Herbie Newell

Herbie Newell

Herbie Newell serves as the President & Executive Director of Lifeline Children’s Services, holds an MBA in Accounting from Samford University and brings years of experience from his work as an independent auditor at WAKM Companies, LLC. Serving as Lifeline's Executive Director since 2003, Herbie has significantly expanded international outreach, obtained licensure in 17 states, and led the establishment of the foster care arm. A passionate advocate, he co-founded (un)adopted in 2009, focusing on equipping orphaned children with life skills for community transformation. Herbie, also the author of "Image Bearers: Shifting from Pro-birth to Pro-Life," emphasizes that being pro-life extends beyond opposing abortion, urging a broader ethic that includes fighting for racial equality and embracing every individual with the love of Christ. Herbie and his wife, Ashley, reside in Birmingham, Alabama, and are the parents to three children.

Appears in 550 Episodes

Advocating for your child this school year and Early signs that your child needs an IEP

Advocating for your child this school year and Early signs that your child needs an IEP

Ann-Maura Hinton, Director of BRIDGE Educational Services at Lifeline, joins Herbie Newell and Rick Morton for a conversation about advocating for your child's educati...

Investing in your Family through Parent Coaching

Investing in your Family through Parent Coaching

Learn more about Lifeline's parent coaching program that provides parents with practical tools and techniques tailored specifically to each family and their individual...

Meet Our Strategic Partners in Colombia

Meet Our Strategic Partners in Colombia

Learn more about how we are spreading the Gospel across the world. Meet our partners in Colombia and how R(un) for One has impacted their ministry. Hear about the regi...

Meet Our Strategic Partners in Liberia

Meet Our Strategic Partners in Liberia

Learn more about how we are spreading the Gospel across the world. Meet our partners in Liberia and how R(un) for One has impacted their ministry. Hear about the regio...

Meet Our Strategic Partners in India

Meet Our Strategic Partners in India

Meet our partners in India and how R(un) for One has impacted the STEPS home. Hear about the region, orphan care, and how God is continuously at work.

Meet Our Strategic Partners in Pakistan

Meet Our Strategic Partners in Pakistan

Learn more about how we are spreading the Gospel across the world. Hear about the region, orphans and how God is continuously at work.

Arc Stories with Lauren Eddie

Arc Stories with Lauren Eddie

GUESTLauren Eddie joined the Lifeline staff in January of 2018 as a pregnancy counselor. She’s originally from New Orleans, LA. She got her undergrad in social work at...

Arc Stories: A Story of Adoption with Julie Adams

Arc Stories: A Story of Adoption with Julie Adams

GUESTJulie Adams, Arc Stories Speaker. HOSTHerbie Newell is the President & Executive Director of Lifeline Children’s Services and its ministry arms. CO-HOSTRick Morto...

Arc Stories: A Story of Adoption with Shane Etheredge

Arc Stories: A Story of Adoption with Shane Etheredge

Learn more about Shane's story of adopting his two daughters from Ukraine.

Creating Structure for Your Kids this Summer

Creating Structure for Your Kids this Summer

Learn how kids thrive in structure and what challenges may come in this season.

Understanding the Culture Our Kids are Growing Up In

Understanding the Culture Our Kids are Growing Up In

Dr. Walt Mueller, the Founder of Parent Youth Understanding. Help parents understand the culture that their kids are growing up in, and provide a gospel-centered persp...

Parenting Older Children From Hard Places

Parenting Older Children From Hard Places

Listen to our panel discussion about parenting older children who have come from hard places.

Advancing the Gospel with Ed Litton

Advancing the Gospel with Ed Litton

Hear from Ed Litton, Pastor of Redemption Church, about transforming lives through the gospel.

Heritage Builders: Helping Kids Who Are Aging Out of Foster Care

Heritage Builders: Helping Kids Who Are Aging Out of Foster Care

Hear how the Lord is using Heritage Builders, a new ministry of Lifeline, to provide mentorship to those who age out of the Foster Care system.

COVID: One Year Later with Ann Maura Hinton

COVID: One Year Later with Ann Maura Hinton

Ann Maura Hinton is the Director of BRIDGE Educational Services and shares how COVID has impacted our families.

COVID: One Year Later with Angela Maines

COVID: One Year Later with Angela Maines

Hear from Angela Maines, MA, LPC, TBRI® Practitioner andTherapist, about how COVID-19 has impacted our kids.

COVID: One Year Later with Kristen Avery

COVID: One Year Later with Kristen Avery

Hear how Kristen Avery, a missionary in Kenya, has learned some tough lessons this passed year during COVID.

COVID: One Year Later

COVID: One Year Later

Lynn Beckett shares the impact of COVID for our children and families this past year. Predictability is what provides safety for our children.

Best of 2019: Grieving With Others

Best of 2019: Grieving With Others

Rob Pacienza shares about his experience with grief and loss after the death his youngest daughter.

Best of 2018: Why the Church is the Answer to the Orphan Crisis

Best of 2018: Why the Church is the Answer to the Orphan Crisis

Join us as Herbie Newell talks with Pastor Brad Evangelista about why the local church is the answer to caring for orphan and vulnerable children.

Best of 2020 with Rick Burgess: The Pursuit of Christ-Centered Masculinity

Best of 2020 with Rick Burgess: The Pursuit of Christ-Centered Masculinity

Rick Burgess, co-host of the nationally syndicated radio show “Rick and Bubba Show" and author of "How to Be a Man, the Pursuit of Christ-Centered Masculinity" discuss...

 Best of 2019: Multi-Ethnicity and the Kingdom of God with Jason Cook

Best of 2019: Multi-Ethnicity and the Kingdom of God with Jason Cook

Join us as Herbie Newell talks with Jason Cook about a range of church body issues including multi-ethnic worship, adoption, and why social justice is a church issue.

Adoption and Racial Reconciliation

Adoption and Racial Reconciliation

Pastor John Onwuchekwa and Herbie discuss adoption, racial reconciliation, and more.

How Do We Talk to Our Kids about Race and Culture?

How Do We Talk to Our Kids about Race and Culture?

Today we listen to a panel discussion on the topic of how we talk to our kids who adopted transracially about culture and race.

How the Lord Called Pastor Jason Paredes to Adopt

How the Lord Called Pastor Jason Paredes to Adopt

We are joined by our friend, lead pastor and brother in Christ, Jason Paredes from Fielder Church in Arlington, Texas.

NCFA: The State of Foster Care and Adoption

NCFA: The State of Foster Care and Adoption

National Council for Adoption is a great organization speaking out for children's rights. Today we discuss with Chuck Johnson the state of foster care and adoption on ...

Celebrating Milestones with Chuck Johnson

Celebrating Milestones with Chuck Johnson

Learn how Lifeline began as we look to past and present stories.

A Birth Mother's Story of Hope

A Birth Mother's Story of Hope

Hear how one birth mother's story of hope transformed lives through God's goodness and mercy. "These babies saved my life, because I was headed down a wrong path," sai...

Speak Out for Life: Pro-Life

Speak Out for Life: Pro-Life

Today we celebrate the fact that life is created and formed in the image of God, and we mourn the millions of lives that have been lost due to abortion.

Sanctity of Human Life: The Rally for Life

Sanctity of Human Life: The Rally for Life

In honor of Sanctity of Human life this Sunday, we dive into the importance in advocating to choose life.