Friends Preaching Initiative

08/13/2026

Now is a great time to jump into the Friends Preaching Certificate program! This 6-class cohort starts up again on Aug. 31st. These classes are totally online and only cost $150 per class plus the cost of books. They are great refreshers for the seasoned preacher and great training for the new preacher or layperson who occasionally fills the pulpit. Jump into the conversation about preaching in the Friends Church!

07/07/2026

It's that time of year again...Yearly Meeting season!!

Friends Preaching Initative staff will be attending Yearly Meetings this July. Stop by, say hi, and have a conversation about proclaiming the Gospel in effective and powerful ways in the Friends Church!

05/06/2026

"Satisfied" is out now! Check out the latest in The Master Preacher

https://www.barclaycollege.edu/fpi/?p=826&preview=true

05/01/2026

Incarnational, Relational, Transformational. Missional.

Check out how Ben Staley approaches ministry in our latest episode of Friendly Proclamation!
https://rss.com/podcasts/the-friendly-proclamation/2785945

04/22/2026

What are you memorizing these days?
Don't miss Jeff's thoughts on memorizing Psalm 91 in the latest Master Preacher!
https://www.barclaycollege.edu/fpi/index.php/2026/04/22/memorize-it/

04/15/2026

How does the Quaker belief in the "priesthood of all believers" change the way a pastor prepares a message?
Our newest episode is out! Tune in wherever you get your podcasts to hear from David Kingrey on Preaching as Corporate Ministry
https://rss.com/podcasts/the-friendly-proclamation/2687622

04/08/2026

“For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. For God, who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ” (2 Corinthians 4:5-6).

Check out our newest Master Preacher!
https://www.barclaycollege.edu/fpi/index.php/2026/04/09/we-do-not-preach-ourselves/

04/04/2026

For the aspiring and active preacher, Silent Saturday is a holy pause. It’s the day between the sacrifice of the Cross and the victory of the Resurrection.

We know the end of the story, but today we sit in the silence. We pray for our fellow Friends who are—in this very moment—searching their hearts, waiting on the Light, and writing the words they are called to proclaim tomorrow.

The depth of your message is often found in the silence of today.

Heavenly Father, today we wait.

We sit with the sealed tomb, holding the weight of the Gospel. Father, would the silence of today enhance the proclamation of tomorrow.

Father, we pray that the prepared messengers of tomorrow be fueled by the heaviness of our Savior in a sealed tomb. Before we celebrate the risen Savior, help us sit with the beaten and broken man who brought our sin to the cross and died for it.

May that sacrifice be the heart behind the pulpit tomorrow. Father, we pray that you would fill and empower those who carry the weight of the Gospel tomorrow.

AMEN.

03/27/2026

Check out our newest Master Preacher! https://www.barclaycollege.edu/fpi/index.php/2026/03/27/calling/

03/12/2026

"The universal ministry does not come to flower except when it is nourished deliberately... The only way in which to produce it is to train a minority for this holy task." — Elton Trueblood

In this week's episode, join our conversation with David Robinson. From his early days as a bi-vocational pastor to his time as a Yearly Meeting Superintendent, David has seen every side of Friends' ministry.

We discuss the "Paradox of Quaker Ministry"—the idea that we need trained leaders not because we don't believe in the ministry of the people, but because we believe in it so powerfully that we want to make it genuine.

Listen now!

How does a preacher move from a "momentary flash of inspiration" to a message that truly nourishes the "Universal Ministry"? In this episode, we sit down with David Robinson—former pastor, seminary president, and Mid-America Yearly Meeting Superintendent. David traces his journey from preaching hi...