Creating The Future with Brent Simpson

We all experience formal and informal education throughout life. However, we tend to treat education as if it only comes to 2 areas: The mind and the body. In this episode, Dr. Brent shares that spiritual knowledge is just as valuable as mental and physical knowledge, and that it is essential for seeking to live life in the Kingdom of God.   Visit the Arise Church YouTube Channel for content: http...

Many Christians have accepted Jesus as their savior, yet they have never been through the process of soul restoration. In this episode, Dr. Brent interviews Pastor Len Harper, author of the Restoration Manual, who shares his insights from more than 40 years of full-time ministry on the four step process of soul restoration.   Visit the Arise Church YouTube Channel for content: https://www.youtube....

How do you know when your soul is wounded? And how do you begin healing it? In this short teaching, Dr. Brent will give you practical advice on how you can recognize and begin the process of healing your soul. Visit the Arise Church YouTube Channel for more teaching on how to find Soul Rest here:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUaxGtbiC7Y&list=PLQqhw3LeXwhF_w0vazJ3S-BM7qhBF1AZp For more inf...

In this inspiring teaching, Dr. Brent will give you practical advice on how you can align your soul and create harmony within your inner life through the acronym BREATHE. Join us today and let your soul breathe. This teaching is a bridge that begins with this message from Dr. Brent at ARISE Church: How to experience rest and abundant life in your soul | Dr Brent Simpson (youtube.com) For more info...

Have you ever returned from vacation feeling like you needed a vacation from your vacation? Let's address why that is and how to fix it today on Creating the Future! In this episode, Dr. Brent shares that God desires you to have Soul Rest, the reasons why we often don't find rest, and then he reveals some practical steps for finding rest for your whole soul. This teaching is a bridge that begins w...

He has the robe, the gavel, the authority, and a tremendous weight of responsibility. Yet he finds his role incredibly fulfilling and believes he was ordained to sit on the bench as a judge. Today on Creating the Future we interview Hillsborough County Circuit Judge, Jared Smith, and find out how and why he became a judge as well as the best and worst parts of his weighty profession. For more info...

On the one year anniversary of his heart attack, Brent shares with a small group of individuals the powerful spiritual lesson he learned that needs to be recaptured during this unique moment in history. This audio is not professional, but the message is lifechanging. Philippians 1:21-25 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful la...

Have you ever had a series of unusually bad thing happen and wondered "Is this a spiritual attack or just me"? In this podcast teaching Pastor Brent and Ada explain the soul, how complicated we are, and how to tell if what you are going through is a spiritual attack or just you. For more information about Brent Simpson: http://brentsimpson.com/ To watch this conversation or subscribe to our YouTub...

Easter is the biggest holiday (holy-day) in the Christian Calendar. It's the day we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. But, as 21st century educated and rational people, should we still believe in a literal resurrection? Paul said "If Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith." 1 Cor 15:14. In this 2 part conversation with Dr. Joe Davis, we will answer the questio...

Easter is the biggest holiday (holy-day) in the Christian Calendar. It's the day we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. But, as 21st century educated and rational people, should we still believe in a literal resurrection? Paul said "If Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith." 1 Cor 15:14. In this 2 part conversation with Dr. Joe Davis, we will answer the questio...

Many lives have defining moments that alter the course of ones entire future. These paradigm shifting moments come in many shapes and sizes, and sometimes have a supernatural origin. That was the case for Michael Dow, who in a moment went from a rage filled drug dealer to a new creation. Hear his amazing inspirational story on today's podcast.   Learn more about Michael here: https://burningones.o...

Is America collapsing before our eyes? In this 2 part episode of Creating the Future, Brent sits down with Pastor Ken McAnulty to discuss "is" America collapsing, if so, "why" is it collapsing, and then what do we do about this collapse.     For more information about Brent Simpson:  http://brentsimpson.com/ To watch this conversation or subscribe to our YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c...

