by academyofpreachers | Oct 9, 2015 | Dwight A. Moody
Randy Scroggins was the preacher last Sunday morning when 100 people gathered at the New Beginnings Church of God. Sitting on the front row was his daughter, Lacey, who had just survived the mass shooting at the Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon....
by academyofpreachers | Sep 12, 2015 | Classic Articles, Uncategorized
Over the past two weeks, I have visited four schools to speak about preaching–actually five, if we include both the undergraduate university and the seminary in Cincinnati! Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia, Kentucky is affiliated with the United Methodist...
by academyofpreachers | Aug 12, 2015 | Classic Articles, Dwight A. Moody
Dwight A. Moody Seven years ago I started the Academy of Preachers because young ministerial students did not believe that the preaching/teaching/leading/praying/listening/organizing work of the Christian minister was a socially significant vocation. They wanted to...
by academyofpreachers | Jun 22, 2015 | AoP Day, Classic Articles, Dwight A. Moody
It all started seven years ago, June 23, 2008. I was unemployed, 58 years old, and a Baptist preacher. Those are not the cards you want to hold in your hand. “How are things at Georgetown College,” he asked; and I responded, “I am not there any...
by academyofpreachers | Jun 21, 2015 | Classic Articles, Uncategorized
Wednesday, June 24, witnessed the second of four national Festivals of Young Preachers sponsored by four difference denominations or traditions. This one by the North American Christian Convention, which includes Churches of Christ and Independent Christian Churches....
