by Josie Barton | Jun 15, 2021 | All, Church Planting Resources, Multi Modal, US Church Planting
Advice to my 2019 Self It’s December 2019 and you’re ready to start a new church… Four Rivers Church held our first in-person service in Durham, New Hampshire on Sunday, June 13th with 65 people joining our 9AM service and 75 people at 6PM. Our...
by Josie Barton | Apr 5, 2021 | All, US Church Planting
Expect the Unexpected: Story Church Launches on Easter Sunday On Easter Sunday, April 4th, Story Church in Northwest Arkansas LAUNCHED! Sometimes the third time is the charm. Our original launch date had been planned for September 2020. Because of the ongoing...
by Josie Barton | Mar 11, 2021 | All, US Church Planting
While the world was shutting down, God was building His Church. Seven years ago, God spoke into our hearts: “one day I want you and Bridget to plant a local, life-giving church whose generosity and compassion touch the world.” This was scary, and we had no idea what...
by Josie Barton | Feb 18, 2021 | All, US Church Planting
How a First Year Church Plant Cultivated Community in 2020 Last year brought many obstacles for churches to open their doors for broken people. When COVID-19 spurred a global panic, it challenged how churches cultivated community to encourage, disciple, and provide...
by Josie Barton | Jan 14, 2021 | All
by Josie Barton | Dec 17, 2020 | All, US Church Planting
Open Doors It was two weeks after we launched New Community Church on September 27 when Regal announced they were closing all of theaters nationwide until 2021. Even so, we were standing on a word God spoke to our team back in July that this is where we were supposed...
by Josie Barton | Dec 4, 2020 | All, US Church Planting
There’s Always Good News Good News Church recently celebrated its 5th anniversary from our official launch on September 13th, 2015. As I write this, we are still in the midst of a global pandemic. I never would have imaged that our 5th anniversary as a church...
by Josie Barton | May 29, 2020 | All, US Church Planting
Merge Church (Efrain and Meghan Cirilo) from Stadia Church Planting on Vimeo. ‘I’m believing in a spiritual awakening in homes in 2020.’ Efrain Cirilo Efrain and Megan Cirilo of Merge Church in Conroe, TX share how they’ve seen God moving in...
