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Kyle Lake Center for Effective Preaching The Kyle Lake Center for Effective Preaching exists to empower preachers at every level to engage a diverse world for the sake of the gospel.

๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐€๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž (๐€๐€๐๐‚) ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ | ๐Ÿ–We are honored to feature Rev. Dr. Tellis Jerome Cha...
08/24/2026

๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐€๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž (๐€๐€๐๐‚) ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ | ๐Ÿ–

We are honored to feature Rev. Dr. Tellis Jerome Chapman as one of our AAPC 2026 speakers!

Pastor of Galilee Missionary Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, Dr. Chapman has devoted more than 40 years to pastoral ministry and has served in numerous leadership roles within the Baptist Church and the broader community. He is a respected preacher, community leader, and advocate for social justice, serving communities throughout Southeast Michigan.

We are excited to welcome Dr. Chapmanโ€™s dynamic preaching, faithful leadership, and commitment to community to AAPC 2026!

๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐€๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž (๐€๐€๐๐‚) ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ | ๐Ÿ•We are honored to feature ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ. ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐‰๐ž๐ง๐ง๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ ๐‹. ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ž...
08/18/2026

๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐€๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž (๐€๐€๐๐‚) ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ | ๐Ÿ•

We are honored to feature ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ. ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐‰๐ž๐ง๐ง๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ ๐‹. ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ซ as one of our ๐€๐€๐๐‚ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ!

A gifted preacher, scholar, and ministry leader, Dr. Carner has served in ministry for more than two decades and was the first female Executive/Lead Pastor of Greater Travelers Rest Baptist Church in Decatur, Georgia. She currently provides preaching and teaching support to the Senior Pastor while continuing to cultivate her passion for homiletics, communications, and theological education.

With a Ph.D. in African American Preaching and Sacred Rhetoric from Christian Theological Seminary, Dr. Carner brings a deep commitment to the history and practice of African American preaching. She also serves as Director of the Preaching in a Post-Christian Age Initiative at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, equipping preachers and ministry leaders to faithfully proclaim the Gospel in todayโ€™s changing cultural context.

We are excited to welcome Dr. Carnerโ€™s scholarly insight, authentic voice, and passion for preaching to AAPC 2026!

๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐€๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž (๐€๐€๐๐‚) ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ | ๐Ÿ”We are honored to feature ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐ƒ๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐„. ๐‡๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ as one...
08/14/2026

๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐€๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž (๐€๐€๐๐‚) ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ | ๐Ÿ”

We are honored to feature ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐ƒ๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐„. ๐‡๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ as one of our ๐€๐€๐๐‚ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ!

Pastor and preacher, Dr. Hall is the Pastor and Founder of The Way Community Church, the first church plant of Elizabeth Baptist Church. A gifted communicator and ministry leader, he has faithfully served in a variety of pastoral and leadership roles while preaching the Gospel across the United States and internationally.

With a passion for communicating the Word of God with integrity and freshness to people of all generations, Dr. Hall is committed to helping others discover their unique significance and live into their God-given purpose.

We are excited to welcome Dr. Hallโ€™s fresh perspective, faithful preaching, and passion for reaching across generations to AAPC 2026!

๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐€๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž (๐€๐€๐๐‚) ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ | ๐Ÿ“We are honored to feature ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ. ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐‰๐ž๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ฌ as...
08/11/2026

๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐€๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž (๐€๐€๐๐‚) ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ | ๐Ÿ“

We are honored to feature ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ. ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐‰๐ž๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ฌ as one of our ๐€๐€๐๐‚ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ!

Pastor and scholar, Dr. Jerkins serves as the Senior Pastor of historic New Pilgrim Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. With a deep commitment to Scripture, preaching, and ministry, he has served in a variety of pastoral, educational, and leadership roles, equipping preachers and church leaders across the country.

We are excited to welcome Dr. Jerkinsโ€™ pastoral wisdom, scholarly insight, and powerful voice to AAPC 2026!

๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐€๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž (๐€๐€๐๐‚) ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ | ๐Ÿ’We are honored to feature ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ. ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ข๐ž๐œ๐ž ๐‘. ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ฆ๐ฌ a...
08/05/2026

๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐€๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž (๐€๐€๐๐‚) ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ | ๐Ÿ’

We are honored to feature ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ. ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ข๐ž๐œ๐ž ๐‘. ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ฆ๐ฌ as one of our ๐€๐€๐๐‚ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ!

