HARRISONVILLE, MO--When Ernie Cecil became pastor of Antioch Southern Baptist Church, a gallon of gasoline sold for $1.05. At Antioch, Pastor Ernie (as he is known by his congregation) has performed 251 baptisms and 158 funerals. Furthermore, he has joined 94 couples in matrimony, including the oldest couple to be married in Missouri history. On [...]
by Carson Conover Longview/Blue River Community Colleges. Originally published in the February 2018 edition of our Missions & Ministry Newsletter. New Semester The spring semester is underway! We spent time this week with student leaders hosting a table event on campus to recruit new people. We had students fill out 30 second surveys to gauge [...]
by Alan Shelby, Lead Pastor; edited by Britney Hamm. Originally published in the February 2018 edition of our Missions & Ministry Newsletter. They had an $11,000 monthly mortgage on the building they had renovated three years before and a $5000 payment on the old property across I-70. Yet less than 100 active members filled their [...]
Pastors and staff; Here is an International Mission trip opportunity for you and your church. Kansas City Kansas Baptist Association (KCKBA) works with International Commission and with pastor Scott Mayse who coordinates these mission trip opportunities. This one is July 11-20 to Brazil. These are great evangelistic trips. Scott does all the training/planning and coordinating [...]
by Travis Hamm, Kansas City Collegiate Impact and MBC Collegiate Strategist For the last 10 years Impact has been sharing the gospel and making disciples at UMKC. God has worked to bring students to faith in Jesus and be sent out as His ambassadors. Meanwhile there are over 39,000 college students on 8 campuses in the [...]
Please except my personal invitation to an amazing morning, a free lunch and a free book. It's been my privilege over the past couple of years to partner with Blackaby ministries international. Richard and I lead several conferences across North America each year. I'm sure like many of you the ministry of Henry Blackaby and [...]
The Deaf are a "hidden" or "unseen" or "unnoticed" minority. Yet they exist around you and are never noticed unless they sign or use their voice. If they were gathered in one place they would comprise the 4th largest nation in the world. Do you know there are 750 Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing that die daily [...]
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” ― Theodore Roosevelt Tiny houses are making a gigantic impact in the lives of homeless veterans right here in Kansas City. KMBC reported last week how "thirteen homeless veterans are now getting new leases on life" through the work of the Veteran's Community Project. Read [...]
by Gregg Boll [email protected]. Originally published in the February 2018 edition of our Missions & Ministry newsletter. Subscribe to receive the newsletter by email here. KANSAS CITY, MO-- 2017 was another busy and productive year. We celebrated many victories with our BR-KC churches. Some called new staff members they desperately needed. Some finished remodeling projects. [...]
The BR-KC Baptist Association and Sterling Acres Baptist Church are teaming up with Stratgegos International to present a 1 Day Intruder Awareness and Response Class for Church Personnel on Saturday, February 24th. The class will be held at Sterling Acres, 11200 E. 47th Street, KCMO, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lunch will be provided by the Association. This [...]
