by academyofpreachers | Jun 14, 2010 | Blog, Classic Articles, Dwight A. Moody, News, Preaching Camps, Sermons, Young Preachers
Maybe my title is overly dramatic; time will tell. But I heard some things last week that settled in my soul and sparked a resolve to reshape my future. Let me tell you about them. What I heard came from young preachers. “We are not the future of the...
by academyofpreachers | Jun 9, 2010 | Classic Articles, Dwight A. Moody, News, Preaching Camps, Young Preachers
We are gathered at Camp Kavanaugh, some 22 of us, tucked away in Crestwood, Kentucky, on the outskirts of Louisville. We are here for what I have called preaching camp but what the young preachers wish to call something else: what, exactly, they are not quite sure....
by academyofpreachers | Apr 16, 2010 | Classic Articles, Dwight A. Moody, News, Preaching Camps, Staff Travels, Young Preachers
I have just returned from a road trip that took me to the Lilly Endowment in Indianapolis, Anderson University and School of Theology in Anderson, Indiana, Earlham College and Bethany Seminary in Richmond, Indiana, and United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. It...
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 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...
by academyofpreachers | Mar 5, 2010 | Classic Articles, Dwight A. Moody, News, Preaching Camps, Preaching Tips
Kate Bringardner of Louisville, Kentucky, will be a featured coach and presenter at all three preaching camps this summer. She promises to bring an original and powerful element to the learning dynamics of the camps. Bringardner has studied at the Conservatory at...