A Ph.D. candidate in Homiletics and Liturgics at Vanderbilt University, Rev. Williams is a preacher, teacher, and homiletician whose scholarship centers on African American preaching and ethics. She is the author of the bestselling Sermon Development: A Workbook for Preachers and has equipped preachers nationwide through her teaching, coaching, and leadership.

We are excited to welcome Rev. Williamsโ€™ thoughtful scholarship, dynamic voice, and deep commitment to the preaching tradition at AAPC 2026!

๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐€๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž (๐€๐€๐๐‚) ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ | ๐Ÿ‘We are honored to feature ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐‰๐ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ฒ ๐€. ๐‰๐จ๐ก๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ง,...
07/24/2026

๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐€๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž (๐€๐€๐๐‚) ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ | ๐Ÿ‘

We are honored to feature ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐‰๐ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ฒ ๐€. ๐‰๐จ๐ก๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ง, ๐’๐ซ. as one of our ๐€๐€๐๐‚ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ!

Senior Pastor of Eastern Star Church in Indianapolis, Indiana, Pastor Johnson has faithfully led the congregation since 1988, guiding its growth into a thriving ministry of more than 17,000 members across three locations. A respected preacher, author, and ministry leader, he is also the founder of Kingdom Word Ministries and has written several books that encourage believers in their faith and daily walk with Christ.

We are excited to welcome Pastor Johnsonโ€™s powerful voice, pastoral wisdom, and enduring commitment to the Gospel at AAPC 2026!

๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐€๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž (๐€๐€๐๐‚) ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ | ๐ŸWe are honored to continue our ๐€๐€๐๐‚ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐ซ...
07/20/2026

๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐€๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž (๐€๐€๐๐‚) ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ | ๐Ÿ

We are honored to continue our ๐€๐€๐๐‚ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ by celebrating the ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ. ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐‚๐ฒ๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐š ๐‹. ๐‡๐š๐ฅ๐ž, this yearโ€™s esteemed ๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‹๐ž๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ honoree, whose visionary leadership and faithful ministry have inspired generations of preachers and Christian leaders.

Founder and Senior Pastor of Ray of Hope Christian Church in Decatur, Georgia, Dr. Hale is a nationally respected preacher, teacher, author, and mentor. Through more than 45 years of ministry, she has faithfully proclaimed the Gospel while developing, coaching, and mentoring Christian women in ministry through initiatives such as Elah Pastoral Ministries and the Women in Ministry Conference.

Revered worldwide for her leadership, integrity, and compassion, Dr. Haleโ€™s enduring legacy continues to strengthen the Church and equip leaders for faithful ministry.

Join us in celebrating Dr. Haleโ€™s extraordinary legacy and leadership as we welcome her to the African American Preaching Conference 2026!

๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐€๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž (๐€๐€๐๐‚) ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ | ๐ŸWe are honored to begin our AAPC 2026 Speaker Series...
07/14/2026

๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐€๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž (๐€๐€๐๐‚) ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ | ๐Ÿ

We are honored to begin our AAPC 2026 Speaker Series by celebrating the Rev. Dr. Cleophus J. LaRue, this yearโ€™s esteemed Living Legend Award honoree, whose ministry and scholarship have made significant contributions to the field of African American preaching.

A distinguished homiletician, ordained Baptist minister, and longtime professor of homiletics at Princeton Theological Seminary, Dr. LaRue has devoted his career to studying, teaching, and proclaiming the rich traditions of Black preaching and worship. Through his faithful ministry and influential scholarship, he has helped equip generations of preachers to proclaim the Gospel with depth, conviction, and authenticity.

From his early years pastoring churches in Texas to his influential work in classrooms, churches, and conferences across the nation, Dr. LaRueโ€™s legacy reflects a deep commitment to the Church, the Black preaching tradition, and the ministry of the preached Word.

Join us in celebrating Dr. LaRueโ€™s remarkable legacy and leadership as we welcome him to the African American Preaching Conference 2026!

The First Encounter on ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž led by Dr Angel D. Santiago-Vendrell brought together 76 pastors, th...
07/08/2026

The First Encounter on ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž led by Dr Angel D. Santiago-Vendrell brought together 76 pastors, theologians, students, and lay leaders from across the Hispanic community in Orlando, Florida for a meaningful day of worship, learning, and fellowship.

Through thoughtful presentations on preaching, justice, liberation, pastoral care, creation, migration, and hope, participants engaged in rich conversations about the Churchโ€™s calling to proclaim the Gospel with compassion and courage.

Thank you to everyone who participated and contributed to this inaugural event. May these conversations continue to inspire faithful preaching and ministries rooted in Godโ€™s justice, love, and hope.

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