by academyofpreachers | Sep 2, 2009 | Classic Articles, News
Louisville, Kentucky is the home-base of the Academy of Preachers; it could have been Chicago, or Washington DC, or even Lexington: but it is Louisville. This destined-to-be-national and ecumenical network of young preachers has its epicenter right here in Louisville....
by academyofpreachers | Sep 1, 2009 | Classic Articles, News
The green banner across the page reminds us: only 30 days left to register for the Festival of Young Preachers. Elsewhere on this site you can see The names of the 38 young preachers who have already registered (minus the one who has had to withdraw because she...
by academyofpreachers | Aug 31, 2009 | Classic Articles, News
At Barnes and Nobles yesterday I bought two books. They dramatically represent the two sides of this preaching thing and they illustrate how widely we preachers must cast our vision and point our interest to sustain the mission to which we have been called. The first...
by academyofpreachers | Aug 29, 2009 | Classic Articles, News
Not all cities are the same, even when it comes to the Academy of Preachers!! My trip to Atlanta to promote the Academy (see the last three news stories below) gives me fresh perspective to reflect of the responses of the various cities where we have taken the...
by academyofpreachers | Aug 28, 2009 | Classic Articles, News
I stayed through Thursday but had to leave Atlanta before my enthusiasm meter absolutely exploded: such was the cumulative effect of my four day promotional tour for the Academy. I visited for 90 minutes with Matt Flemming and Anna Florence Carter. He is a PhD student...
by academyofpreachers | Aug 27, 2009 | Classic Articles, News
My old friend Z. Allen Abbott and his wife Conda met me for lunch at The Pecan in College Park, Georgia. Twenty years ago this summer he served an internship with me in Pittsburgh. He has had a good ministry in the American Baptist Churches and now he is a regional...
by academyofpreachers | Aug 26, 2009 | Classic Articles, News
Tuesday in Atlanta was a splendid day for the Academy of Preachers. Monday night I attended the Welcome Back Reception at the McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University. It was a lively and delightful affair, complete with food (which I ate), door prizes (which I...
by academyofpreachers | Aug 20, 2009 | Blog, Classic Articles, News
In 2002 I published the most unread book in modern publishing history. It is a memoir of my six years as pastor of Third Baptist Church. Sometime later I received a royalty check; it totaled $4.53. A letter arrived from the International Council of Unread Books,...
by academyofpreachers | Aug 19, 2009 | Classic Articles, News
I have just returned from three days on the road for the Academy: two in Owensboro, Kentucky and one in Louisville. The chief purpose was the ordination of Zac Bailes at Third Baptist Church of Owensboro, a church I once pastored and a young man I baptized in...
by academyofpreachers | Aug 15, 2009 | Classic Articles, News
Four women have been among the last eight young preachers to register for the Festival in January. There are now 37 young preachers registered, and eight of them are women. These last four include: Anna Marie Roderick, from New York City, a student at Earlham College...
