Posts by Rich Barrett

This last session of DRIVE was pretty unreal. Andy scrapped his “Making Vision Stick” talk and just spoke from his heart. He was ON FIRE! Here are a few quotes I grabbed: “To reach people no one else is reaching, we must do things no one else is doing” —Craig Groshel 300,000 unchurched people within…

The other day I mentioned that it’s not our desire to be like North Point. We are North Point. It’s our DNA. Just like you might have gotten your bright blue eyes from your dad, the kind of church that Access is becoming is a direct result of our lineage. So today was a bit…

This is only going to be funny for you Brian Regan fans. Everyone else should just look away. Really, this is a very mature group of individuals.

Did you know that every horse that ran in today’s Kentucky Derby was a descendant of Northern Dancer, a 1964 champion? Did you know that horses from his line have drawn as much as $10 Million at auction? Why is that? Because DNA matters. Fast horses have fast offspring. My kids are great-looking because their…

The other day Scott Magdalein visited our offices. We talked about life in Jacksonville, ministry (he leads worship over here), and blogging. So, yesterday I checked the visitor log on this site for the first time in months. Turns out there are more of you regularly reading this blog than I thought. So, fess up!…

Back in 1997, when Michael Dell was CEO of Dell, he famously told a group of IT big wigs, “”What would I do [if I were in charge of Apple]? I’d shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders.” Oh, Michael. That’s the kind of statement that waits in a corner for…

This week Louie Giglio will deliver part 3 of Canvas. We live in a world created by God and designed to reflect His glory. Everything, including our lives, are tapestries created by him. He is working on the canvas of our lives so we can bring glory to Him. That is our sole purpose here…

The other night Stephanie did something very thoughtful. Again. She brought a friend her favorite dessert from her favorite bakery. Do you think she just left it on the front porch and ran away quickly before she was noticed? No, she carried it right into the kitchen so she could see the look on Amy’s…

We weren’t really at church today, but we were with the church, and it was awesome! Stephanie and I love being with Access volunteers, and today was a cool day to work side-by-side with the greatest team of volunteers in the known universe. It was a workday, prepping for our future as an every-Sunday congregation.…

Our staff feels very at home at Starbucks. We spend a lot of time having meetings there. But we’ve never stumbled upon such untold riches! A little while back, Adam & I arrived a little early for a meeting and were waiting for our coffee to cool and the others to arrive. Two women who’d…