Posts by Rich Barrett

Success at Access Church is defined by how many of us move from large environments into community groups. At Access, the community group is the best place for sustained life change to occur. In community groups, we study the Bible together and discuss the issues and challenges of life. It’s also where we pray, care…

Raise your hand if you believe the moon landing in 1969 was faked. Yeah, I knew at least one of you were out there. Psychologists tell us that some things are too big for our comprehension, so we look for alternative explanations. But a friend of mine was a NASA propulsion engineer, who spent years…

This morning I had a great dialogue with David McDaniel, Donald Wise, and Gavin Adams. We spent part of our time talking about assessing the health of our churches. It was a helpful and encouraging conversation! From the beginning, we have looked to four questions when taking the pulse of Access Church. Are we a…

While we initially received funding from North Point Ministries to launch, for the last 12 months Access Church has relied entirely on your prayers and financial support in order to accomplish our mission of leading people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ. As you can see from the graph to your right, our giving…

Okay, a little Friday fun. You either get twitter or you don’t. If you do, you’ll find this Ben Stiller video pretty funny. Interested in following our staff on Twitter? Rich Barrett Adam Flynt Kevin Bunnell Brian Reese Darin Peckham [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBXmVkGmVnA] .

In a search for purpose, Phil decided to give church a chance. He found out about community groups by stumbling on the church web site. Watch Phil tell his story in his own words. (Embedded flash video requires RSS and Facebook readers to view original post at http://www.sojax.org) Your chance to join a community group…

What does it really look like to be in a community group? Not just the weeknight-meeting, what does it really look like to be a part of each other’s lives? Allow Keith & Katie to share their story. (Embedded flash video requires RSS and Facebook readers to view original post at http://www.sojax.org ) Your chance…

Just before we left Daytona Beach, we made one more quick stop at the Sling Shot. The operator made us a deal we couldn’t refuse, and, well… Here you go: (Facebook and RSS readers, this will be worth clicking through to the original post to see the videos!) .

Have you ever wondered how important groups are to Andy Stanley? I mean, perhaps “groups” are just one of those things he gives lip service to, right? Umm, no. Andy is passionate about groups—for all ages. In fact, community groups are the very foundation of our churches. Listen as Andy explains: (Embedded flash video requires…

I’m at BigStuf Camp in Daytona Beach this week with our middle- and high-school students from Access Church. What a fun group of kids! It has been so cool to hang with them and watch as they open their hearts to what Jesus wants to say to them this week. Already we’ve seen dramatic impact.…