Join us as we continue our series and reconstruction church and how hearing God is foundational to building Jesus centered communities. Some of it you may already know, some of it may surprise you, and we’d love for you to join the conversation!By Alex Headrick & Bryan Burkholder

In this episode we continue our series on reconstruction with a tricky topic: finances. Join us as we discuss tithing, generosity, theology, and God's perspective on finances in His Church. You don't want to miss it!By Alex Headrick & Bryan Burkholder

Join us as we continue talking about how to reconstruct a biblical model of the Church that relies on Eagle Principles and keep you out of the chick coop!By Alex Headrick & Bryan Burkholder

Deconstruction has been a hot button topic for the last two years, but nobody is talking about how to reconstruct. Once you’ve examined destructive church systems, org charts, and theology, how to you piece it back together into biblical Jesus community. Join us as we pursue His perspective on reconstructing church!…

We continue our series on Hillsong exposed, talking about the difference between accountability and criticism. Join us as we discuss the benefits and flaws to both, our answers may surprise you!By Alex Headrick & Bryan Burkholder

Most of the Evangelical world is talking about the new documentary from Discovery +. While we aren't celebrating Hillsong's deficits, they do have huge implications for the church at large. Join the conversation as we pursue God's perspective and talk about the difference between Godly covering and truly covering up.…

The Evangelical Industrial Complex is a word you may not have heard but you've seen the symptoms--plagiarism in Christian books from Christian authors and influences, toxic culture in Christian music scenes...to name just a few. In this episode we talk about how all these things are really just another symptom of the chicken coop church mindset and…

The word nationalism is thrown a lot these days, in headlines, news, and politics. But what does it actually mean? How does it impact us and more importantly His Church? Join the conversation and explore this word and see things from a higher perspective!By Alex Headrick & Bryan Burkholder

Join us for part 1 of our new series where we'll talk about what Hollywood, John Wayne, Marilyn Monroe, and Church culture all have in common when it comes to how we view masculinity and femininity. Join the conversation, you won't want to miss this!By Alex Headrick & Bryan Burkholder

oin us as we wrap up our series on Eagle Living Resolutions by talking through how to step out in faith into an active role in His Kingdom! Join the conversation!By Alex Headrick & Bryan Burkholder

Join us as we continue our series on Eagle Living Resolutions, Part 3, where we explore consumerism in the church and learn how to move from consumer to coheir in the Kingdom. Join the conversation!By Alex Headrick & Bryan Burkholder

Join us as we continue with part 2 of our series “Resolutions For Eagle Living.” We'll be talking about codependency not just in the church, but as a mindset, and how to move from that to true interdependence with God. You don’t want to miss this!By Alex Headrick & Bryan Burkholder

January is traditionally a time to set goals and resolutions for the new year and here at Uprising we’re doing the same—but with a twist! While some are talking about weight loss or leadership goals, we’re concentrating on the mind shifts that lead away from the chicken coop and toward true Eagle living and abundant life in Christ! In Part 1 we tal…

In this episode we invite our good friends Jeff Black and Brady Daniel, both former pastors turned counselors from Compass Counseling DFW to have a conversation about grief, church wounds, and staying healthy this holiday season! To learn more about their practice you can go to Compass Counseling DFW.…

In this episode we invite our good friends Jeff Black and Brady Daniel, both former pastors turned counselors from Compass Counseling DFW to have a conversation about grief, church wounds, and staying healthy this holiday season! To learn more about their practice you can go to Compass Counseling DFW.…

In this episode we conclude he story of the parable of the eagle in a chicken coop, giving context to some of the language we use on the podcast, and relating it to where we are currently in the church.By Alex Headrick & Bryan Burkholder

In this episode we continue to share the story of the parable of the eagle in a chicken coop, giving context to some of the language we use on the podcast, and relating it to where we are currently in the church.By Alex Headrick & Bryan Burkholder

In this episode we begin a new series to help give context to some of the language and examples we've been using on the podcast, as we take you back to the beginning to a parable that the Lord gave both of us to explain where we are in the church, through a West African proverb and several prophetic words. Join us as we explore the story of the los…

