By Travis and Britney Hamm, Directors of Collegiate Impact ([email protected]) The semester is off to a fruitful start for Collegiate Impact as we seek to bring the hope and peace of Jesus to college students in Kansas City. On August 16, we launched the semester with an all-day Core Team Training. For the first time [...]
By Brian Grout, Associate Director of Missions Every church goes through different seasons. Some seasons bring growth, energy, and fresh vision; others bring challenges such as plateau, decline, or fatigue in ministry. In those times, church leaders often ask: How do we renew our congregation’s health and vitality? We recently relaunched our Pastor’s Huddles, and [...]
By Gregg Boll, Director of Missions Rather than focus on one event or subject and ask you to read a lengthy article, I’m doing something differently this month. I’m going to share several newsworthy items, and you can inquire with us further if they have value to you and your church's mission. The Worship Target [...]
By Brian Grout, Associate Director of Missions We recently hosted Colin Pugh, Pastor of Clinton Baptist Church in Clinton, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C. Colin has led the church through revitalization in the inner city. The principles communicated apply to every pastor and church whether inner city, suburban, or rural, and here’s the reason [...]
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 [...]
