The emerging generation will be inspired if they are given the opportunity to demonstrate leadership. It is a difficult transition for the older generation to relinquish control of how things happen. It means that changes will be instituted that make older adults uncomfortable at times. The strongest leaders will be those who can speak in…

This is a response from John Honold to the three blogs regarding Paul and his time in the school of Tyrannus. My model church in the Book of Acts has been Antioch – a church that “evangelized” [Acts 11:21], “organized” [Acts 11:26], and “deputized” [Acts 13:2-3] with a result of the incredible spread of the…

Over the last few years, the American Church has been hemorrhaging people. With the advent of the internet and other cultural shifts, churches began seeing their main competition as the entertainment industry. Because their primary contact with the public was during the weekend service, many leaders lamented the rise in families’ choices when deciding what…

This article is an extract from Futureproof by Stephen McAlpine. In the book, Stephen examines secular narratives about purpose and authenticity, connectedness and progress, and compares them to the promises made by the Bible. He shows that the Bible offers a more satisfying, more realistic and more hopeful vision of the future. For all of…

Let’s be real, most folks don’t love support raising.  If you are one of the few who do, you have been blessed with a gift.  However, much of how we often feel about support raising is more about what we think it is (money grabbing, means to an end, etc.) than what it actually is:…

Exponential Orlando is the largest annual gathering of church planters in the world, and NewBreed is excited to be leading a pre-conference session, workshop track, networking lunch, as well as sponsoring. With such extensive involvement, we are looking forward to changing the conversation around church planting. Rather than merely starting worship services, we need to…