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…

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…

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…

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…

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?…

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…

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?…

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:…

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…

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…