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...
by Josie Barton | Sep 17, 2019 | All, Bloom, Bloom: Church Planting Women, Church Planting Resources, Churches Planting Churches, Discipleship, Never Plant Alone, Planter Care, Stadia Blog, US Church Planting
“If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” -African Proverb I love this African proverb. It echoes my experience with Bloom and the relationships I have cultivated over the last 15 years with women in church planting....
by Josie Barton | Aug 20, 2019 | All, Bloom, Bloom: Church Planting Women, Church Planting Resources, Discipleship, Never Plant Alone, Planter Care, Stadia Blog, US Church Planting
For the past month, our church has been working through a study called Nameless Women. The stories of these nameless women in Scripture are inspiring, and as I’ve reflected on them, I began imagining what their lives were like. Here is an excerpt from my personal blog...
by Josie Barton | Jul 30, 2019 | All, Bloom, Bloom: Church Planting Women, Church Planting Resources, Churches Planting Churches, Discipleship, LA Movement, Never Plant Alone, Planter Care, Stadia Blog, West Region
It’s a little quiet being alone… As I walked through the airport, journeying to my first Bloom Retreat last year, I realized it was a very rare thing for me to be alone with some quiet. No city noise? No Baby Shark? No appointments running through my mind?...
by Josie Barton | Jun 3, 2019 | Bloom: Church Planting Women, Central Illinois, East Region, Family, General, Global Church Planting, LA Movement, Midwest Region, Never Plant Alone, Northeast Region, South Region, Stadia Blog, Urban Church Planting, US Church Planting, West Region
We at Stadia are proud to announce and welcome Sergio Rizo as our organization’s new Resource Development Director. Rizo will be responsible for sharing the global need for new churches with church leaders, business leaders, and anyone else who has a heart to see...
