This past weekend we shared Lori’s story during our weekend services. Like so many others, she’s going through a difficult season in her life. When she and her kids came to our Easter outreach event, God did something amazing…He gave her hope. Hope that she wouldn’t be alone, and hope that she could actually find a community that loved and supported her. …
What began as cynicism and skepticism as a teenager, led Jake to a place where he fully believed and said "there is no god." When he first came to Milestone, he was spiritually dead but somehow knew that he couldn't continue to live feeling as lonely as he did. This is his story of realizing that there was no intellectual book on atheism that could make him feel the love he felt from Jesus. …
Here at Milestone, we’re an everyone church. Nothing better represents this value than the story of Bailey Ryan and the small group she leads on Thursday afternoons. With over 200 small groups meeting weekly across our community what makes Bailey’s so unique? Bailey is only 11 years old and is leading a group of 4th and 5th graders through our Transformed small group curriculum!…
Daniel McCarthy, owner of Fort Worth's Music Bed, spent most of his life being recognized for his talents in music, design, and business. This is his story of coming to Milestone church and finding out what it's really like to have spiritual family. …
When eight-year-old Rylin Childress asked her parents for a snow-cone machine for Christmas, they had no idea that a miracle that would come from it. Nicole, Rylin's mom, had found out that one of the classmoms at Kay Granger Elementary was fighting stage four cancer, while raising three kids as a single mom. This is Rylin's story of how she used her snow-cone machine to raise $4,000.00 to help her friend's mom. …
While most teenagers are waiting to get their first car or playing for their high school sports teams, there were over 70,000 last year that were incarcerated in Juvenile Detention Centers. A Child Trend study found that over 60% of teenagers in these detention centers will be incarcerated later in life as well. That same study discovered that a teen who is incarcerated is four times more likely to have mental health needs and/or suicidal tendencies.…
We’re in the middle of an awesome series called Transformed, and it’s a combination of weekend services, daily devotionals, and small groups. For all those small group leaders out there…THANK YOU! You guys are amazing, and we’re so thankful for the ways you’re creating community for people all over the metroplex. If you’re curious about what makes a small group successful, it always starts with the leader. Here are four characteristics we believe are the most important if you’re considering…