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by Peyton Jones Paul shares the blueprints of Jesus’s masterplan of filling the world with Himself through His church in Ephesians 4:10-12″ “He who descended is the very one…
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The word meditation sounds an alarm in some Christian minds, evoking images of gurus sitting cross-legged amid chants and incense smoke. When I’ve taught on Scripture meditation, I’ve occasionally even been met by pushback, a wariness of anything that seems Eastern or mystical. Notwithstanding the reality that the Christian tradition has its origins in the…
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Years ago, I was employed at a Christian organization that had a large population of people who had a limited view of the gospel’s effects. They took umbrage with me because I believed one way the American church can usher in shalom is by casting Jesus’ life preservers out to our neighbors caught in the…
“No offense, but…” That’s often how you begin a conversation that is inevitably going to involve some element of disagreement with the person you are in dialogue with. I don’t mean to offend – but I am now going to say some things that will show I disagree with you and that may cause offense. They may cause…
Church Planting is hard. Unfortunately, we often make it even harder by planting alone. Think about the most common reasons planters quit, and they all trace back to pressures that are insurmountable in isolation: Overworked Bivocational Stressed Family implodes Insufficient finances Shrinking church At the end of the day… Nobody can be expected to KNOW…
A.W. Tozer opened up his seminal work Knowledge of the Holy with “We are called to an everlasting pre-occupation with God.” Everlasting means eternal, and we don’t wait until our deaths to gaze at God. Despite this common misconception, eternity commences while we still draw breath, and our eternal preoccupation with your creator only amplifies…
If you’ve seen the Barbie movie recently, it might have you feeling nostalgic. Remember the Barbie Dreamhouse? The ultimate edition to a barbie collection. Instead of a Dreamhouse, our team stopped and thought, what would a Barbie Dream Team look like? We’re all about team leadership here at NewBreed, emphasizing the roles of each APEST…
The early church spread rapidly because of the involvement of everyday believers. There wasn’t an elite SWAT team of missionaries establishing churches left and right; multiplication would have bottlenecked behind their efforts. Instead, it was the faithful witness of the entire body of believers that spread the gospel like wildfire. So how do you get…
“No-man’s-land” is a rather ominous term used in reference to uninhabitable spaces, such as land between foes, dangerous regions, deserted buildings, or, figuratively, “a state of confusion or uncertainty.” Only recently did I learn that it is also an actual place. Nomans Land, Massachusetts, is a real 612-acre island that was used as a bombing…
When I was a kid I had a cassette tape that came with a book of the Hobbit. It was part of the “See, Hear, and Read” series. The baritone voice of the narrator came on saying, “This is the story of the Hobbit. You can read along in your book. You will know that…
In 2013, our friends Scott and Jen Obremski felt led to start a new church in Kansas City, Missouri. Upon hearing about this new venture, Ashley and I sensed that God wanted us to go too. We knew God was up to something special, because He spoke to many people-individuals, couples, and families-about participating in…
When I first accepted Jesus into my heart, it didn’t work. Well, not like I thought it would. I was seven years old when I attended a power team event with my dad and brother. We watched in awe as these 80s-looking, overly muscular, non-steroid (I think), tank top wearing weight lifters performed the most…
When I first published Church Zero ten years ago, the biggest criticism I received was that it was too full of pop culture. The reality was, I had just come off the mission field in post-Christian Europe where the biblical illiteracy was at an all-time low. Church attendance of any mosque, Buddhist temple, or Christian…
When it comes to remarkable team dynamics and extraordinary leadership, the Guardians of the Galaxy stand out as an emblem of diversity, cooperation, and sheer brilliance. This intergalactic band of misfits, initially brought together by chance, has evolved into a force to be reckoned with, thanks to their unique combination of teamwork, variety of gifts…
In the beginning of the book of Acts, we find the disciples still waiting on God for an answer to a sensitive subject. The “eleven” apostles have to tackle this problem about Judas, one of their own, who betrayed Jesus and then hung himself. They needed a 12th apostle. The word apostle means means missionary,…
Editorial note: we highlight a lot of books at NewBreed, but every now and then we come across one that’s really exciting. Jessie’s book Ordinary Discipleship is one of those, and we’re thrilled to share this excerpt. It’s one of 5 books I keep extra copies of on hand because everyone needs to read it.…
Last week, NewBreed kicked off the Church Plantology cohort and had a blast talking about church planting with leaders from all around North America. Below is a behind the scenes look at what one of the cohort’s topics: Lessons from Paul’s Missionary Journeys. Click here to learn more about the cohort experience. Join the Next…
When I was 8 years old, I had ventriloquist dummies under my bed. My dad, who was an entertainer, had some professional dummies that he built as a hobby. Perhaps he wanted to get me started young in sharing his hobby, so he mailed me two for Christmas one year. What my Dad hadn’t counted…
Before Jesus left this earth, he gave a pretty clear directive: go and make disciples. Sure, there’s a lot more depth to that passage, but that’s the headline. Just like Chevrolet makes automobiles, just like McDonald’s makes hamburgers, and just like Dr Pepper makes a perfectly balanced 23-flavor drink, Christians make disciples. Now, I don’t…