by Geoffrey Arbuckle, President First, greetings to all of you, my brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus. It is a privilege to be able to write this note of thanks and gratitude for all that you have done, continue to do, and will do moving forward, in support of our faith-based mission to heal and [...]
BR-KC Pastors and Lay Leaders Love on "the least of these" in Ethiopia We bring you greetings from Shire, Ethiopia! Many of the locals are requesting that we please “tell your churches thank you for praying for us”. The needs are always great but at the top of the list, prayer. Hearts suffer all over [...]
Travis Hamm and Carson Conover are ministering to the students on area college campuses. They recently shared updates about the exciting things God is doing in the area of collegiate ministry. Travis Hamm - UMKC/Rockhurst Great Commission Conference On February 21-24, ministry leaders and students from all around Missouri attended the Great Commission Conference. It [...]
On February 26th, 50 pastors and lay leaders came together at Connection Point Church in Raytown because they had one thing in common. They were all concerned about property taxes! Over the past few years, Jackson County has begun to change its exemption process, resulting in some of our churches being caught unaware. As a [...]
A former Blue River-Kansas City pastor was honored as the 2015/16 Alumnus of the Year for Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. On June 20th, Dr. Jason Allen, president of MBTS, honored Mark Clifton, senior director of church replanting at the North American Mission Board, as this year’s honoree and recipient of the award. Clifton received a Master of Divinity degree from Midwestern in 1985. Before undertaking his role at NAMB, he served [...]
INDEPENDENCE – The congregation of Maywood Baptist Church here understands forgiveness and members have made it the center of their ministry. “Maywood’s leaders chose to relate to our changing community on its own terms,” Bob Spradling, pastor, said. “We asked our community how we could partner with them in what was their own ‘felt’ needs.” New programs were initiated to reach the changing needs. According to Spradling, the residential neighborhoods saw [...]
Carson Conover, Blue River/Longview The summer is an ideal time to plan and strategize for a new year of campus ministry. I’ve been spending these past couple months prayerfully planning for the fall semester beginning in the middle of August at MCC Blue River and Longview. Students reach students. So, I’m in the process of solidifying a core team of student ministers who’ll take ownership of ministry and [...]
I am writing to ask you for your assistance and support at a critical time in our young ministry to human trafficking victims. It is estimated by the Renewal Forum, a nonprofit agency which participates in policy, research, and advocacy related to human trafficking, that 1,650 kids in the greater Kansas City area are victimized each year. The Department [...]
FBC Blue Springs will host a certified NAMB ESL (English as a Second Language) training on August 11th, 12th and 13th at their Little Blue Parkway campus. The $20 fee covers everything. Class size is limited. Call the church at 816-229-9335 with questions or to reserve your spot before August 5th. Belvidere Heights has VBS material to share with any church that could [...]
River’s Edge Fellowship is a church plant located in Raytown. Our plant is urban-focused, having the goal of reaching marginalized people in the Kansas City, Missouri metro. We replanted this year after being a campus of Lenexa Baptist for around two years. We are currently located in one of the oldest suburbs of Kansas City with a growing urban identity and minority population. With [...]
