Posts by Rich Barrett

Access Church has found a new home! Don’t worry, you won’t have to learn new directions or parking…we’re in the same building we’ve always been—just in a much nicer room! Our first service in the Lazzara Theater will be our Christmas Eve Service, “Not-So-Silent Night.” (Invite a friend for a different kind of Christmas Eve!)…

Walking through the LO$T series together has been rocking some of our worlds! What a timely, relevant series on our personal finances! From the beginning of this series, we’ve said that the best way to get “un-lost” is to know where we are—to gain context. Here are some helpful tools that you can start with…

Occasionally we get to tell great stories here on the blog about some of the families that God is using to build Access Church. If you’ve started to come to Access but have hesitated to join a Community Group, perhaps Chris and Sarah Kamienski can convince you. Chris and Sarah were married in 2003 and…

Recently, we received this story of how God is working in the life of one of our UpStreet volunteers: I did not grow up in church and have never been an intimate part of a church body. This is the first time I have been truly involved and ingrained in a church. For almost 3…

How’s your economy? Not the economy—your economy. Has it been pretty rough lately? A friend of mine saw his net worth dwindle by half in the last 60 days. Perhaps you have, as well. Here at Access Church we’re responding to the economy in two ways: 1. We’re immediately reducing our budget by 35%, including…

JohnnySwim at Square One Join the Access family as we enjoy Abner Ramirez and Amanda Sudano (JohnnySwim) at Square One in San Marco! They’ll be performing familiar covers as well as some of their original music. It’ll be a great time to hang out with other people from Access as well as enjoy great music…

I’ve talked to a few people in recent days who are still unsure as to who they will vote for. Please… don’t go to the polls uneducated—and don’t let your lack of clarity keep you from voting. Every vote makes a difference! We certainly won’t tell you who to vote for—that’s a very personal decision.…

Do you know if your neighbor is behind on his mortgage? Is it possible your brother-in-law is about to lose his business? The headlines of the last few weeks have been clear. Our country isfinancially lost. Does the Bible offer any solution relevant for today’seconomy? This Sunday we begin a new series, and examine what…

A while back I heard a message from Bob Coy, pastor of Calvary Chapel in Fort Lauderdale. Today I came across my notes and felt they were worth sharing: If the world’s population were boiled down to 100 people: 30 know Jesus, 70 don’t30 white, 70 other51 women, 49 men80 live without running water, electricity,…

Fast-forward one year from now. Who are you doing life with? Who is encouraging you to be more like Christ? Who is celebrating your joys with you, and mourning your losses? Who is praying for you and those you love? If you hesitated, even just a little, you should join us for GroupLink this Sunday.…