by academyofpreachers | Oct 5, 2018 | Blog, My AoP Story, News, News Article, Tyler Best
Anxious. Elated. Hesitant. Eager. Preaching can be a wild mix of conflicting emotions as one prepares and delivers a sermon. My sophomore-in-college-self was rarely the timid, reserved person I remember being at my first National Festival of Young Preachers in 2012....
by academyofpreachers | Sep 19, 2018 | Blog, Ernest Brooks III, My AoP Story, News, News Article
Over 1,000 Young Preachers have attended the National Festival of Young Preachers since the first Festival in 2010. Over 1,000 students, ministers, and others inspired to preach could tell you their story of how they came to their first Festival. For some, it was...
by academyofpreachers | Aug 29, 2018 | Blog, My AoP Story, National festivals, News, News Article, Nick Bettis, Young Preachers
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: a Pentecostal, an Eastern-Orthodox seminary student, and a Catholic Friar walk into a bar… At the 2015 National Festival of Young Preachers, I met two people who would end up defining my Festival experience. The first was...
by academyofpreachers | May 1, 2015 | Blog, Classic Articles, Gospel Catalysts, My AoP Story, Young Preachers
By Joseph T. Howard, AoP’12 What began as a dream after seeing a video on YouTube has blossomed into one of the most important things in my life. The Academy of Preachers is without a doubt one of the best things that has ever happened to me, as both a Christian...
by academyofpreachers | Apr 30, 2015 | Blog, Classic Articles, My AoP Story, Young Preachers
By Brittney Stephan, AoP’14 When I think of the impact that the Academy of Preachers has had on my life, an illustration comes to mind. We have all picked up a pebble at one time or another and tossed it into a still pond and watched the ripple effect that...
by academyofpreachers | Apr 29, 2015 | Blog, Classic Articles, My AoP Story
By Erica Whitaker, AoP ’14 This first female preacher I ever heard gave me a snippet of wisdom that I continue to carry in my suit pocket throughout my preaching ministry. She said “Preach anywhere and everywhere. Never pass up an opportunity to preach.” Since I...
