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 | 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 | Aug 19, 2019 | All, Church Planting Resources, Churches Planting Churches, Discipleship, Exponential, Networks, Never Plant Alone, South Region, Stadia Blog, Stadia Events, US Church Planting
Why would any leader spend money out of their church’s budget to take their team to a conference that may or may not be good when there are so many different ways that money could be used? As leaders, we have all had those doubts and worries and questioned...
by Josie Barton | Jul 31, 2019 | All, Church Planting Resources, Churches Planting Churches, Discipleship, East Region, Exponential, Midwest Region, Movements, Networks, Never Plant Alone, Northeast Region, South Region, Stadia Blog, Stadia Events, US Church Planting, West Region
Webster’s Dictionary defines “exponential” as… No, just kidding. I’m not about to give an awkward wedding toast. I’m just going to be short and sweet. I think you should come to Exponential 2020. Also, I lied a little bit because I really DID look up “exponential”...
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?...
