Welcome to the New Newsletter: Deep Dive Discipleship Edition

Welcome to my new Substack—Awake Nations with Glenn Bleakney

Welcome to my new Substack—Awake Nations with Glenn Bleakney.
I’m thrilled you’re here.

Every month, you’ll receive two powerful emails crafted to equip, inspire, and activate you for Kingdom life and mission.

1. Deep Dive Discipleship Edition

This is where we slow down… and go deep.
A rich, revelation-soaked journey into Scripture, theology, spiritual formation, and practical activation.
You’ll find teaching articles, courses, videos, podcasts, and tools designed to strengthen your walk with Christ and multiply your Kingdom impact.

2. Movements, Momentum & Marketplace Edition

This one carries the momentum—fast-moving, boots-on-the-ground, prophetic clarity.
Expect insights, missional trends, testimonies, leadership tools, and updates on what God is stirring across the nations and the marketplace.

Together, these two rhythms will keep you grounded and activated… formed and sent.
Rooted in Christ. Moving in power.
Just the way Kingdom leaders are meant to live.

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Special for This Month

To launch this community, we’re giving you something incredibly valuable:

A FREE Six-Part Video Teaching Series on The Gospel of the Kingdom

Absolutely free. No cost. No catch. Just Kingdom revelation.

👉 Access the video teaching hub here:
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Inside this Kingdom Leadership Video Hub, you’ll gain access to foundational teaching that every follower of Jesus needs—but most have never received.

PLUS… a Live Session with Me

This month, I’ll also be hosting a live session where I will share all the exciting updates happening in our community. Set Up your free account on our Skool platform and receive the invite and notification at https://www.skool.com/kingdom-reformation-2127

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Just a Reminder: Register for the Exclusive Zoom Training with Mike Chong Perkinson

Hi Kingdom Reformation family,

Don’t forget to register for our exclusive Zoom session with Mike Chong Perkinson as he leads us into the rabbinical process of discipleship—the Jesus way that forms identity, multiplies leaders, and sends people on mission.

🗓️ Session Details:

• US/Canada (Eastern): Wednesday, November 26 @ 7:00 p.m. EST

• Australia (Brisbane): Thursday, November 27 @ 10:00 a.m. AEST

• Australia (Sydney/Melbourne): Thursday, November 27 @ 11:00 a.m. AEDT
  (Sydney/Melbourne are one hour ahead of Brisbane during daylight savings.)

👉 Register here:
Click to join the Zoom training
You’ll receive the Zoom link immediately after registering.

Let’s return to the ways of the King—and rediscover how Jesus made disciples who changed the world.

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THE TWO PATHS OF KINGDOM LEADERSHIP

A Framework for Apostolic Maturity and Generational Impact

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INTRODUCTION: THE FORK IN THE ROAD

In every generation, God raises up leaders. This is the prophetic pattern throughout Scripture—from Abraham to Moses, from David to the apostles, from the early church fathers to the Moravians, from Wesley to Azusa Street. Leadership emergence is not the question. The question is: What kind of leader will you become?

Not every leader builds the Kingdom. Some build kingdoms—personal empires marked by control, scarcity, and self-preservation. Others build the Kingdom—a generational legacy marked by multiplication, impartation, and supernatural dependence.

The difference isn’t found in gifting, platform, or opportunity. It’s found in orientation—in the fundamental posture of your heart toward God’s people, God’s resources, and God’s future.

This isn’t about condemnation. It’s about consecration. It’s about honestly examining the trajectory you’re on and making the necessary course corrections before you’ve invested decades building something that won’t outlast you.

The contrasts we’re about to explore aren’t personality preferences or leadership styles. They’re Kingdom DNA markers—the internal architecture that determines whether your influence multiplies or dies with you.

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THE SIX CONTRASTS: KINGDOM LEADERSHIP DNA

1. PROTECTS TURF vs. BUILDS LEGACY

The Mindset of Scarcity vs. The Vision of Eternity

The Turf Protector

A turf protector operates from a scarcity paradigm. Their leadership is defensive rather than expansive. They guard their influence like Saul guarded his throne—constantly threatened by the emerging Davids around them.

