Headrick featured at nVoke

by | Nov 22, 2017 | News

We are eager to welcome Daniel Headrick as the feature preacher at nVoke, our opening worship, for the upcoming 2018 National Festival of Young Preachers in Atlanta, GA, January 2-5. Headrick was called to Northside Drive Baptist Church following graduation from...

Durso to join 2018 Master Class Faculty

by | Nov 20, 2017 | News

We are thrilled to announce the addition of Pam Durso to our Master Class faculty for the upcoming 2018 National Festival of Young Preachers in Atlanta, GA, January 2-5. Durso is executive director of Baptist Women in Ministry, where she is as an advocate and a...

Turner To Preach at Preachapalooza

by | Oct 31, 2017 | News

Preachapalooza, the Academy of Preachers’ yearly banquet, is a celebration of Gospel preaching and our mission to identify, network, support and inspire young people in the call to this ministry. The event has occurred annually since 2011 when it was introduced...

Fry Brown to join 2018 Master Class faculty

by | Oct 24, 2017 | News

We are thrilled to announce the addition of Teresa Fry Brown to our Master Class faculty for the upcoming 2018 National Festival of Young Preachers in Atlanta, GA, January 2-5. Teresa Fry Brown is the Bandy Professor of Preaching, a chaired professorship created in...

Rev. Brooks Fall 2017 Listening Tour

by | Oct 17, 2017 | News

Beginning in August, Rev. Ernest Brooks, AoP President, embarked on an intentional listening tour that will culminate at the 2018 National Festival of Young Preachers, January 2-5, in Atlanta, GA.  President Brooks’ goal is to hear your stories and to harvest...

Preacher Feature: David Telfort

by | Oct 17, 2017 | Blog, Young Preachers

“It’s a weekly call that, while daunting, is a gift.” These are the words David Telfort, AoP ’12, uses to describe his call to the ministry of preaching.  Telfort, a graduate of Yale Divinity school and an ordained clergy of the United Church of...