by academyofpreachers | Nov 15, 2009 | Blog, Classic Articles, News
It was worship, the web site declared, and so I went. It was the first time at this large church in existence for only 10 years. Casual dress, and I was prepared for that; one hour and a half hours: not ready for that, and I was hungry when I headed home at 11:15. No...
by academyofpreachers | Nov 9, 2009 | Blog, Classic Articles, News
Two thousand people attended a conference last week in Dallas; its purpose parallels the mission of our own Festival of Young Preachers, scheduled for January 7-9, 2010, in Louisville, Kentucky. They called it LeadNow, and the news article I read (linked here) states...
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 | Jun 12, 2009 | Blog, Classic Articles, News
A week ago today we finished our first Preaching Camp and it has been the topic of conversation for seven solid days. Everybody wants to know: How did things go? Wasn’t the diversity a problem? How did you handle young preachers who are so different in style and...
by academyofpreachers | May 7, 2009 | Blog, Classic Articles, News
I spent $155 at the book store and the one worth the whole amount is a slim paperback written by a Pennsylvania college professor: “Why Johnny Can’t Preach”. In the preface he confesses: “I’ve always feared to state publicly that, in my opinion, less that 30 percent...
by academyofpreachers | Apr 11, 2009 | Blog, Classic Articles
Easter and Christmas always bring cover stories on religion in the national press; and this year Newsweek put on its front cover the provocative title: “The Decline and Fall of Christian America.” It summarizes two things: some data from the 2009 American...