In this last episode of our three part series on dismantling unbiblical gender roles, we continue to look at the tensions, cultural influences, and biblical foundations for femininity and masculinity, and rise above the noise to hear God's heart for each gender. Join us in the conversation!By Alex Headrick & Bryan Burkholder

In this second episode of our three part series on dismantling unbiblical gender roles, we continue to look at the tensions, cultural influences, and biblical foundations for femininity and masculinity, and rise above the noise to hear God's heart for each gender. Join us in the conversation (part 3 to air next week)!…

In this episode of the three part series we begin to look at gender roles and rise above the noise and cultural tendencies to see what God says about it.By Alex Headrick & Bryan Burkholder

In this episode we talk with Tim Whitaker, creator of the digital community The New Evangelicals--known as a safe digital space for those deconstructing parts of their faith while, in their own words, being committed to King Jesus. He talks with us about his perspective on the deconstruction community, and how to walk with those in that process.…

In this episode we continue our deconstruction series, taking a close look at the concept of the separation of church and state, and what a biblical relationship between both looks like. Join us as we learn to rise above the political noise and see the bigger picture.By Alex Headrick & Bryan Burkholder

In this episode we continue our series on deconstruction, dismantling the four walls of a chicken coop by continuing to explore hierarchy in the church and the historical context for how we’ve gotten where we are.By Alex Headrick & Bryan Burkholder

In this episode we continue our series exploring deconstruction and learn how the hype around the word may feel new, but how deconstruction has both biblical and historical roots. Join us as we explore the church history and movements and learn to see deconstruction from a different perspective.By Alex Headrick & Bryan Burkholder

In this episode we begin the first of our series on deconstructing the four walls of the chicken coop, exploring what this word really means, and how to dismantle the mindsets of each of the four walls to find the freedom Christ wants us all to walk in.By Alex Headrick & Bryan Burkholder

In this episode we review the previous three walls of a chicken coop and concentrate on our last one, Facism. Join us as we talk through this controversial word, define it, and help us all see the spirit of control that's necessary to keep people stuck.By Alex Headrick & Bryan Burkholder

Join us as we continue our series on the four walks of a chicken coop-concentrating on our third wall—false humility—and how to move through that to true identity in Jesus. To support us and get access to even more contact visit us at: The Uprising Podcast | PatreonBy Alex Headrick & Bryan Burkholder

Join us as we continue our series on the four walls of a chicken coop, concentrating our the next wall, financial control, how to move through that to supernatural provision. **https://www.facebook.com/groups/3089241394696378/ (Link to Uprising Facebook Group)By Alex Headrick & Bryan Burkholder

In this episode we continue talking about the four walls of a chicken coop, concentrating on the first wall (fear), and how to move from fear and into love. Join us as we discuss how insidious and sneaky fear can be, and how we overcome it! www.theuprisingpodcast.comBy Alex Headrick & Bryan Burkholder

In this episode we continue the conversation from Episode 3 and begin to name the four walls of a chicken coop--fear, financial control, false humility, and fascism. While this can relate to church, this can also apply to any organization, corporation, ministry, or group. Join us as we begin to break down the chicken coop walls and learn how to ris…

In this episode we begin to introduce a two part series about the four walls of a chicken coop. As we've talked about in our other episodes, a chicken coop is an organizational idealogy found in many places (including churches) that uses (unintentionally) means of control to keep people inside. In contrast to this is what we call "eagle living" whi…

In this episode we look at the continuing denominational turmoil within the church, and begin to explore the difference between the kingdom you can see and the Kingdom of God that can only be experienced by faith. Join us as we continue to have honest conversations around church, faith, and following Jesus.…

Why are we doing this and what is "the uprising" about? In this first episode we introduce "the uprising podcast", our heart for this conversation, and of course, who we are! We are not "the" experts so if you are looking for people to tell you what to do, you won't find that here. We hope instead you'll find honest and authentic conversations arou…