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 January 2012
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AoP Store at the Festival! 
Guests at the 2012 National Festival of Young Preachers can visit our store in the Exhibit Hall throughout the Festival to puruse a variety of AoP-inspired merchandise (as modeled by Charissa Acree, our new Director of Marketing and Communications, below.) 

All proceeds from sales at the store go directly to helping Young Preachers attend AoP programs and events.

Store Hours: 
Monday 
1:00-6:00 pm & 
8:00-10:00 pm
Tuesday & Wednesday 
7:45-9:00 am &
10:00-6:00 pm
Thursday
7:45-9:30 am

Anyone not attending the Festival, can always visit the AoP Store Online.     

Who's Coming to the Festival? 

As of today, exactly 300 people have registered to attend the 2012 National Festival of Young Preachers. Check out the full list of "Who's Coming to the Festival" on our website.     

 

"I Wish I Could come"

Thanks to the generous support of our donors, the

Academy of Preachers has been the recipient of $78,361.50 toward our fundraising goal of $140,000. These funds go toward developi

ng programs--like the National Festival of Young Preachers--and helping our Young Preachers attend our programs and events.

Everyday, we receive calls for financial assistance from these young people (read more here). It is not too late to provide financial assistance to support our young people and events. 

 

Thank you for your continued support of our mission to Identify, Network, Support & Inspire young people in their call to gospel preaching!

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Greetings! ,

 

Greetings and Happy New Year from the Academy of Preachers! We are days away from the 2012 National Festival of Young Preachers.

 

 While the AoP is busy making last-minute preparations to welcome everyone to Loui

sville, more than 120 young people are working hard to prepare a sermon based on the Sermon on the Mount. We know this ecumenical event will be challenging, inspirational and uplifting for everyone involved.

 

Keep Track of the Festival Via Social Media

If you can't attend the Festival next week, you can still follow along via social media. We'll post daily updates and photos to Facebook, and Twitter users can keep track by following @YoungPreachers and #NationalFestival. Later in January and February, many videos from the Festival will be available on YouTube, and we'll share with you when they are available.  

 

American Spiritual Ensemble at Preachapalooza

Preachapalooza was a great hit at the 2011 National Festival, which is why we decided to bring our Young Preachers and guests back together for this special evening of celebration in 2012. 

Preachapalooza will be held Wednesday, January 4 at 7 p.m. at the Seelbach Hilton Hotel Grand Ballroom. 


 
We are delighted to announce that musical entertainment will be provided by the renowned American Spiritual EnsembleComposed of some of the finest singers in the United States, the Ensemble is led by Everett McCorvey, Director of Opera and Lexington Opera Society Endowed Chair at the University of Kentucky. These vocalists  have thrilled audiences around the world with their dynamic renditions of classic spirituals and Broadway numbers. 

 

We know this special evening will be a blessing for everyone involved. If you have not yet purchased your ticket for Preachapalooza, some will be available for purchase at the event. Inquire at the Registration and Information table to purchase. Tickets are $30 each. 

2011 Preachapalooza
 
A Word from Dr. Moody
Dwight

Pray for the Young Preachers  

In less than 48 hours the first of 120 young preachers will begin to arrive in Louisville. Some of these are preaching in a congregational Festival at the weekend worship services of the Middletown Christian Church; most are coming to preach at the 2012 National Festival of Young Preachers. 

 

A few of these Young Preachers live in the area and are eager to help us welcome all the rest to the Seelbach Hilton Hotel and the Cathedral of the Assumption on Monday, January 2nd.

 

We have spent all year planning this National Festival, and we are spending this final week hard at work with a million details. But what we really need now is prayer; so I write this article to ask you to pray for these young people, to ask your church or organization to pray for these young people, to ask you to galvanize your friends far and wide to join you in this prayer ministry.

 

We have planned good things; and these Young Preachers have worked hard on their sermons; but only the blessing, inspiring, provoking, surprising Holy Spirit of God can turn all of these plans into something transformational. This is what we need the most.

 

Pray that these young ministers, ranging in age from 14-28, will preach through their fears, will embrace their own voice, will articulate their own gospel message, and will at the same time remain open to the influence of their peers.

 

Pray for the conveners and mentors and evaluators who come at their own expense and work out of their own sense of vocation. Each of them needs discernment and wisdom and compassion and humility. The old as well as the young need the inspiration that is possible through such an event.

 

Pray for the senior preachers and talented musicians who come to lead our plenary gatherings. It is highly unlikely they have even spoken to such a diverse group of young ministers. Pray that they may speak with confidence and sing with courage and do so in a way that invigorates every person in the room.

 

Pray for me, and for the AoP team, that we may trust the goodness of God to do powerful, permanent work in the lives of these young people, and also in our lives. We need it as much as they need it. Glory be to God!

 

Dwight A. Moody

Gospel Catalyst