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...
by academyofpreachers | Aug 13, 2009 | Classic Articles, News
Four churches I know have forced the resignation of their pastors during the month of August: Riverside in New York, Shiloh Baptist in Washington, DC, Victory Baptist, in Lexington, and First Christian in Winchester. This is not good news for these pastors; and it is...
