Praying Through Surrender Surrender. The Lord wants us to surrender; surrender, and surrender some more, until we are fully relying on Him. Beautiful things come in that conceded place; peace, relief, lighter loads, comfort, joy, sometimes even better sleep. But,...
2021 Third Quarter Highlights At Stadia, we love to celebrate! We’re thankful for the Kingdom work being done by church leaders across the globe. Let’s CELEBRATE all that has been done so far this year – and all that’s to come! Q3 Numbers Just the cold, hard facts –...
4 Exercises to Discern Church Culture Have you ever wondered why some people are routinely late while others get nervous if they aren’t five minutes early? Have you ever had that argument with a significant other over holiday traditions? Have you ever been in a...
A Beachhead of Hope When Hurricanes Come Knocking When Hurricane Katrina blasted into New Orleans on August 29, 2005, resulting in unimaginable loss of life and property, Matt Woodward was the College Pastor for Christ Church of the Valley in Phoenix(a Stadia...
The Extra Mile It’s Time to Go The Extra Mile I’ve made numerous attempts over the years to change to a healthy diet. Unfortunately, the only differentiating variable of my efforts has been how long my willpower lasts before my aspiration crashes into hot apple...
Praying for Marriages It was Max Lucado who said “God created marriage. No governmental subcommittee envisioned it. No social organization developed it. Marriage was conceived and born in the mind of God.” Out of the mind of God, the intimacy of a trinitarian God,...
Church on the Block: A Multimodal Expression of Church My wife always says you can turn a jetski on a dime. If you do that with a cruise ship you’ll break it in two. Lasting change takes time so give it the time required. Leading up to the Innovation Meetup, we...
Digital Ministry Leading to DiscipleshipAug 3, 2021 But we have the ability, through technology, to be a hub to train and release people into their neighborhoods and work places to reach those who are far from Christ. Leading up to the Innovation Meetup, we will share...
Cleaning the WindowsAug 3, 2021 “If the windows aren’t spotless, the car isn’t clean.” -My Mom For a brief period of time approximately one afternoon when I was in grade school I had a car washing business. Here’s how it worked: I went...
But Still, Someone Heard About JesusJul 29, 2021 ‘The worst thing that could happen is that whatever you’re trying didn’t take off…but someone still heard about Jesus.’ Leading up to the Innovation Meetup, we will share examples of...