by academyofpreachers | Sep 29, 2009 | Classic Articles, News
The Festival registration of James (Jamie) Bennett arrived in today’s mail. He is the fifth student at Campbellsville University to register for the first annual Festival of Young Preachers. He joins Sean Stengl, Micah Spicer, Joshua Hardesty, and Willis Deitz....
by academyofpreachers | Sep 25, 2009 | Classic Articles, News
Today, the mail brought a letter of endorsement from the Northeast Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Brian Wright is the pastor and Scott Claybrook is a new member of the congregation and ministry team; Scott is a student at McAfee School of Theology but more...
by academyofpreachers | Sep 23, 2009 | Classic Articles, News
In the last few days we have reached several important thresholds. First, we now have more than 700 FANS on our Facebook site, 708 to be exact (as of this very minute: 3:35pm EST Wednesday afternoon). Not that this means a great deal: it takes only a click of the...
by academyofpreachers | Sep 20, 2009 | Classic Articles, News
“Why should I pay $100 just to preach for a few minutes?” That was the question put to me by a young preacher undecided about his own participation in the Festival of Young Preachers. It is a good question, one never before put to me, and I take it...
by academyofpreachers | Sep 17, 2009 | Classic Articles, News
We now have 44 eager young preachers registered for the Festival of Young Preachers and there are only two weeks remaining before the October 1 deadline. If I know students–and I do, having taught for 11 years at Georgetown College–many young preachers...
by academyofpreachers | Sep 15, 2009 | Classic Articles, News
The first ever (since Jesus, we think) Festival of Young Preachers will feature many, many interesting things: besides 100 young preachers, and plenary sessions full of choirs and featured preachers, and a book room with a series of book signings, and mentoring...
by academyofpreachers | Sep 11, 2009 | Classic Articles, News
Thursday (Sept 10) I spent a good part of my day driving to and from the Kentucky Mountain Bible College. From Lexington, the 88 miles from my house to the campus followed Interstate 64 to the Mountain Parkway to Route 15 to State Road 205. Signs to the college...
by academyofpreachers | Sep 8, 2009 | Classic Articles, News
Here is the article, written by feature writer Ruth Schenk of the Southeast Outlook, weekly newspaper of the Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky. It was published September 3, 2009. The response floored the founder. When Dwight Moody started the Academy...
by academyofpreachers | Sep 5, 2009 | Classic Articles, News
Kevin Stamps has become the 40th person to register for the Festival of Young Preachers. The Festival will be held at St. Matthews Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky, January7-9, 2010. Stamps is pastor of the Sonora United Methodist Church in Sonora, Kentucky....
by academyofpreachers | Sep 4, 2009 | Classic Articles, News
Gospel preaching has a traditional and formalized place in American religion. It takes place is a sanctuary, behind a pulpit, in front of people sitting quietly row after row; it is done by men (mostly), trained in college and seminary, speaking from notes prepared...
