The Deaf are a "hidden" or "unseen" or "unnoticed" minority. Yet they exist around you and are never noticed unless they sign or use their voice. If they were gathered in one place they would comprise the 4th largest nation in the world. Do you know there are 750 Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing that die daily [...]
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” ― Theodore Roosevelt Tiny houses are making a gigantic impact in the lives of homeless veterans right here in Kansas City. KMBC reported last week how "thirteen homeless veterans are now getting new leases on life" through the work of the Veteran's Community Project. Read [...]
by Gregg Boll [email protected]. Originally published in the February 2018 edition of our Missions & Ministry newsletter. Subscribe to receive the newsletter by email here. KANSAS CITY, MO-- 2017 was another busy and productive year. We celebrated many victories with our BR-KC churches. Some called new staff members they desperately needed. Some finished remodeling projects. [...]
The BR-KC Baptist Association and Sterling Acres Baptist Church are teaming up with Stratgegos International to present a 1 Day Intruder Awareness and Response Class for Church Personnel on Saturday, February 24th. The class will be held at Sterling Acres, 11200 E. 47th Street, KCMO, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lunch will be provided by the Association. This [...]
By Ray Stewart. Edited & Compiled by Britney Hamm A Rich Country Stricken by Poverty Malawi. A country few Americans could point to on a map. A country rich with diverse wildlife, indigenous culture, and breathtaking topography. Despite this richness, Malawi is among the world's least developed countries. Around 85% of the population [...]
By Carson Conover, Campus Ministries at Longview and Blue River Community College ([email protected]). Edited by Britney Hamm [email protected] KANSAS CITY – Ministering to students at a commuter-based community college isn't an easy task. But for Carson Conover, Campus Missionary at Longview and Blue River Community Colleges, it's a worthy one. In the past several months, [...]
The last few months we have been very busy at the Multiethnic Church Planting Center-Welcome Center located in Kansas City. Our work involves developing pastors and church planters and fulfilling the needs of our community. Studying Church Growth and Training Church Leaders In the past few months,we conducted a study and analysis of church growth [...]
By Travis Hamm, Impact Ministries at UMKC and Kansas City Collegiate Strategist ([email protected]). Edited by Britney Hamm. I once heard a pastor describe the process of conversion and discipleship as a tick...tick...tick...BOOM! cycle that continues throughout someone's life. The "ticks" represent all the small, seemingly insignificant steps, realizations, and awakenings that lead to the "BOOM" [...]
What a great spirit was evident among nearly 200 people from Association churches gathered on October 1 in Oak Grove, Missouri. Four Oak Grove churches worked together to host this fall’s semi-annual celebration. First Baptist Church of Oak Grove hosted the supper, BBQ and chili cook-off contest. Paradise Outfitter Ministries provided a unique meeting space [...]
KANSAS CITY – The Restoration House of Greater Kansas City and the Blue River-Kansas City Baptist Association endorse The Housing for Survivors of Sex Trafficking Act (HR 3942), a bill that will assist trafficking victims gaining crucial grand funding to restart their lives. The bipartisan legislation was introduced to the House in early October. The [...]
