By Jason Allen, Pastor of LifeConnection What if your church had too many leaders? I know it’s not a reality many of us face. The busy pastor is trying to meet needs, care for people effectively, prepare for Christmas Eve services, and so much more. But what if we had individuals co-laboring with us in [...]
Dear Pastors and BR-KC Church Members, I received a call from an old friend in ministry recently who shared a compelling invitation to overseas mission I wanted to pass on to you. After retiring from Lifeway in Nashville several years ago, Bob Hartman formed Bob Hartman International Ministries. Since then, he has taken 100’s of [...]
Are You Prepared for Retirement, Pastor? (Part 1) Gregg Boll: Director of Missions If you think this question is none of my business, then skip to the next article. If you think retirement is an unbiblical concept and you intend to work as many years as your health will allow, you should still read this. [...]
Have you ever wished that you could improve your public speaking skills? Or wondered how bivocational pastors find the time to improve their communication skills? Then this course is for you! Presented by Wayne Geiger, pastor and doctoral student at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, this course is designed specifically for bivocational preachers and teachers to equip [...]
Dear Pastors/Staff, Recently, we became aware that Dan Southerland, pastor of Westside Family Church in Lenexa was transitioning toward retirement. Dan is a Kingdom-minded, Kingdom-expanding pastor who has planted 19 churches in the Greater KC area and over 200 house churches overseas. He has a passion to continue mentoring and consulting with pastors and church [...]
12 “Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. 13 But evil men and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.” Paul makes this perennially true statement in II Timothy 3 which accurately describes the disintegration of morals and the cultural hostility believers have witnessed in [...]
Pastors, We hope you’ll plan on joining us for our next Legacy Cohort meeting on February 14 at Country Meadows Baptist Church, 4901 Lee’s Summit Road, KCMO from 10am to noon. Legacy Cohort is a monthly fellowship for any pastor, staff member or church member who desires to help their church be more effective in [...]
I work among and converse with pastors and staff members of Southern Baptist Churches nearly every day of the week in a variety of settings. Let me assure you that none of them are having an easy time of it. If it’s not stressful issues within the church they are addressing it is the slow [...]
Next Thursday, June 30th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (lunch included) Tower View Baptist Church will be hosting a 4 Fields training for those seeking tools to multiply disciples. We invite you to come test drive these tools and learn how they can be applied in your context. Registration:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gospel-conversations-discipleship-tickets-25212694849
Pastors and preachers from all over the Kansas City metro area gathered in the new Spurgeon Library on the campus of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary last Friday for their annual Williams-Farmer Preaching Fellowship. This event, hosted by Blue River-Kansas City Baptist Association is an annual conference dedicated to helping pastors hone their preaching skills to [...]
