Church Planting
Mission
to assist and empower our churches to start at least 30 new churches by 2020.
Method
Resources
The Call of the Church Planter & Phases of Church Planting, John Mark Clifton
Next Best Places to Begin Something New, John Mark Clifton
Why We Need New Churches, John Mark Clifton
News & Updates
Former BR-KC Pastor Honored by MBTS
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 [...]
Church Planter Spotlight
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 [...]
Vision 2020 Grant Money… Helping Churches and Communities
Each quarter, the BR-KC Baptist Association gives away over $29,000 to assist churches in their efforts to impact their community and the world with the gospel of Jesus Christ. This money is provided by the [...]
Church Planter Spotlight
Manna Fellowship came to Belton, Missouri via a slight detour from Africa. In 2013, Pastor Rick Friesen left the staff of a vibrant suburban church to answer God’s call to missions. Although he lives in [...]
Church Planter Spotlight – Pathway Church
In the late summer of 2014, God called us to plant a Gospel driven church in the Kansas City area. At the time, I lived in the Wichita, KS area. I had lived and pastored [...]