by Josie Barton | Sep 2, 2021 | All, Stadia Blog
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...
by Josie Barton | Sep 1, 2021 | All, Church Planting Resources, Stadia Blog
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...
by Josie Barton | Aug 30, 2021 | All, Prayer
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,...
by Josie Barton | Aug 12, 2021 | All, Church Planting Resources, Multi Modal, US Church Planting
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...
by Josie Barton | Aug 3, 2021 | All, Church Planting Resources, Multi Modal, US Church Planting
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...
by Josie Barton | Aug 3, 2021 | All, Church Planting Resources, US Church Planting
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...
by Josie Barton | Jul 29, 2021 | All, Church Planting Resources, Multi Modal, Stadia Blog
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...
by Josie Barton | Jul 13, 2021 | All, Church Planting Resources, Multi Modal
Three Reasons Your Church Needs to go Multimodal Jeff Reed shares three reasons your church should go multimodal. The multimodal strategy is not just for those still in the pre-launch phase – your church can take advantage of this model to reach more people with...
by Josie Barton | Jul 1, 2021 | All, Church Planting Resources, Stadia Blog
Man In The Mirror “I’m Looking at the Man in the Mirror” – Michael Jackson Pastors want so much for the people in their churches: they want them to grow spiritually, to be in healthy communities, and to have awesome families. They also want their people to give. In...
by Josie Barton | Jun 30, 2021 | All
2021 Second Quarter Highlights Every three months, we’ll round up a few highlights from the past quarter. We can hardly believe summer is already here, but as we head into Q3 we are inspired and motivated by the church leaders we are honored to work alongside in our...
