyterian Church, United States of America, Louisville, Kentucky
Endorsing, hosting, promoting, and contributing to the Academy endowment
39. Dehoney Travel, New Albany, Indiana
Endorsing, exhibiting, advertising, assisting with international travel programs of the Academy
40. Middletown Christian Church, Middletown, Kentucky
Endorsing, promoting among members, contributing to Academy expenses, praying
41. Passport, Inc, Birmingham, Alabama
Endorsing, exhibiting, creating preaching practicum/internship
42. The Fund for Theological Education, Atlanta, Georgia
Endorsing, exhibiting, advertising, collaborating on projects, praying.
43. The Lord's Day Alliance, Boston, Massachusetts
Endorsing, underwriting, hosting, collaborating on projects.
44. University of Evansville, Evansville, Indiana
Endorsing, supporting programs, exhibiting and advertizing, offering specialized courses, supporting staff, etc.
45. South Texas School of Christian Ministry, Corpus Christi, Texas
Endorsing, hosting events, sending young preachers, sponsoring a campus festival.

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The question "How shall they hear without preachers?" has never been more pertinent than it is today, when cultures are melding and the world situation fairly screams out for an intelligent, well-presented version of the Christian gospel. Three cheers for Dwight Moody and the Academy of Preachers for taking on the monumental task of helping to shape our future! -- John Killinger, Theologian in Residence, Marble Collegiate Church, New York City