Brown Trail School of Preaching

05/14/2026

https://mailchi.mp/24abf9072d97/the-brown-tail-school-of-preaching-exists-to-mentor-men-and-their-families-for-ministry

04/14/2026

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03/03/2026

https://www.browntrailschoolofpreaching.com/post/why-preaching-matters

In Isaiah 6:8, the Lord asks, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” There is a need today, as in Isaiah’s time, for men to answer God’s call for preachers. God is looking for someone who will “stand in the gap” (Ezekiel 22:30). Should God say today, as He did in Ezekiel’s day, ....

02/18/2026

In May 2026, our students will join Apologetics Press on a 5-day excursion through the most significant geological sites in the American Southwest, being immersed in the evidence that THE FLOOD HAPPENED.

This trip will provide our students with valuable on-location training, fully immersing them in the physical, scientific proof of the flood.

The experience will equip these future preachers with valuable knowledge for a lifetime of service to the Lord.

But we need your help getting there! The cost for this experience is just over $900 per student. To offset the expense of this journey and ensure that all students can participate without financial burden, we are seeking to raise $10,000.

If you would like to learn more about this Flood Experience and help our students enjoy this learning opportunity, please follow this link:

https://www.browntrailschoolofpreaching.com/the-flood-experience

02/04/2026

Sadly, with the family's permission, we want to inform you that one of our former graduates and directors, Brother Franklin “Eddie” Whitten, passed away on February 2nd. He was 98 years old. Eddie was a late starter to preaching. He began attending BTSOP in 1968, at age 40, after serving with the Bayshore congregation in Seabrook, Texas, for a short time. After graduation, he and his wife, Maxine, moved to San Antonio, where, within his first year, they added 46 new members. He quickly became quite famed in the brotherhood and preached gospel meetings and lectureships all across America. From 1982 to 1988, he became the only BTSOP graduate to serve as the Director of BTSOP, and during those few short years, he graduated 64 young men, several of whom are still faithfully preaching forty years later. Please keep his family in your prayers at this time. Pictured - Eddie and his daughters.

01/13/2026

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01/06/2026

The lessons from the 1st annual Building Leaders Workshop have been uploaded to our YouTube. Use the link below to watch and share.

Mark your calendars and plan to attend this year's workshop on October 22-24, 2026.

2025 lessons include:
- Principles of Effective Local Ministry (John Baker)
- Teaching Like Jesus (Kevin Langford)
- How to Offer Value at Every Stage of Maturity (Preston McElyea)
- Are Your Preachers and Elders on the Same Team? (Bill Burk)
- Training for the Future: An Eldership's Responsibility (Kevin Rhodes)

And more!

Lessons from the 1st annual Building Leaders Workshop hosted by the Brown Trail School of Preaching in 2025. Located in Bedford, TX.

12/23/2025

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