Why Is Compassion International So Effective

I just returned from another trip to Ecuador and was once again amazed by the powerful partnership between church planting and caring for children. Several Stadia leaders and I got to see first hand how churches planted just a year ago are already transforming entire...

We Need More Churches

I’m pretty excited that almost every weekend this Fall Stadia and our partners are launching a new church. We even kicked off this “launch” season right here at RiverTree with our own campus in and around Canal Fulton. Great stuff … but really...

Answer to this Girl’s Prayers

You have to check out this video of my friend Debbie Jones as she meets the 5-year-old Ecuadorian girl she selected for her friend in Ohio to sponsor. It’s an unbelievable display of all the emotion that comes with a Compassion child sponsorship. Debbie is...

Why Do I Sponsor a Child?

My family sponsors five children through Compassion International’s Child Development Sponsorship Program. Why? Because we care about kids and Compassion sponsorships completely transform kids’ lives. By sponsoring a child, we give him/her the opportunity to...

New e-Book: Disciples Who Make Disciples

eBook: “Disciples Who Make Disciples: Turning Your Church Into a Multiplying Movement” Download Here Continuing the story we began in our One Of eBook, this new release describes how RiverTree Church is building a culture that combines disciple making with...