by academyofpreachers | Jul 19, 2009 | Classic Articles, News
From a hotel room along the Pennsylvania Turnpike I listened to bits and pieces of the morning sermon by Joel Olsteen of Houston, Texas. He preached to 30,000 people in the arena and millions more by television. He took the words of Jesus: if you are faithful in...
by academyofpreachers | Jul 18, 2009 | Classic Articles, News
On Friday, Ann Marie Roderick became the 30th person to register for the first annual Festival of Young Preachers in Louisville, Kentucky. The event will be held January 7-9, 2010 at St. Matthews Baptist Church. There is space available for 70 more young preachers but...
by academyofpreachers | Jul 17, 2009 | Classic Articles, News
Louisville is our home base and we have some strong Partners in the city. St. Matthews Baptist Church is our host and sponsoring institution. The Wayne E. Oates Institute manages this web site and also runs our on-line program. Peritus is our public relations firm....
by academyofpreachers | Jul 16, 2009 | Classic Articles, News
Chalice Press of St. Lewis has become a Founding Partner with the Academy of Preachers. This is good news, not simply because it helps us toward our first year goal of 50 Partners–we now have 24–but because it connects us with a ministry that will help us...
by academyofpreachers | Jul 15, 2009 | Classic Articles, News
Here is a strange and wonderful story. As I was walking out of St. Matthews Baptist Church on Tuesday, I met Dr. Wade Rowatt coming in. Dr. Rowatt is a well-known professor and therapist. For years he was on the faculty of Southern Baptist Seminary and later, Director...
by academyofpreachers | Jul 13, 2009 | Classic Articles, News
Brenda Bostic of Lexington, Kentucky, has become the 300th Facebook FAN of the Academy of Preachers. This is yet another milestone in telling our story and expanding our base. Brenda is a member of Rosemont Baptist Church in Lexington, Kentucky. I had the privilege of...
