The Blueprint Series: Be Like Barnabas

Did you know that most of your New Testament scripture can be traced back to a church in a city called Antioch? Many people are only vaguely familiar with this prophetic community, which could arguably compare to Jerusalem in terms of its implications for New Testament Christianity and lasting impact on the global Church. Before there were churches covering Asia Minor, before there were epistles that would be read by countless people throughout history as inspired scripture, there was a spiritual family made up of people from many different backgrounds, ethnicities, and vocations living out a value system together. This place became the "sending center" of the New Testament. God is raising up "Antioch Sending Centers" across the earth in this generation for the finishing of the task of Great Commission. They will be Presence-Centered families, nurturing and sending laborers to neighborhoods and nations. The blueprints for these communities can be found in chapters 11 and 13 of the book of Acts concerning the church in Antioch.