by academyofpreachers | Apr 5, 2013 | Blog, Classic Articles, Gospel Catalyst, Network Catalyst, News, Uncategorized, Young Preachers
By Trayce Stewart, AOP ’11 Minister in Residence at New Song Community Church If you’ve ever visited Cleveland, Ohio then you have likely driven past a sign which reads Cleveland Clinic. Consisting of 41 buildings on 140 acres of land, it is safe to say they...
by academyofpreachers | Mar 26, 2013 | Blog, Classic Articles, Gospel Catalyst, News
Larry Terrell Crudup, MDiv student Perkins School of Theology, Dallas, TX Across the highway from Southern Methodist University, where I attend Perkins School of Theology, there sits a coffee shop. It serves the University and the surrounding community great coffee,...
by academyofpreachers | Mar 12, 2013 | Blog, Classic Articles, Gospel Catalyst, News
Why Ministry and Entrepreneurship Require Reform, Risk & Relationships When you ask most entrepreneurs what made them strike out on their own and do something different, perhaps sell or rethink something already on the market, many times they say that it boils...
by academyofpreachers | Mar 4, 2013 | Blog, Campus festivals, Classic Articles, Gospel Catalyst, News, Uncategorized
Hi, I’m a Prophet! Have you ever introduced yourself as a preacher? On a recent flight I had a lengthy conversation with a fellow passenger about the art of preaching. I introduced myself as a preacher without realizing that I would open up the doors for...
by academyofpreachers | Jan 28, 2013 | Bible, Classic Articles, Gospel Catalyst, News
There are times in my life where I have been energized, motivated, encouraged and empowered after hearing a good word, attending a conference or inspirational event. There are times when I have left on a “spiritual high” and enjoy a “mountaintop experience”...
by academyofpreachers | Jan 21, 2013 | Bible, Classic Articles, Gospel Catalyst, News
“But the Lord stood by me and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed…” (2nd Timothy 4:17, NRSV) Paul, at the end of his letter to Timothy proclaims that God stood with him and strengthened him in the face of adversity...