About Activation Academy
Our Mission
Our Mission
Our Mission
At Activation Online Academy, our mission is to ignite spiritual revival, equip Spirit-filled believers, and empower them to walk in bold obedience to their calling. We exist to train, activate, and release a generation of leaders who will bring transformation to churches, communities, and culture.
Through sound biblical teaching, practica
At Activation Online Academy, our mission is to ignite spiritual revival, equip Spirit-filled believers, and empower them to walk in bold obedience to their calling. We exist to train, activate, and release a generation of leaders who will bring transformation to churches, communities, and culture.
Through sound biblical teaching, practical ministry training, and Holy Spirit empowerment, we are raising up Kingdom-minded disciples who will preach the Gospel, heal the broken, cast out darkness, and advance the Kingdom of God in every sphere of influence.
This is not just a school—it’s a launching pad for your God-given destiny.
Our History
Our Mission
Our Mission
Though Activation Online Academy officially launched in 2025, its foundation was laid over years of prayer, ministry, and theological training.
Founded by Pastor Austin Pendergraft—who holds a degree in Pastoral Theology and has completed Master’s-level coursework at Liberty University—the Academy was born from a passion to see everyday be
Though Activation Online Academy officially launched in 2025, its foundation was laid over years of prayer, ministry, and theological training.
Founded by Pastor Austin Pendergraft—who holds a degree in Pastoral Theology and has completed Master’s-level coursework at Liberty University—the Academy was born from a passion to see everyday believers ignited, equipped, and released for Kingdom impact.
What began as a pastoral burden has grown into a Spirit-filled movement to train and activate the Body of Christ for such a time as this.
Our Faculty
Our Mission
Our Faculty
At Activation Online Academy, we believe that Spirit-empowered teaching should be both theologically rich and practically relevant. Our instructors are not just educators—they are active ministers committed to equipping the Body of Christ.
For our first course, Pastor Austin Pendergraft serves as lead instructor. In coming semesters, a div
At Activation Online Academy, we believe that Spirit-empowered teaching should be both theologically rich and practically relevant. Our instructors are not just educators—they are active ministers committed to equipping the Body of Christ.
For our first course, Pastor Austin Pendergraft serves as lead instructor. In coming semesters, a diverse team of anointed leaders and teachers will join our faculty, each bringing unique insight, experience, and gifting to help students grow in truth, power, and purpose.
About Us
Founder's Bio
Austin Pendergraft is the passionate founder and director of Activation Academy, a Spirit-empowered ministry school dedicated to equipping believers for revival, leadership, and Kingdom impact. With over 20 years of combined experience in corporate leadership, pastoral ministry, evangelism, and biblical counseling, Austin brings a rare blend of spiritual depth and practical wisdom to every area of his teaching and leadership.
Known for his dynamic preaching, prophetic insight, and commitment to activating the body of Christ, Austin has helped raise up and release leaders across a wide spectrum of ministry and marketplace environments. His heartbeat is to see ordinary believers walk in extraordinary power, biblical clarity, and unwavering obedience to their God-given assignments.
Austin and his wife Kayla Pendergraft and their kids live in Tennessee where they serve together in ministry, raise their family, and lead with integrity, humility, and vision. Their desire is to see a generation ignited by the Holy Spirit, equipped with sound doctrine, and sent into the world as bold ambassadors of the Kingdom of God.
Course Title: Introduction to Hermeneutics, Exegesis & Homiletics
This powerful 12-week course is the launchpad for every serious student of the Word who desires to preach, teach, or study the Bible with clarity, accuracy, and boldness. Students will be equipped with essential tools in Hermeneutics(interpreting Scripture correctly), Exegesis (drawing out the original meaning), and Homiletics (crafting and delivering sermons with power and purpose).
Taught by Austin Pendergraft, this course lays a firm biblical foundation for effective ministry and personal growth. Whether you are a pastor, evangelist, teacher, or simply hungry for truth, this course will train you to handle the Word of God with reverence, responsibility, and relevance.
What You Will Learn?
- Why biblical interpretation is vital for every believer
- The difference between exegesis and eisegesis
- The 7 Hermeneutical Laws of Interpretation
- Historical and spiritual approaches to understanding Scripture
- Principles of preparing and preaching Christ-centered sermons
- How to interpret parables, prophecy, poetry, and doctrine
- How to balance Spirit-led insight with biblical accuracy
- This is a foundational course that will help you prepare in more courses to come on pastoring, evangelizing, missions, life coaching etc. There will be new courses added each semester.
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