by academyofpreachers | Jul 1, 2010 | Academy of Preachers, Classic Articles, Dwight A. Moody, News
Beginning today, the Academy of Preachers officially has a new address: 500 North Watterson Trail, Louisville, Kentucky, 40243. Write us a letter: offer congratulations, make a contribution, send the name of a young preacher, volunteer to help with the Festival of...
by academyofpreachers | Jun 29, 2010 | Classic Articles, Dwight A. Moody, Founding Partners, Fundraising, Leadership Team, News
During the course of a three-day weekend, June 25-27, 2010, the Academy of Preachers received donations totaling $57,000. Even we were surprised! Most of the activity surrounded an event held in the home of Dan and Anne Greenwell. They serve on the Academy Support...
by academyofpreachers | Jun 26, 2010 | Blog, Classic Articles, Dwight A. Moody, News, Preaching Tips, Young Preachers
The antidote to the aging, declining, eroding, lackluster church in the United States is to infuse it with more young people. That is the philosophy of the Academy of Preachers. “They must learn to wait their turn,” one pastor told me. It is probably the...
by academyofpreachers | Jun 21, 2010 | Academy of Preachers, Classic Articles, Dwight A. Moody, National festivals, News
Sometime this past January the Living Faith Baptist Church began a pastoral search process that is sure to commend itself to many congregations. They went online to the Academy site on YouTube and watched a series of videos taken at the inaugural Festival of Young...
by academyofpreachers | Jun 16, 2010 | Classic Articles, Dwight A. Moody, National Partners, News
For 18 months, the Academy of Preachers sought to recruit 50 Founding Partners. This was an effort to secure the endorsement and cooperation of established and recognized organizations and institutions. That effort was successfully concluded on March 30, 2010, when...
by academyofpreachers | Jun 14, 2010 | Classic Articles, Dwight A. Moody, Leadership Team, National Partners, News, Young Preachers
It was a good day for the Academy of Preachers. First, Katie McNeal wrote to say she would accept an invitation to join the Young Preachers Leadership Team. Katie attended last week’s preaching camp in Crestwood, Kentucky. “Going into the week, I really...
by academyofpreachers | Jun 14, 2010 | Blog, Classic Articles, Dwight A. Moody, News, Preaching Camps, Sermons, Young Preachers
Maybe my title is overly dramatic; time will tell. But I heard some things last week that settled in my soul and sparked a resolve to reshape my future. Let me tell you about them. What I heard came from young preachers. “We are not the future of the...
by academyofpreachers | Jun 9, 2010 | Classic Articles, Dwight A. Moody, News, Preaching Camps, Young Preachers
We are gathered at Camp Kavanaugh, some 22 of us, tucked away in Crestwood, Kentucky, on the outskirts of Louisville. We are here for what I have called preaching camp but what the young preachers wish to call something else: what, exactly, they are not quite sure....
by academyofpreachers | May 27, 2010 | Academy of Preachers, Blog, Classic Articles, National festivals, News, Young Preachers
Written by Adam Quine St. Francis of Assisi has been accredited with the quote that goes something like this, “Preach the gospel at all times, and when necessary, use words.” Although these words offer a profound, gentle reminder of the call to live our...
by academyofpreachers | May 24, 2010 | Classic Articles, Dwight A. Moody, Founding Partners, National festivals, News
Beginning this summer, the Academy of Preachers will expand the target area of its pilot project to a 300 miles radius around Louisville. For the first 18 months, the area of focus was half that: 150 miles from Louisville in all directions. That original area included...
