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Fall Ministry Reports… Collegiate Impact

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 |2025-10-16T11:00:57-05:00October 16th, 2025|BRKC News, College Ministry, Equipping Leaders, Gospel Outreach, Online News|Comments Off on Fall Ministry Reports… Collegiate Impact

Healthy, Renewed Churches

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 |2025-08-19T14:18:39-05:00August 19th, 2025|Equipping Leaders, Newsletter, Online News, Resourcing Churches|Comments Off on Healthy, Renewed Churches

Some Things You Need To Know About in BR-KC Baptist Association

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 |2025-08-20T10:13:48-05:00July 10th, 2025|BRKC News, Equipping Leaders, Newsletter, Online News, Upcoming Events|Comments Off on Some Things You Need To Know About in BR-KC Baptist Association

Revitalize and Replant KC

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 |2025-06-09T09:05:58-05:00June 5th, 2025|BRKC News, Equipping Leaders, Newsletter, Online News, Past Events, Resourcing Churches|Comments Off on Revitalize and Replant KC

BR-KC to offer Equip Lab/Residency to all our churches through a partnership with LifeConnection

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 [...]

By |2024-12-18T12:50:44-06:00December 18th, 2024|BRKC News, Church Planting, Equipping Leaders, Newsletter, Online News, Resourcing Churches|Comments Off on BR-KC to offer Equip Lab/Residency to all our churches through a partnership with LifeConnection

Liberia Mission Opportunity

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 [...]

By |2024-11-14T11:04:20-06:00November 14th, 2024|BRKC News, Equipping Leaders, Newsletter, Online News|Comments Off on Liberia Mission Opportunity

Are You Prepared for Retirement, Pastor? (Part 1)

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.  [...]

By |2024-02-08T12:22:10-06:00February 8th, 2024|Equipping Leaders, Newsletter, Online News|Comments Off on Are You Prepared for Retirement, Pastor? (Part 1)

Public Speaking Course

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 [...]

By |2018-08-31T01:10:26-05:00August 31st, 2018|Education, Equipping Leaders, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Public Speaking Course

BR-KC Partners with Dan Southerland to Resource Pastors

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 [...]

By |2018-05-01T11:35:17-05:00May 1st, 2018|Equipping Leaders|Comments Off on BR-KC Partners with Dan Southerland to Resource Pastors

Associate Director’s Report June 2017

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 [...]

By |2017-06-22T21:29:36-05:00June 22nd, 2017|Equipping Leaders|Comments Off on Associate Director’s Report June 2017
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