Is America collapsing before our eyes? In this 2 part episode of Creating the Future, Brent sits down with Pastor Ken McAnulty to discuss "is" America collapsing, if so, "why" is it collapsing, and then what do we do about this collapse.   For more information about Brent Simpson:  http://brentsimpson.com/ To watch this conversation or subscribe to our YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/c...

How do we bring racial healing and fight injustice? By overcoming evil with good! And that's exactly what happened when Johnny Lee Clary, the "Imperial Wizard of the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan" met NAACP leader and friend of Martin Luther King Jr., and Wade Watts. Here this powerful story of healing and what we can learn from the example of Rev. Wade Watt's incredible love.   For more infor...

Cody Byrns is an award-winning speaker and a #1 best-selling author. His life underwent a major shift in 2013 after a horrific traffic accident left his body burned and scarred. After years of countless surgeries, and innumerable physical and emotional hurdles, Cody has since founded his own non-profit Burn Foundation, and is on a mission to spread his story of inspiration, hope, and recovery to e...

What really happened on that first Thanksgiving? Historian Dr. Robert Tracey McKenzie joins us for this special episode of Creating the Future to share the real story of the first thanksgiving in 1621 and what we can learn from it today. A few of the things we discuss: Was the FIRST thanksgiving actually in 1621? Why did the Pilgrims come to the new world? What was their relationship with the nati...

You already know the temptation that could bring you down, therefore you must attack it before it attacks you! Whether you lead your family, a corporation, a church or in government, integrity is vital for every successful leader. Moral failings destroy the very foundation of everything a leader builds. Therefore, we must fight against the inner temptations and urges that could destroy what we're...

In post-Christian America, Science replaces the Bible (standard of truth), Government takes the place of the church, and politicians become the the new pastors. Let's dive deep today into the philosophical roots of what we are seeing in America today.   For more information about Brent Simpson:  http://brentsimpson.com/ To watch this conversation or subscribe to our YouTube Channel:  https://www.y...

We are in a political season full tensions, anger, and yelling from both parties. That's why we wanted to bring you this debate between Christian commentator David French and Christian radio host and author Eric Metaxas on whether Christians should vote for Donald Trump in the presidential election. This debate was generously provided for our use by John Brown University's Center for Faith and Flo...

As a boy, Michael Owen went to the Little League World Series. As an adult, he was a successful business man. And now, he is running for a political office. Why would he run for an office and chose to put himself amidst political hatred? What has he learned from his journey so far, and what goes on behind the scenes? How do we bring unity to our disunified America? We answer these questions and ma...

Peter Drucker famously said "Culture eats strategy for breakfast." Brent recently spoke for a True Builders company meeting and discovered an incredible culture within this rapidly growing company. So Brent wanted to interview them to share their secrets with other organizational leaders. Business leaders and entrepreneurs will benefit greatly from todays podcast as we learn both strategy and cult...

Johnnie Wilson is an icon in youth ministry in the church world. He served as youth pastor (& now Executive Pastor) at Faith Assembly in Orlando, Florida, for more than 20 years and ministered to about 1,700 students each week. He now serves as Executive Pastor and is watching the church continue in a growth posture. This interview and conversation was recorded live at a ministers event in central...

Have you ever wondered what the creative process was for movie and documentary makers? In this episode of Creating the Future we will explore the story of how Bob Rose became a filmmaker and what inspires his created process.    To learn more about Bob Rose and Instaband: https://instabandmovie.com/   For more information about Brent Simpson:  http://brentsimpson.com/ To watch this conversation or...

Many successful people secretly struggle with the Imposter Syndrome. It can be very difficult to silence that inner critic who constantly reminds you that you're not as good as people think you are. In episode 21 of Creating the Future hear the testimony of Angel Everett who defeated this inner imposter to graduate from one of the most prestigious law schools on the world. For more information abo...

On April 3rd, 1963 the Birmingham, Alabama civil rights campaign began with coordinated marches and sit-ins against racism and racial segregation in Birmingham.   On April 10th, Birmingham Judge W. A. Jenkins Jr. issued an injunction against "parading, demonstrating, boycotting, trespassing and picketing." Leaders of the civil rights campaign quickly announced they would disobey the ruling.   Ther...