Posts by Rich Barrett

I’m not into boycotts. Maybe just because our family enjoys the Disney experience too much. So, I got a little wary when I heard Christians are talking about boycotting this new movie. Some friends of mine even started a group on Facebook called, “Don’t Boycott The Golden Compass” because of their frustration with believers who…

Yesterday was one of the best Sundays yet at Access Church! Thanks to all of you who are continuing to build energy around this church by inviting friends, volunteering at the points of greatest need, praying for our ministries, and giving your finances. God is doing great things through you! UpStreet was over the top…

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A small group of visionaries in Atlanta are so excited about what’s going on at Access Church that they have offered to help us reach our destination. And they’ve offered this help in the form of a financial gift, where they will match, dollar-for-dollar, any visionary giving (marked “RoadMap”) that we receive between now and…

For the last month at Access Church, we’ve been talking about all the cool environments that we plan to launch in the next year or so here in Jacksonville. We’ve used the metaphor of a road trip—we know where we’re going, we have a clear strategy for getting there, and we have some great people…

I love this day. I’m a sucker for big meals, parades, and tradition. I’m also so aware today of how gracious God has been to us over the last year. It was just a year ago that we moved to Jacksonville, and in the last year he has brought us into so many great friendships…

Have you ever felt like an amateur in the midst of professionals? A friend of mine once won a local poker tournament, and through a wild series of events found himself competing in a nationally-televised, professional poker tournament in Las Vegas. That’s a lot how I felt this week when I found myself hanging out…

What’s the best way for a church to measure success? Hint: It’s not attendance, or offering, or buildings. It’s not even community service. It’s life change. And at Access, we really do believe that a small group is the best, most effective place for sustained life change to occur. We gauge our success by how…

Ten is a cool number, isn’t it? God made us with ten fingers, so it’d be really easy to count. Ten toes. And, as much as I hate trying to convert ounces to grams, the metric system really does make sense. So, when my oldest son turned TEN at 8:55pm this evening, it was a…