by Josie Barton | Nov 19, 2019 | All, Discipleship, East Region, Missional, Networks, Never Plant Alone, South Region, Stadia Blog, US Church Planting
Missional My name is Tracy Tooley, and I’m the Lead Pastor for reGeneration Church in Huntington, WV. If you would have told me 27 years ago that I would be married to an amazing Godly woman, the father of two great boys, and the lead pastor of an incredible church, I...
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 | Nov 6, 2019 | All, Discipleship, Never Plant Alone, Stadia Blog, US Church Planting
Stadia Blog My name is Cody Walker and I serve as the Lead Pastor of Hope City Church in Joplin, Mo. After being in ministry for 15 years, my wife Rachael and I, and our three kids moved back to the Midwest five years ago to plant Hope City. Our call to head back to...
by Josie Barton | Nov 4, 2019 | All, Churches Planting Churches, Discipleship, Midwest Region, Networks, Never Plant Alone, Stadia Blog, Urban Church Planting, US Church Planting
Never Plant Alone My parents and in-laws were all in town for the birth of our youngest (Wrigley) and staying at our home for the week, which at the time was in southern Indiana. Up to this point, my wife (Rachel) and I had been praying for roughly six months on one...
by Josie Barton | Oct 30, 2019 | All, Exponential, Gathering, Midwest Region, Never Plant Alone, Northeast Region, South Region, Stadia Blog, Stadia Events, US Church Planting, West Region
Results for "team time" Tomorrow, I will be sitting in an operating suite preparing to have all four of my wisdom teeth removed. I know, I know. How did I get to be 33 without getting my wisdom teeth out? A carefully curated mix of taking care of my teeth...
by Josie Barton | Oct 29, 2019 | All, Churches Planting Churches, Discipleship, Midwest Region, Never Plant Alone, Stadia Blog, Urban Church Planting, US Church Planting
All Hello! My name is Ricky Brown, and on September 9, 2018, we launched New Creation Church in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. There are 200,000 residents within a 3-mile radius of Hyde Park, but very few Bible-centered churches in the neighborhood. On any...