by Josie Barton | Nov 21, 2019 | All, Churches Planting Churches, Discipleship, East Region, Movements, Never Plant Alone, Northeast Region, Residency, Stadia Blog, US Church Planting
Residency We are United Church in Owings Mills, Maryland! Owings Mills is in the Northwest corner of Baltimore County. From a distance, our community probably looks like a typical suburban, middle class area, but just as every community has its own personality, ours...
by Josie Barton | Oct 16, 2019 | All, Churches Planting Churches, Discipleship, East Region, Exponential, Movements, Networks, Never Plant Alone, Northeast Region, Planter Care, South Region, Stadia Blog, Stadia Events, US Church Planting, West Region
Every year at Exponential, we take advantage of the fact that so many incredible church planters and leaders of church planting churches and organizations are gathered together to capture videos that we use for the rest of the year to talk about church planting. I...
by Josie Barton | Aug 22, 2019 | All, Anniversary, Churches Planting Churches, Discipleship, Movements, Never Plant Alone, South Region, Stadia Blog, US Church Planting
I have been one of the few people fortunate to see and experience the birth of LifeBridge Church. Before there was a building, people to fill the seats or even before it had a name, it was a dream. It started as a dream birthed into the heart of my Associate Pastor at...
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 26, 2019 | All, Churches Planting Churches, Discipleship, Generosity, Missional, Movements, Never Plant Alone, Stadia Blog, Urban Church Planting, US Church Planting
Hi, my name is Matt Thomas. I am a pastor and a church planter in a specific place that most would not think about planting a church – in a state prison. Due to my behavior, a horrible drug addiction, and a series of bad choices, I found myself sentenced to...
by Josie Barton | Jul 25, 2019 | All, Churches Planting Churches, Discipleship, Generosity, Media Resources, Media Resources - US, Movements, Networks, Never Plant Alone, Stadia Blog, Urban Church Planting, US Church Planting, West Region
Your gifts to Stadia funded the grant that Daniel received to start Pillar of Fire church. In neighborhoods where resources are a hindrance to beginning new churches, World Impact provides grants to church planters like Daniel. These leaders impact their communities...