Posts by Rich Barrett

Thanks to your generous giving yesterday, it appears that Access has met our giving budget for the month—again! This is such an encouragement as we move ahead with great hopes for 2009! In addition to our regular offerings, we received a substantial gift from a local foundation that believes in our strategy of creating irresistible…

This past Sunday I had the opportunity to share my gratitude to the wonderful people who have helped make Access Church a success. The last two years have been amazing! We are so excited to celebrate this anniversary, and it represents a whole new era in the life of our church. If you’ve prayed for…

A new series launches this Sunday at Access Church! Andy Stanley will be presenting, “On Location,” a great series about the role God intends for you to play right where you are: at work, school, and home. We’ll begin by looking a story in the Old Testament that is striking in its depiction of society…

Wow, can you believe it? Sunday, March 1, will mark our two-year anniversary! To celebrate God’s goodness to our young church, we’ll have a few fun elements on March 1. Show up 15 minutes early to enjoy some extra music from Tenth Avenue North—Waumba Land and UpStreet will be opening at 10:10am. Stay after worship…

Tomorrow at the National Cathedral there will be an interfaith prayer service to launch Barack Obama’s first full day as president. Men and women of various faiths will participate in the service. Andy Stanley, our teaching pastor, has been asked to offer a prayer during the service for our new president. While Andy has never…

Have you ever wondered how strongly our staff feels about Community Groups? Andy Stanley tells this story…”In 1993, Sandra and I joined Bill and Terry Willits, along with three other couples, to form a small group. At the time, I was working for my dad at a Baptist church. There was no small group ministry…

What happens at GroupLink?You will be greeted by a facilitator who will direct you to a part of the room based on your stage of life. Dessert and coffee will be served while you meet others with whom you could potentially be in a group. After meeting with the other people in your stage of…

Louie Giglio has been a part of the North Point movement for the last decade-and-a-half, and his friendship with Andy Stanley goes back to middle school. So this is a pretty exciting “family” moment—Louie has unveiled Passion City Church! Here’s a link to their (way cool) web site. You can catch a glimpse of Louie’s…

Success at Access Church is defined by how effectively our ministries move people from our large environments into community groups. At Access, the community group is the best place for sustained life change to occur. In a community group, people study God’s Word together and discuss the issues and challenges of life. It’s also where…

If you are a sports fan, live with a sports fan, or have ever heard of sports, you know it’s time for the NFL playoffs. This is the time of year when people who don’t watch football all through the fall tune in for the post-season games, or at the very least, the SuperBowl. Excitement…