The heartbeat of Grace and Truth Baptist Church runs along the rails of our discipleship ministry. We have an objective of making every member of our local church a minister of the Lord Jesus Christ. For that reason, the ministries of our church are centered in allowing our membership to actively be involved in ministry [...]
2020 has definitely been one for the record books. Covid-19, racial unrest, and political tensions, to name a few, have only served to reinforce that this earth is not our home. As we try to navigate what the new “normal” might look like, we find ourselves with unprecedented opportunities for ministry. Since the start of [...]
We know these last few months have been particularly challenging in unprecedented ways. We want to be a source of encouragement and resourcing for you as we continue to deal with Covid-19, religious liberty issues, and heightened racial tensions. Below is a general proposal and suggested resources and strategies to help you and your church [...]
BR-KC is an ethnically diverse network of 130 Southern Baptist Churches in Jackson and Cass County, Missouri Let us simply state first that we are against injustice and racism and mistreatment of any person for the color of their skin or for any other reason. We are horrified at the killing of George Floyd and [...]
Collegiate Impact by Travis Hamm At Avila University I have been leading a Gospel Foundation Bible Study, the first of hopefully several Bible studies on this campus. The five-lesson study serves as an introduction to the basics of Christianity. In sharing the redemptive story of the Bible, I use the 3 Circles visual tool, which [...]
Compassion and leadership – these two words don’t often go together in our post-modern culture. There is a belief that we must be strong and tough to be effective and “softness” is often seen as a sign of weakness. This thinking is actually out of alignment with my lived experiences as a leader and goes [...]
On Sunday, March 3, 1912, thirty people came together to charter Mount Washington Baptist Church, electing D. W. Riggs to serve as pastor, meeting above the Mount Washington State Bank on Wilson Road, in Independence. Mount Washington quickly grew to one of the largest congregations in the Independence community, at one time registering nearly one [...]
For the first time in several years, the weather and the Kansas City Chiefs schedule both cooperated with the Restoration House 6th Annual Freedom Gala. Almost 550 people attended the event, held this year at the beautiful Embassy Suites in Olathe. Attendees enjoyed the VIP Social, silent and live auction, a delicious meal, and an [...]
Almost 150 people gathered on February 7th to enjoy the annual Blue River-Kansas City Baptist Association Appreciation Banquet. Pastors, staff and spouses enjoyed a fun night of delicious food, great door prizes and hilarious comedy. In addition to the normal crowd, former missionaries and retired pastors were invited and recognized by Dr. Hammer with gift [...]
Two trips were made to the Horn of Africa in 2019. Unfortunately, a third trip was cancelled due to heavy spiritual warfare and everyone agreed the team should stay put until the Lor d made it clear when we should return to the Tigray region. As you read this article, a team of 5 are [...]
