Years in the making, November saw the Grand Opening of two Restoration House (R|H) dreams. The much-anticipated Home for Minor Victims of human trafficking, now called the Mabee House, had its grand opening on November 6th. The home, operated in partnership with the Missouri Baptist Children’s Home, will house up to seven girls, usually between [...]
Associate Director, Gregg Boll, recently explained some changes that BR-KC will make to further encourage and equip our pastors. Through conversations with our churches and pastors and because of recent opportunities which have presented themselves, BR-KC will be reshaping our ministry to churches and pastors this fall. In the past we have offered a quarterly [...]
How does your church welcome a guest or first-time visitor? According to a study done by LifeWay, the majority of churches look for multiple ways to connect with visitors which can sometimes be challenging. Some visitors want to remain anonymous while others are happy to leave a record of their visit. In recent years, a [...]
Manna Fellowship's Pantry Introduces Bread of Life to Pleasant Hill Community by Mitch Shiffer reprinted with permission from The Pathway and edited for length In Exodus 16, God fed the Israelites with bread from heaven. He fed them with manna. In Northwestern Cass County, Manna Fellowship Church feeds the needy with the love of Christ—and [...]
Big Creek Baptist in Pleasant Hill is looking for a part-time administrative assistant. Job description is available by contacting the church office at 816-540-2365. To apply, send resumes to PO Box 395, Pleasant Hill, MO 64080 attention Personnel Committee. Oakwood Baptist is looking for a part-time Worship Pastor. Send resumes to Pastor Russ Taylor at [...]
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 [...]
FYI: Grants will be given out on a semi-annual basis – February and August The approximate amount for each semi-annual period will be $21,391.83 15% of the amount will be allocated for Restoration House 15% of the amount will be designated for emergency capital needs of churches 70% will be flexible within the five existing [...]
Lee’s Summit FBC is looking for a part-time Children’s Ministry Associate who will provide administrative support for the Minister of Children and oversee the children’s worship arts ministry. To apply or for more information, contact David Maddron at [email protected] or 816-525-0700. Christina Deardorff, Rachel Gray, Chris Houghtaling, Jamey Houghtaling,Tomi Carpenter, Ken Graham, Julia White, and Derek [...]
Between 350 and 500 Kurds live in Kansas City. Although traditionally Muslim, they have been persecuted all over the world. Their home, Kurdistan, inhabits parts of Iraq, and also crosses into Turkey, Syria, and Iran. Political tensions make life difficult for Kurds to survive and find jobs outside of their designated region. A small handful [...]
by JoAnne Ruble This summer I had the privilege of traveling to Guatemala with eight other members of Manna Fellowship Church in support of MANNA Worldwide, which is a Christian non-profit organization that focuses on rescuing children from the grip of poverty in 41 countries around the world. There are over 350,000 orphans in Guatemala [...]