This leader fears being replaced instead of being reproduced. They hoard access, gate-keep opportunities, and maintain control through information management. Their legacy dies with them because they never truly invested it in others.

The root is insecurity masked as wisdom. “They’re not ready yet.” “The timing isn’t right.” “We need to be careful.” But beneath the spiritual language is a territorial spirit—the same spirit that caused the religious leaders to crucify Jesus because “the whole world is going after Him” (John 12:19).

Turf protection creates bottlenecks. Everything must flow through you. No decision gets made without your approval. No vision advances without your permission. You become the ceiling, not the foundation.

The Legacy Builder

Legacy builders think generationally. They understand that true Kingdom success is measured not by what you accomplish in your lifetime, but by what continues after you’re gone.

They’re not intimidated by emerging voices—they’re ignited by them. When someone on their team begins to shine, they don’t dim the light; they add fuel to the fire. They know that what God gives you isn’t yours to keep—it’s yours to steward and pass on.

Consider Barnabas with Paul, or Paul with Timothy. True spiritual fathers celebrate when their sons surpass them. They build platforms for others, create space for emerging leaders, and intentionally work themselves out of being indispensable.

Legacy builders understand the Hebrews 11 principle: they’re looking for “a better country” and are willing to die without receiving the promise because they know their children will inherit it (Hebrews 11:13-16). They plant trees whose shade they’ll never sit under.

The legacy builder asks: “Who will carry this when I’m gone?” The turf protector asks: “How do I keep this under my control?”

Biblical Framework:

• Moses raised Joshua (Numbers 27:18-23)

• Elijah imparted to Elisha (2 Kings 2:9-15)

• Paul invested in Timothy (2 Timothy 2:2)

• Jesus multiplied through the Twelve (John 14:12)

The Generational Test: Will your ministry survive your departure? Or will it collapse because you’ve made yourself irreplaceable?

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2. CREATES STAFF vs. RAISES SONS AND DAUGHTERS

The Transactional vs. The Covenantal

The Staff Creator

In religious systems, people are employees. Their value is functional—what they can do for the organization. The relationship is fundamentally transactional: I pay you, you produce results.

Staff creators fill positions rather than fulfill purpose. They think in terms of roles, responsibilities, and reporting structures. The question is: “What do we need done?” not “Who is God raising up?”

This produces a hireling mentality (John 10:12-13). When trouble comes, employees scatter because they never had ownership—only employment. There’s no heart connection, no covenant loyalty, no spiritual inheritance.

The tragedy is that many churches and ministries are filled with capable people who are spiritually orphaned. They’re being used but not fathered. They’re being deployed but not developed. They’re being managed but not loved.

The Father/Mother Who Raises Sons and Daughters

In the Kingdom, people are family. Their value is inherent—they’re image-bearers being conformed to Christ’s likeness. The relationship is fundamentally covenantal: I’m for you, you carry my heart.

Raising sons and daughters fulfills purpose, not just positions. It’s about identity formation, not just skill development. True spiritual fathers and mothers don’t just train for function—they impart for inheritance.

They don’t say, “You work for me.” They say, “You carry my name. You represent my house. What’s mine is yours.”

This is Paul’s cry: “My little children, for whom I labor in birth again until Christ is formed in you” (Galatians 4:19). This is sacrificial love that invests beyond what’s efficient or immediately productive.

Sons and daughters don’t show up for a paycheck—they show up for an inheritance. They don’t leave when the going gets tough because covenant binds them. They don’t compete with the father’s vision because they’re heirs of it.

The Fathering Framework:

• Affirmation: “You are my beloved son/daughter” (identity before assignment)

• Access: Regular, unhurried time for life-on-life development

• Affection: Genuine love that’s not tied to performance

• Authority: Delegated power that prepares them to lead

• Assets: Spiritual inheritance and tangible resources

• Agency: Freedom to operate in their own gifting, not just your methods

The Family Question: Are you building an organization that needs employees, or a family that raises heirs?