by Josie Barton | Feb 17, 2020 | All, Bloom, Bloom Podcast, Bloom: Church Planting Women, Church Planting Resources, Discipleship, Never Plant Alone, Stadia Blog, US Church Planting
Bloom Podcast Packs a Punch I have fallen in love with the medium of podcasting. Like books and blogs, podcasts cover a large variety of topics. Do you like cats? Do you enjoy murder mysteries? Do you enjoy murder mysteries that involve cats? There’s a podcast episode...
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 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 | Nov 14, 2019 | All, Bloom, Bloom: Church Planting Women, Church Planting Resources, Exponential, Never Plant Alone, Stadia Blog, US Church Planting
Never Plant Alone This summer was going to be different. At our YMCA pool, you have to be fully in the adult pool if the kid or kids you’re with cannot pass a swim test. This means that you can’t be sitting on the side with your feet in the water, or in my preferred...
by Josie Barton | Oct 24, 2019 | All, Bloom, Bloom: Church Planting Women, Discipleship, Exponential, Gathering, Midwest Region, Never Plant Alone, Northeast Region, South Region, Stadia Blog, Stadia Events, US Church Planting, West Region
Discipleship Exponential is always a highlight of our year! Besides getting away and being inspired by all things church planting, this conference has been instrumental in refreshing our souls throughout our church planting journey. My husband and I have been very...
