Month: February 2025

I recently had my apologetics turned upside down by a book that I read dealing with, of all things, near-death-experiences. I’ve always written NDE off as a folklore or psychotic episodes – until my brother had one. This was two years before he went to be with Jesus and after him lying in a coma…

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, 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 plant first-century…

Do you find yourself judging other ministries? I do. The confusion seems to arise from the tension between form and function. Some leaders seem to “worship” their church programs which unjustly offends me. It’s Jesus’ church and scripture warns us against our personal judgement of others. However, that judgement can be useful if we’re wise…

From Ray Bradbury to Church Decline: A Journey of Discovery A Daughter’s Assignment Sparks Reflection on Revitalization  It all began with my daughter’s high school English assignment. She came to us one day, her heart heavy with homework and her mind buzzing with questions about Ray Bradbury’s “There Will Come Soft Rains.” As she explained…