by academyofpreachers | Apr 7, 2010 | Academy of Preachers, Classic Articles, Dwight A. Moody, Founding Partners, Fundraising, News
The Academy of Preachers is launching its first coordinated appeal to donors: help us raise $50,000 this spring. Yes, the Academy has received a generous grant from the Lilly Endowment, but that grant does not cover the preaching camps this spring, the festival of...
by academyofpreachers | Apr 3, 2010 | Academy of Preachers, Classic Articles, Dwight A. Moody, Founding Partners, Fundraising, News
Four new institutional partners sent letters of endorsement in the last two week of March. This enabled the Academy to reach one of its goals for the first 15 months of our work: 50 Founding Partners. The first came as a result of a phone call from California. Shantha...
by academyofpreachers | Mar 30, 2010 | Classic Articles, Dwight A. Moody, News, Preaching Camps, Sermons, Staff Travels
I was 15 years old when I walked the aisle of a Baptist church and announced my call to the gospel ministry. Today on my 60th birthday I celebrate 45 years of gospel work. After serving as a young minister, pastor (in three churches), dean of the chapel on a college...
by academyofpreachers | Mar 17, 2010 | Academy of Preachers, Classic Articles, Dwight A. Moody, Founding Partners, National festivals, News
The Archdiocese of Louisville becomes the first Roman Catholic institution or organization to become a Founding Partner with the Academy of Preachers. This further solidifies the Academy as one of the most ecumenical initiatives in American Christianity today....
by academyofpreachers | Mar 15, 2010 | Academy of Preachers, Awards & Recognitions, Classic Articles, Dwight A. Moody, News, Young Preachers
Perri Costley is a 15-year-old girl in Atlanta, Georgia, and I am sure she had never heard of the Academy of Preachers until last Saturday. That’s when the primary newspaper of America’s sixth largest city published a story about her, and about us! Read it...
by academyofpreachers | Mar 14, 2010 | Blog, Books and Reviews, Classic Articles, Dwight A. Moody, News, Preaching Camps
Our first experience with a preaching camp (in 2009) brought to our attention the power of peer coaching. We had provided seasoned coaches for all of the young preachers and we also brought to the camp a different speaker each day. But by far the most powerful element...
