“The truth is that loving our neighbor is not just a cross-cultural experience but an experience of the cross."

Founder and Lead Pastor Newsong Church, Irvine, CA

Dave Gibbons is the founding pastor of Newsong Church, a multi-generational, multi-ethnic, multi-continental, multi-site church in Irvine, CA, named as one of the most innovative churches in America by Outreach Magazine. Gibbons also leads the Newsong Global Alliance, a catalytic church organization with expanding, worldwide reach into Asia, Central America, and Europe. The author of The Monkey and the Fish, Gibbons is a vision-oriented leader known for his insightful thinking on the future of the church. He brings expertise on “Third CultureÓ leadership and the top skills and experiences every leader will need to reach our global culture with the gospel.