The group has gone through numerous lineup changes since its initial formation, but maintains its two core members, Josh Dies and Patrick Porter.

In 2010, the band left Tooth & Nail and joined Come&Live!, an independent record label that releases music via free downloads.

Throughout their career, the band has been subject to much controversy among Christian listeners, over their lyrical themes and personal lifestyles.

According to former guitarist Matt Davis, the band's name comes from "a biblical reference that Jesus used to show how Christianity isn't so much about rules but about love.

[9][10] Eventually, Patrick's younger brother Josh joined the band, serving as the lead vocalist and primary songwriter after starting as the drummer.

Ortiz left the group in 2001 but does appear as vocalist, and is credited, on the independently produced and released record The Dissonance of Discontent and plays guitars on the album "Goodbye Is Forever", he returned briefly to tour and run merchandise for the band in 2004.

Frontman Josh Dies has said in a recent interview, "This is a record we've wanted to make for a long time but in the past we've had so many opinions in the band that made it difficult.

and trust God to provide ways for us to offer our music and our performances as free gifts in order to expand the scope of our ministry."

As "musicinaries" the band relies completely on donations from supporters to fund recordings, tours, and basic sustenance.

[citation needed] Showbread created a Kickstarter account for the purpose of funding the debut Come&Live!

[17] On September 21, 2010, Showbread headed down to Weed, California to record the album with Rich Veltrop and Sylvia Massy Shivy at Radio Star Studios.

The book contains makings of albums, tours, faith, funny moments, biographies of each band member, past and present, some interviews and articles.

At the beginning of the summer Showbread hopped on the second leg of the "Ad Astra Per Aspera Record Release Tour" with Abandon Kansas, Quiet Science, and The Wedding.

In mid-summer, the band was a part of "Arrows Are Deadly: Missional Tour" with Ascend the Hill, White Collar Sideshow, and The Ember Days.

[22][better source needed] On June 3, 2015, Josh Dies appeared on the Broken Light podcast to discuss Showbread, his writing, and church planting.

He discussed the history of the band within the changing landscape of the music industry, and lamented over the ambitious approach to Cancer, and a film that was supposed to accompany the album.

In November 2022, Showbread released a new album, Our Fathers Were Models For God, in concert with Josh Dies's new book Death To Deconstruction: Reclaiming Faithfulness as an Act of Rebellion.

Most interviews, regardless of purpose, vary from light hearted nonsense to outright absurdity, becoming serious only when answering questions dealing with their faith.

[citation needed] In 2006, a fan-made video for the song "Dead By Dawn", featured on YouTube,[36] was seen by the band and posted on their own site.

Certain Christian groups retaliated on web forums calling the band "satanic" and insisting that "the only reason these degenerates should be allowed in a church is if it is to get them saved".

After a period of silence, on September 7, 2006, the band reposted (after their website crashed) a statement on their site discussing the debate between Christian morality and secular media in defense of their music and the beliefs they stand for.

As I tell you from the stage in dark musty concert venues each night, dressed in silly outfits, covered in sweat and in a tired voice.

"[37]Despite their blatant evangelical and biblical messages, Showbread's albums Anorexia and Nervosa were banned from Christian retail outlets because of the overall "dark" nature of much of the story and scenes involving rape, animal cruelty and abortion.