by academyofpreachers | Dec 6, 2009 | Academy of Preachers, Classic Articles, Dwight A. Moody, News, Young Preachers
John Parks was the preacher today at the Cathedral of the Assumption in Louisville; and I was there. John is a young preacher from Phoenix, Arizona; he is a student at St. Meinrad Seminary in Indiana; he is a pastoral intern at the Cathedral and today was his day...
by academyofpreachers | Dec 4, 2009 | Classic Articles, News
The list of Founding Partners has now grown to 36 toward our goal of 50 by March 1, 2010. They represent the diversity of those who have endorsed the Academy of Preachers: a business, a congregational network, and a college. First, Logos Research Systems of Dallas,...
by academyofpreachers | Nov 23, 2009 | Blog, Classic Articles, News
A minister said to me last week: “The young people must learn to wait their turn. Too many of them are not reliable, not faithful, not ready for the positions and opportunities that so desire.” Or words to that effect. I suspect he is right about many...
by academyofpreachers | Nov 21, 2009 | Classic Articles, News
The list of Founding Partners has grown to 33 this week with partnership letters received from Cincinnati Christian University and the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College. “I am pleased to write this letter of partnership.”...
by academyofpreachers | Nov 17, 2009 | Classic Articles, News
Today we posted a PRAYER CALENDAR to this web site. See the link to the right. Join us in prayer as we continue our preparation for the Festival of Young Preachers, scheduled for January 7-9, 2010, in Louisville, Kentucky. This is a guide for the next 50 days,...
by academyofpreachers | Nov 15, 2009 | Blog, Classic Articles, News
It was worship, the web site declared, and so I went. It was the first time at this large church in existence for only 10 years. Casual dress, and I was prepared for that; one hour and a half hours: not ready for that, and I was hungry when I headed home at 11:15. No...
by academyofpreachers | Nov 12, 2009 | Classic Articles, News
Even while the inaugural Festival of Young Preachers is yet 56 days away, we are working hard to plan the second festival. It is scheduled for January 6-8, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky. Four organizations have expressed interest in hosting the second festival and...
by academyofpreachers | Nov 9, 2009 | Blog, Classic Articles, News
Two thousand people attended a conference last week in Dallas; its purpose parallels the mission of our own Festival of Young Preachers, scheduled for January 7-9, 2010, in Louisville, Kentucky. They called it LeadNow, and the news article I read (linked here) states...
by academyofpreachers | Nov 5, 2009 | Classic Articles, News
The first annual Festival of Young Preachers is a collaborative effort of many people: planning, praying, hosting, singing, greeting, preaching, traveling, even financing. Among this network of hard-working people are two whose participation in the festival has...
by academyofpreachers | Oct 31, 2009 | Classic Articles, News
This week applications for the 2010 Young Preachers Leadership Team will be sent to all 100 people who have registered for the 2010 Festival of Young Preachers. The applications are due back to the Academy on December 1, 2009. The Young Preachers Leadership Team...
