by Josie Barton | Jan 8, 2020 | All, Bloom, Bloom: Church Planting Women, Church Planting Resources, Never Plant Alone, Stadia Blog, US Church Planting
Legacy: Living Life With Intention Where were you a decade ago? I keep hearing this question and as a result have been reflecting on the last ten years in my story. In the last decade, I transitioned from higher education professional life to a life in church...
by Josie Barton | Jan 2, 2020 | All, Bloom, Bloom: Church Planting Women, Children Matter, Churches Planting Churches, Compassion, Discipleship, East Region, Family, Generosity, Global Church Planting, Latin America, Media Resources, Midwest Region, Missional, Movements, Multi-Site, Networks, Never Plant Alone, Northeast Region, South Region, Southern Asia, Stadia Blog, Stories of Transformation, Urban Church Planting, US Church Planting, West Region
“I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.” Philippians 1:3-5 THANK YOU for your friendship in church...
by Josie Barton | Dec 30, 2019 | All, Churches Planting Churches, Discipleship, Midwest Region, Missional, Never Plant Alone, Stadia Blog, US Church Planting
Persevere Through The Season I’ve had the privilege of serving the same church for twenty-one years, the past ten in the lead role. Sometimes raw adrenaline can carry leaders through the first season of ministry (usually a year or so). When the honeymoon ends, the...
by Josie Barton | Dec 26, 2019 | All, Discipleship, Missional, Never Plant Alone, Stadia Blog, US Church Planting, West Region
Diversity I’m a NorCal girl, turned PNW girl and in the last ten years, have become southwest girl…more specifically a Burqueña (an Albuquerque local). So in my humble opinion, West Coast is the best coast! The western region of the United States is the largest...
by Josie Barton | Dec 20, 2019 | All, Bloom, Bloom: Church Planting Women, Church Planting Resources, Discipleship, Midwest Region, Movements, Never Plant Alone, Stadia Blog, US Church Planting
The Sled of Shame As church planters, there are dozens of people who rely on us especially and sometimes very intensely during the holiday season. It is so important to take a minute to reflect on our own lives: to remember, reflect, and renew. RememberDo you remember...
by Josie Barton | Dec 18, 2019 | All, Church Planting Resources, Discipleship, Exponential, Never Plant Alone, Planter Care, Stadia Blog, US Church Planting
Unstoppable My first year at Exponential was when I was a recent college graduate, interning with Stadia. I attended the conference with my team to help wherever I was needed. I was able to sit in on a couple of sessions and workshops. I met church planters and heard...
