A Day of Preaching! April 1, 2023 at Belmont University
This is no April Fool’s Day joke! The Academy of Preachers which seeks to inspire young people in their call to gospel preaching will host a Day of Preaching at Belmont University on April 1, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
We’ve all been through a lot the last few years and we want to create a day of encouragement for young preachers aged 16-29 years old. Everyone preaches, everyone encourages, and everyone learns as young people share the gospel with their peers.
Our Day of Preaching will have several important elements. There will be some key note preaching–experienced preachers sharing from their experiences, a panel discussion led by young preachers, and then young preachers preaching in small groups listening and encouraging each other. Each small group of preachers will have an experienced preacher listening and encouraging and offering feedback. There will also be three workshops from which young preachers may choose to learn more about preaching and to improve their skills.
Through the generosity of Belmont’s Paschall Chair of Biblical Studies and Preaching there is no fee for the day. Morning snacks and a box lunch will be provided for each participant. Upon registration more information about preparing for the day will be shared.
This is an opportunity for you to preach and to be encouraged! Registration closes on March 22 so register today!
Recent News
700 Fans, 50 Festival Registrants, 1 Magazine Article
In the last few days we have reached several important thresholds. First, we now have more than 700 FANS on our Facebook site, 708 to be exact (as of this very minute: 3:35pm EST Wednesday afternoon). Not that this means a great deal: it takes only a click of the...
“Why Pay $100 to Preach for a Few Minutes?”
"Why should I pay $100 just to preach for a few minutes?" That was the question put to me by a young preacher undecided about his own participation in the Festival of Young Preachers. It is a good question, one never before put to me, and I take it seriously. So...
A Rush of Registrations as the Deadline Approaches
We now have 44 eager young preachers registered for the Festival of Young Preachers and there are only two weeks remaining before the October 1 deadline. If I know students--and I do, having taught for 11 years at Georgetown College--many young preachers that we have...
Bethany, Asbury, and Truett Make Plans to Exhibit
The first ever (since Jesus, we think) Festival of Young Preachers will feature many, many interesting things: besides 100 young preachers, and plenary sessions full of choirs and featured preachers, and a book room with a series of book signings, and mentoring...
Kentucky Mountain Bible College
Thursday (Sept 10) I spent a good part of my day driving to and from the Kentucky Mountain Bible College. From Lexington, the 88 miles from my house to the campus followed Interstate 64 to the Mountain Parkway to Route 15 to State Road 205. Signs to the college...
Southeast Outlook Publishes Feature on the Academy
Here is the article, written by feature writer Ruth Schenk of the Southeast Outlook, weekly newspaper of the Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky. It was published September 3, 2009. The response floored the founder. When Dwight Moody started the Academy...