PreachFor Foundation

08/06/2026

The next PreachFor America Fellow may be a lay leader in your church or campus ministry group. Consider nominating an exceptional candidate for the PreachFor Foundation's next cohort.

The PreachFor America Fellowship is an extraordinary opportunity for emerging leaders to lead practical, meaningful ministry work at a thriving church, be mentored, and pursue a graduate degree while earning real wages over two years.

Nominations close on October 31, 2026. Learn more at https://www.preachfor.org/selection-process

07/21/2026

And so it begins. The PreachFor America Fellows and PreachFor Executive Director David Johnson have embarked on their first Orientation Retreat: teaching, fellowship, breaking bread, and prayer. Let's go.

07/14/2026

So excited to announce our next PreachFor America Fellow! We welcome Xaviere Jones who begins his two year fellowship at Brentwood Baptist in the Nashville area this fall.

Check it out https://www.preachfor.org/newsletter/july-2026-update-xaviere-jones

06/25/2026

Listen in as Trygve Johnson joins the Church & Main Podcast and shares about the importance of local churches, their leadership, and the role of Gen Z's emerging leaders. Get inspired. Starts at 00:06:03

What happens when a local church closes? More than a building goes dark — something essential to the fabric of community disappears with it. Trygve Johnson,...

06/23/2026

PreachFor welcomes Sam Fleischer as a PreachFor America Fellow. This August, he begins his 2 year residency at The Parish of Calvary-St. George’s in New York City. Congratulations Sam!

Learn more about Sam: https://www.preachfor.org/fellows

Calvary-St. George's Church

05/20/2026

The kingfisher hovers at the edge of two worlds - the air above and the water below. Eugene Peterson drew Trygve Johnson's attention to the kingfisher as a kind of spiritual posture: attentive, unhurried, alive to what is just beneath the surface. Read more about life as a pastor and Christian leader centered around being a faithful witness to the Resurrection.

You will find our executive director's essay, Order of the Kingfisher, on Substack https://substack.com/home/post/p-195672106

05/12/2026

On the pastor shortage and what we stand to lose

04/28/2026

Thought-provoking word from Trygve Johnson about subtle messages parents may give to their kids about a calling toward ministry and the Church.

On why we quietly talk our children out of giving their life to the church